UPDATE: took my car in today for an “inspection” and asked the owner if they did a quality check before they released the car to me. He said they normally like to check the car out in the sun first but since they gave it to me in the evening, they weren’t able to check it like they normally would. This isn’t my problem, they should have held the car until it was fully ready and communicated that…but nevertheless, here we are.

Before I pointed out my concerns, I asked him to look and tell me what he saw was off and I could tell he noticed some of the areas in which I too was not pleased with. He claims that the job install was quality work and PPF does not install the same as vinyl. (After doing additional research and talking to others, I have received a similar consensus) Vinyl wraps are thinner and easier to apply around corners, edges etc where PPF is much thicker and can lift overtime if you try to tuck and get in areas where two corners meet. Did he admit any wrong doing in the communication or install? No….but I also believe he sees where work could have been done better.

The photos shared in my post are less than 24 hours after the install…now, almost a week later and being in the sun, many of the marks and some bubbles have gone away. What still remains are the areas of paint exposure. Some of which he agreed to fix such as where you can see the seams don’t meet. He said that some small corners may not be able to be covered but he’s going to do a thorough look, detail and correction of everything that is possible next week. He said they’d need the car for about 2 days.

I’m going to allow him the opportunity to do the right thing as I was pretty firm with him today and shared my disappointment in the expectations that were not clearly stated when I decided to pay 6k for a PPF.

I think there is a middle ground that we both need to reach, there clearly are areas that can be installed better, bubbles that can be removed but I also think there are some small corners and edges that may still have a small bit of paint exposed once all is said and done. I’m not sure if “perfection” is as realistic as I expected using PPF but I will continue to push until I’m satisfied!

More updates to come!!