I have a very good friend who has been in the business of installing paint protection film for decades. While there are some areas that I might have been able to do with decent results, I still wouldn't do. The issue is that I consider him to be a top-notch installer; he doesn't do pre-cut pieces, instead a patch of film is custom fitted and cut on the car (nope, no paint is cut) with folded edges especially for the leading edge of the hood. On a partially-covered hood, there is only one visible seam and the rest are neatly tucked away.
Pre-cut pieces also leave too much exposed area at the edges and, in most cases, the protected area is smaller and in multiple pieces to minimize work needed to stretch and shrink. I have seen many cars done in pre-cut kit including my own Z06 (installed before I met him) and I will never have pre-cut installed on any of mine.
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