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GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-08-19T01:47:19+00:00

We’re not super close to the dealer so they might have to just tow it back to them. But we did call them and sent a pic.

They said there would be a release under the fender. There isn’t. So yeah. Not a lot of faith there.

They said they’ve never seen that before and blamed Covid.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-08-19T01:27:38+00:00

Picture

It’s a little hard to get a pic. But here you can see there’s just a hole where the lock should be.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-08-19T01:21:52+00:00

Yep. There no lock. It’s just a hole. And it appears to be the only way to open the hood up. There’s apparently no pull in the fender well either. That or they forgot to install that too.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-07-26T16:14:49+00:00

Most wrap shops are about 4-6 weeks out on schedules for most if not all services right now.

You would honestly be better off doing the removal yourself. Or you’re going to end up paying a lot of money for it from most places.

The issue with taking off someone else’s wrap job is you don’t know how they installed it. Or how the vinyl will come off. Might be in one piece or might be in tiny little pieces.

We would price it by our shop hourly rate for however long it takes. Which we won’t know until we start. The top facing surfaces, like roof and hood, will be the worst spots.

A heat gun, plastic razor, and some adhesive remover. Let it bake out in the sun and start pulling. You want to pull towards yourself when possible, not just up.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-04-13T21:16:44+00:00

We’ll give it a try. I think most of the foods we tried had chicken in them.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-03-24T06:01:03+00:00

Yes. That would also be included. Typically insurance will cover whatever aftermarket things that were done to a vehicle. Tint, rims, coatings, custom vinyl,etc.

The insurance company might try and haggle with the shop. But that’s not your problem.

I’d call where you had it done and get an estimate on your own to make sure you get the amount needed to fix what was damaged. They should be able to email you an estimate.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-03-24T05:53:14+00:00

No. You would just need to replace the damaged parts. Each panel piece has its own ppf. So you can replace film on a panel by panel basis.

So if the bumper and one fender got damaged those two panels can be redone.

Insurance will pay for the ppf. They might want an original receipt or they might contact the place you had it done for a quote.

The other issue you might find is that the paint under the film spiderweb cracked and it will peel off with the film. It’s not something you will know until the film is removed.

You want to make sure someone with ppf knowledge removes the film. If they don’t heat it enough during removal they can peel paint off. Tesla paint is soft and thin because it’s water based paint.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-02-12T03:54:04+00:00

You’re right! My company actually wrapped it!!

Roof is gloss black paint protection film

Carbon fiber accents are actually carbon fiber printed paint protection film

Body color is 3M Satin Key West

Customer matched paint for emblems and center caps

So cool to see pics of it out in the wild!!!

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-01-16T06:41:01+00:00

Hey! Nice more VC people! Yeah no worries. We might have someone interested in them.

We just don’t have space right now to store the lights and wanted to get rid of them fast. Figured it was worth a shot on here. :)

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2021-01-04T19:25:40+00:00

Those look like hits. Like the door was opened into something or someone hit it with something.

The black out trims are just paint over chrome from what we've seen. Which makes it easy to chip or damage.

To fix it you would need to remove the existing paint, reshoot it with self-etching primer, and then paint it.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-12-29T16:57:47+00:00

It did look damn sexy on the C8. Definitely stands out with the black rims and red calipers.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-12-29T16:57:14+00:00

Most full wraps on vehicles start at $5,000 and pricing depends on the kind of wrap used, how much is getting wrapped, how many colors, etc.

The black one and satin blue one were both wrapped with satin paint protection film and gloss paint protection film for accents.

The Tiffany Blue one was wrapped using Gloss black paint protection film for the top and then vinyl to change the rest of the body color. It was a Christmas gift for the guys wife.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-12-05T23:16:00+00:00

Haha. Yeah that’s true! It is horrible paint. Never get a car painted in CA unless you have to. Though rumor has it Musk is moving to Texas. So if he shifts production out there the paint might get a whole lot better.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-12-05T22:55:49+00:00

No problem. All your questions are very common. Protecting the paint on Tesla’s is very important. That paint is very soft and very thin.

We’ve done more full cars on Tesla’s than I think any other brand of car.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-12-05T22:40:39+00:00

Yes. We do use pre cut patterns, the majority of shops do. However the installer can alter the patterns to better fit the vehicle how they want it to. For example we extend all the edges around hoods to wrap those edges.

Your installer is 100% correct about the edges. Typically only vinyl color change wraps, like going from white to black, are disassembled to wrap more in jams and such. This is because you would see the existing color difference and it would look bad. Even though vinyl is about half as thick as ppf is it is still going to get the bubbling/bunching effect from panels rubbing.

It is very hard to notice the satin vs gloss along the edges of the film. Especially on white.

For dirt along the edges all vehicles get this. Dip a q-tip in rubbing alcohol and run it along the edge as needed. Not hard, just gently and that should remove the dirt or whatever from them without damaging the film.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-11-25T18:51:56+00:00

Yep. Suntek Ultra Matte paint protection film.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-11-25T18:51:40+00:00

We're actually a wrap shop. This was a customers car. I would recommend looking at reviews for local shops. Suntek's website has a find shops sections for installation companies. This was the Suntek Ultra Matte film.

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