What bad PPF installs look like

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What bad PPF installs look like

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Many times, people will shop around for the cheapest price and I understand that fully. The economy isn't in the best of states at the moment. But....people should also remember that cheap isn't quality and quality isn't cheap.

Here are some examples of the cars I have had at my shop last week were the owners decided on the cheaper route and had then brought the cars to us for fixing up other peoples muck ups.

Over stretching of film leaves "waves" in the adhesive and causes distortions and breaking of the adhesive:
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It is also much easier for this to happen with the cheaper material as we had been informed what film was applied to these vehicles.

Lifting of the film along the edges (due to shrinking), incorrect trimming and bubbles in the fitment:
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One of the other major problems we found was cutting through the film into the vehicles paint:
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Unfortunately the cut paint required the bumper to be re-sprayed before we could fit our VPS PPF can be applied so that car was then taken away to a panel beater.

I can assure you with VPS Randburg, you get quality fitment done by certified staff using quality material which is the genuine VPS by 3M. :thumb:

I just thought it would be a good idea to create some awareness around this so that the next time you get a quote for VPS, you know what you are paying for :thumb:
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that looks pretty kak
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Pics of whole car?
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missioner wrote:Pics of whole car?
Sorry man. I didn't take pics of the whole car.
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Rucking fidiculous :mad:

The part the REALLY gets me is the cutting of the PPF on the car.... :bang:

Here's an example I encountered on a brand new 7R I detailed where they had cut the film on the car. http://vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=178753
Kuvi-VPS wrote:people should also remember that cheap isn't quality and quality isn't cheap.
Exactly - you get what you pay for!!!!
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lawrence wrote:Rucking fidiculous :mad:

The part the REALLY gets me is the cutting of the PPF on the car.... :bang:

Here's an example I encountered on a brand new 7R I detailed where they had cut the film on the car. http://vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=178753
Kuvi-VPS wrote:people should also remember that cheap isn't quality and quality isn't cheap.
Exactly - you get what you pay for!!!!
Thanks Lawrence

Trimming the PPF on the car is the norm. The process is normally to template the shape of the film need and then cut this out on a table. the final trimming is done on the car along the edges and this is done by scoring the film which will then break away along this line.

Its just that when the guys don't know how to do it correctly that's what leads to the issues like this.

I order to become VPS certified (which both my fitters and myself are) we had to be able to cut the film on the backing without cutting the backing itself. It took a some time to prefect but we are all able to cut the PPF without cutting the paint on the car.

Again, its comes down to what your are really paying for.
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Kuvi-VPS wrote:
lawrence wrote:Rucking fidiculous :mad:

The part the REALLY gets me is the cutting of the PPF on the car.... :bang:

Here's an example I encountered on a brand new 7R I detailed where they had cut the film on the car. http://vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=178753
Kuvi-VPS wrote:people should also remember that cheap isn't quality and quality isn't cheap.
Exactly - you get what you pay for!!!!
Thanks Lawrence

Trimming the PPF on the car is the norm. The process is normally to template the shape of the film need and then cut this out on a table. the final trimming is done on the car along the edges and this is done by scoring the film which will then break away along this line.

Its just that when the guys don't know how to do it correctly that's what leads to the issues like this.

I order to become VPS certified (which both my fitters and myself are) we had to be able to cut the film on the backing without cutting the backing itself. It took a some time to prefect but we are all able to cut the PPF without cutting the paint on the car.

Again, its comes down to what your are really paying for.
Thanks for the information... it helps to understand how it should be done...

And I guess this
The part the REALLY gets me is the cutting of the PPF on the car.... :bang:
Should then rather read...
The part the REALLY gets me is the cutting THE PAINT while installing the PPF on the car.... :bang:
And you spot on.... you get what you pay for :thumbup:
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lawrence wrote:
Kuvi-VPS wrote:
lawrence wrote:Rucking fidiculous :mad:

The part the REALLY gets me is the cutting of the PPF on the car.... :bang:

Here's an example I encountered on a brand new 7R I detailed where they had cut the film on the car. http://vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=178753
Kuvi-VPS wrote:people should also remember that cheap isn't quality and quality isn't cheap.
Exactly - you get what you pay for!!!!
Thanks Lawrence

Trimming the PPF on the car is the norm. The process is normally to template the shape of the film need and then cut this out on a table. the final trimming is done on the car along the edges and this is done by scoring the film which will then break away along this line.

Its just that when the guys don't know how to do it correctly that's what leads to the issues like this.

I order to become VPS certified (which both my fitters and myself are) we had to be able to cut the film on the backing without cutting the backing itself. It took a some time to prefect but we are all able to cut the PPF without cutting the paint on the car.

Again, its comes down to what your are really paying for.
Thanks for the information... it helps to understand how it should be done...

And I guess this
The part the REALLY gets me is the cutting of the PPF on the car.... :bang:
Should then rather read...
The part the REALLY gets me is the cutting THE PAINT while installing the PPF on the car.... :bang:
And you spot on.... you get what you pay for :thumbup:
Thanks Lawrence. No problem at all man.

Its these bad installation which creates the fear in the public to have the film fitted to their vehicles. We just have to try to create more awareness around how it is actually done, correctly.
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I have seen a car with a cheap vinyl job. The person who did it cut right through the paint to the bare metal. The cuts where so deep that i could see brown rust lines appearing within the cuts. Btw the car was a conquest.
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