thoughts on XPEL??
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Ive searched but havent come up with the answer i wanted
i read the post in sc430 forum
seemed like the venture tape is good withtthe lifetime warranty
but xpel has the pattern cut out already
what are your thoughts on xpel and how much was installation
tia
i read the post in sc430 forum
seemed like the venture tape is good withtthe lifetime warranty
but xpel has the pattern cut out already
what are your thoughts on xpel and how much was installation
tia
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i have xpel on all my cars, and did all the install including custom cut for my body kits myself. everything was perfect.
i love them, i drive a lot and my car is always like new, no chips or whatever, can't ask for better
install, it takes time, patience, and practice. if you are new to this you probably will screw up here and there. but after practice and experience you learn and get more tricks.
i love them, i drive a lot and my car is always like new, no chips or whatever, can't ask for better
install, it takes time, patience, and practice. if you are new to this you probably will screw up here and there. but after practice and experience you learn and get more tricks.
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Henry do you ever use the high pressure wand washes? I normally hand wash but sometimes when I'm too busy I'll stop in drop a couple of quarters and try to blast off some of the bug guts. Anyway, the point of this is will the xpel peel back up easily or does it glue down pretty solidly? I've thought about getting it myself.
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I just ordered armorglove. I wish I knew it before I had the bumper repainted. last month. Splattered bugs are more noticeable on a white GS. I probably counted 25+ bugs over a 20 mile trip. I drove to and from Florida once and by the time I got home it seemed like I have a black car bra on my white car. The chips, well, I'm not going there because I took a short cut on a 50 mile gravel road.
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I just ordered armorglove. I wish I knew it before I had the bumper repainted. last month.
I just ordered armorglove. I wish I knew it before I had the bumper repainted. last month.
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well i talked to a local guy in my area that does xpel and other plastic film protectants. well the guy told me that i needed to have brand new paint job with no rockchips or i would eventually get bubbles because of the rock chips. towards the end of our convo. he asked me if i planned to keep my car forever..i said probally not...he then told me that 1 or 20 rock chips, the car is still going to be the same value to the next owner.. kind of stuck to me since, but maybe in a few years when i repaint my car i might do xpel, but for right now theres nothing i can do about it except minor touch up paint.
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henry i didnt even know you had it ...did you have it in this pic ???
could you maybe show me a shot of your hood
i would like to get this done asap
also what did you pay for the parts that you had covered and will it cover the TTE lip ???
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could you maybe show me a shot of your hood
i would like to get this done asap
also what did you pay for the parts that you had covered and will it cover the TTE lip ???
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Originally posted by joshoowa
he then told me that 1 or 20 rock chips, the car is still going to be the same value to the next owner
he then told me that 1 or 20 rock chips, the car is still going to be the same value to the next owner
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Originally posted by 04GS300
Henry do you ever use the high pressure wand washes? I normally hand wash but sometimes when I'm too busy I'll stop in drop a couple of quarters and try to blast off some of the bug guts. Anyway, the point of this is will the xpel peel back up easily or does it glue down pretty solidly? I've thought about getting it myself.
Henry do you ever use the high pressure wand washes? I normally hand wash but sometimes when I'm too busy I'll stop in drop a couple of quarters and try to blast off some of the bug guts. Anyway, the point of this is will the xpel peel back up easily or does it glue down pretty solidly? I've thought about getting it myself.
i can pretty much say that if the xpel is installed correctly, even if you use the pressure water blaster, it won't peel it off at all
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Originally posted by LXOGOOD
Put it to you this way, it will take the force of an accident to make the xpel start to peel.....Ask henry, he knows.....
Put it to you this way, it will take the force of an accident to make the xpel start to peel.....Ask henry, he knows.....
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see, this is good install
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Originally posted by Neo
You would not have been able to put Xpel on the part anyway. The paint needs to cure before you put XPel on. Of course you can put it on fine but when you need to take it off, be prepared for some of the paint to go with it.
You would not have been able to put Xpel on the part anyway. The paint needs to cure before you put XPel on. Of course you can put it on fine but when you need to take it off, be prepared for some of the paint to go with it.
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Originally posted by joshoowa
well i talked to a local guy in my area that does xpel and other plastic film protectants. well the guy told me that i needed to have brand new paint job with no rockchips or i would eventually get bubbles because of the rock chips. towards the end of our convo. he asked me if i planned to keep my car forever..i said probally not...he then told me that 1 or 20 rock chips, the car is still going to be the same value to the next owner.. kind of stuck to me since, but maybe in a few years when i repaint my car i might do xpel, but for right now theres nothing i can do about it except minor touch up paint.
well i talked to a local guy in my area that does xpel and other plastic film protectants. well the guy told me that i needed to have brand new paint job with no rockchips or i would eventually get bubbles because of the rock chips. towards the end of our convo. he asked me if i planned to keep my car forever..i said probally not...he then told me that 1 or 20 rock chips, the car is still going to be the same value to the next owner.. kind of stuck to me since, but maybe in a few years when i repaint my car i might do xpel, but for right now theres nothing i can do about it except minor touch up paint.
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see, this is the dilemma. yes, when paint is freah, no chips, put it on, smooth. but once you put it on, the paint is so much harder to dry, you take the risk coz' if you wanna take it off later, you might take the paint away as well. you should talk to your painter about how long you need to wait before it's good. for me my painter said 1 week and it should be more than enough for the paint to dry, which is how long i waited on mine
and yes, if you have chips and stuff on the surface, it's harder to install xpel, and VERY likely that you will get some little bubble here and there, sooner or later.
if you have the money, the best choice is, paint it, keep the parts or the whole car not driven for a month, install, then drive. but of course, not everyone can do that
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Originally posted by T.L.W.
henry i didnt even know you had it ...did you have it in this pic ???
could you maybe show me a shot of your hood
i would like to get this done asap
also what did you pay for the parts that you had covered and will it cover the TTE lip ???
-johnny-
henry i didnt even know you had it ...did you have it in this pic ???
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could you maybe show me a shot of your hood
i would like to get this done asap
also what did you pay for the parts that you had covered and will it cover the TTE lip ???
-johnny-
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i tried to take shots of my hood with the xpel but didn't turn out good ,coz..... it just doesn't show.....
btw, my hood was a bit of failure coz' it was my second install ever (talk about using yourself as geniue pig), so there were some orange peel pattern in certain area (close to grille), but other than that it's been very good.
of course, now i know more tricks and stuff to look out for during install
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Originally posted by rominl
yes sire, i have had xpel on my gs4 ever since it was repainted (front end) by end of last yr. yes, there is xpel on the car in that pic![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
i tried to take shots of my hood with the xpel but didn't turn out good ,coz..... it just doesn't show.....
btw, my hood was a bit of failure coz' it was my second install ever (talk about using yourself as geniue pig), so there were some orange peel pattern in certain area (close to grille), but other than that it's been very good.
of course, now i know more tricks and stuff to look out for during install
yes sire, i have had xpel on my gs4 ever since it was repainted (front end) by end of last yr. yes, there is xpel on the car in that pic
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i tried to take shots of my hood with the xpel but didn't turn out good ,coz..... it just doesn't show.....
btw, my hood was a bit of failure coz' it was my second install ever (talk about using yourself as geniue pig), so there were some orange peel pattern in certain area (close to grille), but other than that it's been very good.
of course, now i know more tricks and stuff to look out for during install
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can you elaborate on the tricks and stuff to look out for during install
so i can tell the installer
is one month overkill ???? do you think i should wait till the winter to do this then ???
last one :where is the best place to buy XPEL from