PPF - Ghibli II

[Nayf]

Hello - I’m thinking of getting PPF done on my Ghibli II. However, because the Ghibli II is so rare, understandably there are no ‘kits’ for it - and by kit, I mean the layout for the PPF person to apply, not me with a kitchen knife and a lighter.
I just wondered if
A) anyone had done it and if I could borrow the ‘kit’
B) whether any other Ghibli II owners would be interested in getting involved and get the price down.
It’s £1500 + vat for the car currently, as the chap will have to do everything from, er, scratch.
£400 + vat for the windscreen.

Any thoughts?

 

[Gazcw]

Hello - I’m thinking of getting PPF done on my Ghibli II. However, because the Ghibli II is so rare, understandably there are no ‘kits’ for it - and by kit, I mean the layout for the PPF person to apply, not me with a kitchen knife and a lighter.
I just wondered if
A) anyone had done it and if I could borrow the ‘kit’
B) whether any other Ghibli II owners would be interested in getting involved and get the price down.
It’s £1500 + vat for the car currently, as the chap will have to do everything from, er, scratch.
£400 + vat for the windscreen.

Any thoughts?

Bit dear if it is just the front. Is this a detailer or car wrapper? A wrapper would just use a ppf sheet anyway not a pre-cut kit.

 

[Gazcw]

Or how a bit of pimping via West Coast Customs?

 

[Nayf]

Bit dear if it is just the front. Is this a detailer or car wrapper? A wrapper would just use a ppf sheet anyway not a pre-cut kit.

Car wrapper and the material is XPel which is apparently the best

 

[Gazcw]

Car wrapper and the material is XPel which is apparently the best

It is supposed to be yes. Have it on mine.

 

[del mar 2]

I have always found it to be the same price as a front end respray, and you get the dirt line around the edges !

 

[CatmanV2]

I have always found it to be the same price as a front end respray, and you get the dirt line around the edges !

I've never understood it, myself. But each to their own

C

 

[Gazcw]

I have always found it to be the same price as a front end respray, and you get the dirt line around the edges !

My front end respray was double the price of the ppf that is protecting it and very few edges can be seen.

 

[general_piffle]

I wouldn’t do it. But then it’s not my car!

What I would do is get paint correction and a top-end ceramic coating applied by a detailing outfit with excellent reviews.

Why? Because PPF is great in theory, but if ever you need to remove it, and no doubt there will come a time you do, it’s quite possible it’ll damage the lacquer and/or paint on what is a 25+ year old Italian car.

 

[Nayf]

My front end respray was double the price of the ppf that is protecting it and very few edges can be seen.

This is the case for me. The front end has just been repainted
I’ve already had the windscreen get a light chip in it, so I’ll get that done.

 

[Felonious Crud]

I'm a big fan of PPF. It keeps the car looking tip-top and has certainly saved me from some heavy stone-chips over the years. Also, with ceramic on top it makes cleaning an absolute breeze.

 

[general_piffle]

I'm a big fan of PPF. It keeps the car looking tip-top and has certainly saved me from some heavy stone-chips over the years. Also, with ceramic on top it makes cleaning an absolute breeze.

But is this for a car originally painted around 30 years ago, and if so how well did the paint hold up if ever you had to remove the PPF sheets?

 

[TimR]

There was some discussion about screen protection a while back…
The product didn’t stand up well to wiper usage apparently, turning milky iirc.

 

[Felonious Crud]

But is this for a car originally painted around 30 years ago, and if so how well did the paint hold up if ever you had to remove the PPF sheets?

I may err towards caution with paint that old.

 

[Scaf]

I may err towards caution with paint that old.

I would be more worried about applying it to repainted cars, personally I wouldn’t apply it to anything other than factory paint.

 

[Felonious Crud]

I would be more worried about applying it to repainted cars, personally I wouldn’t apply it to anything other than factory paint.

Good point. You'd want to know it's bloody good paint well applied.

 

[Crofty]

Good point. You'd want to know it's bloody good paint well applied.

Well that’s the original paint out of the question then

 

[Crofty]

 

[Scaf]

My Strad had PPF from almost new (2014) and I removed it (apart from front bumper) this year.
It came off relatively easily (just some sticky marks that were stubborn) but absolutely no damage to clear coat or paint even though it was there for 10 years.