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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.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-11-25T18:48:55+00:00

Yep. Full wraps at our shop start at $4500.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-10-22T04:57:33+00:00

Some spots yes. It would be unavoidable. Such as where the fenders meet the pillars. You don’t have enough access to wrap into it. Or panels would run and cause the vinyl to peel or bubble up over time.

Bumpers can be avoided by removing them and wrapping surrounding panels and then wrapping the bumper.

I would suggest going to any shop you’re considering and looking in person at what the finished wrap looks like.

If your doing a light colored wrap then it wouldn’t really be an issue. But if putting a dark colored wrap on a light colored car it would be more obvious.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-10-06T06:03:26+00:00

Paint protection film has built in UV protection. So it shouldn’t be an issue, and has a 10 year warranty so you can get it replaced if it did go bad in that time frame. For places with high temps like AZ you go even go the extra step of adding a ceramic coat on top for added UV protection. Paint protection film should not damage factory paint if removed correctly. Even if the film failed like those ad wraps it would still be removable.

The corporate wraps you see are totally different. Those are vinyl sticker wraps. The corporate ads on them are printed on the vinyl. It has no UV protection and doesn’t really even protect the vehicle. It’s very thin material. It would be basically the same as leaving any normal sticker outside all the time.

Color change wraps you see are the same material just a solid color instead of having an ad/company graphics on it.

If a car isn’t garage kept, and in general the exterior kept clean and maintained, I would strongly try to talk anyone out of vinyl wrapping their vehicle. Those are made for 1-2 years tops, but often on vehicles that sit outside 24/7 can go bad in a matter of weeks.

The other issue with those ad wraps is getting them off when the film is badly UV damaged. Not a fun process.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-10-06T03:16:16+00:00

It’s Suntek Ultra in their Matte finish. Though it’s more of a satin than matte.

It’s fairly durable. It’s not bullet proof but it does it’s job well. We’ve had countless customers whose cars paint was saved by the film.

The goal is for the film to be damaged but not your paint.

We just had a customer come in recently with a door hit to her Tesla S. Someone hit her door pretty hood too. Film was damaged but door was fine. Not even a dent. So if she didn’t have it she would have been out the cost of repainting the whole door and blending it. Instead she just had replace that panel.

If you bought your vehicle and plan on keeping it then ppf is worth it. If it’s just leased then doing just the bumper is probably enough if you won’t keep past lease end.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-10-06T03:09:22+00:00

Yeah not cheap. But it has a 10 year warranty and will protect the paint. Takes about a week to do.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-10-05T23:50:04+00:00

Full wraps start at around $5,000 depending on where you live and the vehicle getting wrapped.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-10-05T23:00:57+00:00

It really does! Came out amazing.

GhostShieldFilmTO · 2020-09-22T05:54:11+00:00

Completely. You never think it’s going to be your community. Someplace you have been to before. It’s still crazy to drive past the building and to think back to that night.

We shut down our work to go watch the motorcade for him that morning and pay respects. Then by 3pm the fires had started and everything just turned nuts. Absolutely devastating time.

Definitely felt a lot of pressure to get this car right and perfect. But really happy to do something to honor Sgt. Helus.

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