In my experience doing PPF, that corner will peel later. Also, pulling a small area on the corner like that will create too much tension in the film in a small area and also leave a glue line. Best to stretch the material all the way to the corner when you are first laying the film on the hood so the tension is stretched over the entire hood instead of at the last inch of the corner. The film will wrap right around the corner and the tension will suck it right underneath the edge. It will never peel. Hope this is helpful to people.
@@timothymikula2000 It's waaaaay harder. I do wrap and pff and the latter has almost broke me financially, physically, and mentally when I was first starting out. Once you master it, life is very good and money flows.
Don’t rush to tuck is what I’ve learned so far I’m fairly new to ppf installing i usually let it cure a bit or use a steamer and slowly roll the corners and then edges
One of the hardest trades to learn, and I'm not exaggerating. It almost broke me mentally and physically more times than I can remember. Took me at least 4 years of doing a vehicle every single day before I got to the level where I considered my quality of work professional where I barely have any vehicles coming back with issues. That's why when you look at any city, there are only a handful of places that offer PPF and out of those places only a few will do it really well.
@@guyfawkes8384I’m in the same boat and never really realized. Now thinking if I spent this much time and effort and back pain in something else if I’d be making more money
That edge will likely peel eventually. Its best to just make a small right angle cut on each side. Almost every single wrapper ppf pattern has those corners cut for a reason. Spray alcohol/tack solution and then blow it dry with a compressor if you can. Then just use your heat gun and wrap it. It's cake when its dry.
I'm an installer. That looks great now but that edge will lift. Its not a smooth cut, I always try and get every edge wrapped but sometimes its worth having a small _/..\_ trim to ensure it stays down. Just my view. Theres no "perfect" way. Whatever works for you though💪
It would be surprising to see this corner fail at this point. It's been almost a year since it was laid down. If there was any tension it would definitely lift up. But with no tension and a light tuck into whatever paint there is then it'll hold. Going further than the crease in the hood would then make it fail in my experience.
@@Xclusiveautoworks that's cool 😊 thats the beauty of our work we all have a way . I'm glad it stayed down 🙏🙏 it can also vary on some films as well as some are a little stiffer / thicker / thinner / softer etc 😎
@@PepegaPig that's the beauty of this industry and same for window tint. We all have different techniques to achieve the same results. Though this wouldn't work well if you were using Xpel and Alcohol mix as your tack. Then it would definitely leave a lift mark.
Yes, pretty standard practice in ppf leaving sharp corners exposed as the film is pretty thick and wrapping corners is next to impossible. Once the car leaves the workshop it's just a matter of time before the film in the corners starts to lift thanks to the temperature changes, vibrations etc.
Have you done a bulk hood on a 2024 Chevy silverado 2500 I’m new to installing ppf and am having a hard time with it. Anyways just thought I would ask if you had any tips.
If the corner was already tacked down or squeegeed well, it would leave a lift line. If the corners are left floating before doing this, you're good to go.
@@Obsessioncardetailing Hope it works well for you! Just be slow when trying it the first time to see if you get lift lines. Over time you'll learn when its safe and when it's not.
Well, looks like the science of PPF isn’t quite there yet. Peeling film, thousands of dollars to install and reinstall, permanent bug stains, yellowing, pitting - and your cut and paste repair, kinda turns off a car enthusiast.
@@Xclusiveautoworks appreciate the advice. I was thinking about that, if I needed a PPF coating or if I could go with another coating like Adams Advanced or DuraSlic Xtreme HG. A lot to think about, I might just leave it uncoated for a while
Most likely you're seeing the glare around the corner from the lights above. Hard to record on a phone without getting edges glowing from the lights above.
I normally don't use a heat fun in this situation because its too much direct heat. I prefer it on the final post heat using a low temp and high fan speed.
