Wrapping an F-Type
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I'm having my entire front, full hood, side rockers, mirrors, and panels in front of rear wheels done this coming weekend. Car will be washed, iron x-ed, then clay bar, polished, xpel ultimate and then entire surface cquarted (uk). Edges of film are rolled under wheel wells, hood, etc. Hood is one piece I'm told. Total cost $2k. My detailer does the cquart over the xpel, not under. He says waxing cquart can be done but he doesn't think it adds much gloss. I'll post photos when done.
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Dave
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My hood is done in one pce with XPEL and goes around the edges. When I asked the owner about the process he said that they cut all their patterns in house using car specific patterns and that their software allows them to modify any pre-done pattern....for ex. they could add 1/2" all the way around or whatever else they want to change. No stretching required.
Dave
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Cheers,
Dave
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Dejan23 (05-02-2016)
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....I didn't check that; but my Xpel wraps the hood and they said they used a template without stretching.... They had two CNC type machines with the material on a roll; one looked to be about 48" wide, the other appeared to be much wider....maybe 7' - 8' ? I'll check and dig into it more when I go back there to see if they can wrap the P7 surround.
Cheers,
Dave
Cheers,
Dave
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Yeah, either that or;
a) I'm full of crap 'cause I wasn't paying complete attention
b) the rolls weren't XPel (though they said they were).
.....so I'll double check when I'm there. I'm getting too old to be considered a reliable source! LOL.
Cheers,
Dave
a) I'm full of crap 'cause I wasn't paying complete attention
b) the rolls weren't XPel (though they said they were).
.....so I'll double check when I'm there. I'm getting too old to be considered a reliable source! LOL.
Cheers,
Dave
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No worries. If the option exists not to stretch, that would indeed be preferable.Let us know.
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I went by a couple of local shops that apply protection film on high end exotic sports cars. Both offer Xpel and SunTek. They both told me the same thing independently without me asking. They said that SunTek looks better on darker colored cars and is less noticeable than Xpel, but they'll install whichever I want because they both work well. I looked at a couple of Ferraris and couldn't even tell a difference between the panels that were covered and the adjacent panels that were not. But, we were inside. Does anyone here have experience with SunTek?
2. The hood should be one piece without seams.
3. You should ask for edge wrapping in all places possible to avoid seeing seams/lines.
4. Make sure the detailer does a thorough paint correction removing all swirl marks before the wrap. Otherwise any paint defects are always going to show up.
5. If you add a hydrophobic coating, such as Opticoat, Cquartz, or Modesta, it should go over the clear bra (xpel or suntek). I did Modesta over the Xpel the first time. Second time, I did Cquartz over the Suntek. The water sheeting is great. Cquartz and Modesta really add a nice glossy finish to the whole thing.
Hope this helps.
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jaguny (05-09-2016)
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It means the wrap extends around the edges and to the underside of all panels, wheel wells, etc. Many installers stop the wrap flush with edges without wrapping around them. It's a much easier installation.
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Well, picked my car today and looks great except for the hood. Detailers first f type and he admittedly struggled with it. There are air bubbles under the film he said will dissapate after a few weeks in the sun. He said he would replace it if I wasn't satisfied, but was not confident of outcome for full hood and suggested a free redo with partial. I didn't really want partial. He said to hold balance of payment (50%) until it smoothes out. Did any of you have issues with full hood? It also does not extend to far corners where it meets A pillars. A small triangle is not covered. Cquart and xpel looks great on rest of car. Not sure what to do other than wait. There is only one other certified xpel installer in my area.
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Unfortunately inexperienced installers will struggle with this hood. I would call the other shop in your area and ask how many F Types they have done.
Unfortunately if you take the improperly applied film off the hood, he still owes you CQuartz coating on that panel after whoever does the replacement.
Unfortunately if you take the improperly applied film off the hood, he still owes you CQuartz coating on that panel after whoever does the replacement.
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jaguny (05-09-2016)
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Well, picked my car today and looks great except for the hood. Detailers first f type and he admittedly struggled with it. There are air bubbles under the film he said will dissapate after a few weeks in the sun. He said he would replace it if I wasn't satisfied, but was not confident of outcome for full hood and suggested a free redo with partial. I didn't really want partial. He said to hold balance of payment (50%) until it smoothes out. Did any of you have issues with full hood? It also does not extend to far corners where it meets A pillars. A small triangle is not covered. Cquart and xpel looks great on rest of car. Not sure what to do other than wait. There is only one other certified xpel installer in my area.
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