Great video as always. Glad you mentioned the difference between the ceramic and PPF. Really surprising to me how many people believe they both due the same thing.
Thank you for the informative video. I'm considering either the 3M Pro Series 200 PPF (paint protection film) or the XPEL Ultimate Plus PPF. Could you please share your recommendation between the two? Which one offers better scratch protection for the car? Which one tends to have a longer lifespan? Thank you.
This was very informative. However, you only showed how the alcohol solution worked once. After you finished fitting the film, heat gun, etc...is that when you applied the alcohol solution?
The tack solution with the alcohol can be used anytime during the installation when you need to flush out the slip solution and get the edge to tack on faster. If you only use the slip solution, you will find the film might be too slippery and hard to tack down.
I still don't quite understand. Sounds like you don't need to cover the back with tack solution as if gluing it down...you just use strategically where you need it. The film stick to the car otherwise with out it if you squeegee out the slip solution?
You use the slip solution when placing the entire piece of PPF on the vehicle. Once you have it contoured and you need to hold the piece in place, you use the tack solution. It's still going to move around but when you squeegee it to get all the water out, it will tack down better.
If there is dirt accumulating 'under' the edge, then you can use a sharp knife and cut off the extra bit that did not adhere to the car. But as far as dirt collecting at the edge of the film, that's one downside of a computer cut film. You can still buff out the dirt with some polisher or wax but the edge can collect some dirt.
