Clear Paint Protection Film
Velvet
Where Mist leaves a soft satin sheen, Velvet goes flat. It is the finish for a build that wants no reflection anywhere on the car — and it still carries the same self-healing topcoat and the same warranty as every clear HAUT film.
- Flat matte
- 10-year warranty
- Self-healing
- Limited warranty
- 10 yr
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Buy Velvet
The flattest finish HAUT makes, for builds that reject shine entirely.
- Full matte color changes
- Roofs and accent panels
- Show and exhibition builds
$350
Why this film
What Velvet is for
The flattest finish HAUT makes, for builds that reject shine entirely.
Genuinely flat
Not a low-gloss satin sold as matte. Velvet kills the reflection, which is why it reads so differently along a body line than a satin film does.
Self-healing topcoat
The topcoat is an elastomeric, lightly crosslinked surface. Warm it and the polymer chains regain enough mobility for the network's own elasticity to pull a light swirl back out — the deformation was stored, not removed. Wash marks close instead of collecting into a season of haze.
Protection is not the trade-off
The finish changes; the impact layer underneath does not. Velvet protects the paint the way a clear film does.
Specification
Velvet by the numbers
The specification this film is made to — thickness and finish — and its warranty. Performance values publish here, with the ASTM method beside each, as the US laboratory report for this film comes in.
| Finish | Flat matte |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 10 years |
Thickness and finish are the specification each film is made to. Performance values — transmittance, tensile strength, elongation, adhesion, hardness, weathering — are being measured on the film sold in the United States at a US laboratory, to the ASTM methods listed on the test-methods page. A value is published for a film only once that film's report is in hand, with the method beside it. Until then the row is left out rather than filled in.
How Velvet differs
The film closest to Velvet in the range is Mist. Velvet is Flat matte; Mist is Satin. The flattest finish HAUT makes, for builds that reject shine entirely.
Every HAUT film carries a 10-year limited warranty against cracking, delamination, blistering and premature yellowing when it is installed by a certified shop. Registering it online is free and turns a claim years later into a record lookup — the full terms say what is covered and what is not.
Side by side
Velvet against the rest of the range
The same specification, side by side, for every film in this family.
| Film | ThicknessASTM D6988 | Finish | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|
| MasterThe everyday clear film — 7.7 mil, optically clear, self-healing. | 7.7 mil · 195 µm | High-gloss clear | 10 years |
| Master PlusThe heavy one — 8.3 mil, the thickest film HAUT makes. | 8.3 mil · 210 µm | High-gloss clear | 10 years |
| MistSatin finish, clear film — turns gloss paint matte and protects it. | 6.3 mil · 160 µm | Satin | 10 years |
| VelvetTrue flat matte — no sheen at all. | — | Flat matte | 10 years |
An em-dash means that film carries no specified value for the column, not that it performs badly. Thickness and finish are the specification each film is made to. Performance values — transmittance, tensile strength, elongation, adhesion, hardness, weathering — are being measured on the film sold in the United States at a US laboratory, to the ASTM methods listed on the test-methods page. A value is published for a film only once that film's report is in hand, with the method beside it. Until then the row is left out rather than filled in.
Also consider
Other films in this range
Get it installed
HAUT film is installed by certified shops only — that is what makes the 10-year warranty enforceable. Find one near you, or if you run a shop, apply to carry the line.