First 90 days advice?

jshare1 · 04-07-2015, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ahuimanu

Thanks. Did the guys who did the work address delivery imperfections, like your article talks about, or did you have to? I have this vision that these guys are gonna put the film right over any problems that might exist from factory/transit/dealer.

Of course, I'm gonna call them in the morning and find out.

So my guy washed it and ran over it all with like spray detailer, looking back I think I wouldve rather go somewhere. Have them clay it. Get any swirls removed. Get it waxed, sealed then have the bra done.
Pre delivery cleaning in my experience was very poorly done and Im not exactly a professional detailer to trust my swirl removal.

Zipper 104 · 04-07-2015, 11:33 PM

When I had my Xpel done the installer(s) did the 'Full Monty' beforehand on the entire car. No point in laying down film over top swirls and imperfections. On GM they'll be visible right through the film.
I went full hood. There are a number of folks on here that didn't go full hood and wished they had. Just saying.
I'm even thinking now of doing a strip on the first few inches of the roof and a patch where I pull the hatch closed.

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ahuimanu · 04-07-2015, 11:38 PM

thanks, I am thinking full hood too

Zipper 104 · 04-07-2015, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jshare1

Get it waxed, sealed then have the bra done.

I don't know if applying wax is something you want to be doing when you're putting down film. You wouldn't want anything that might interfere with the film adhering.
I don't know what film you're going with so application could vary I suppose, but when my Xpel was done I was told to not put any wax down beforehand.....they were just going to remove it anyway. Nothing went back down after they did their prep.

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jshare1 · 04-07-2015, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Zipper 104

I don't know if applying wax is something you want to be doing when you're putting down film. You wouldn't want anything that might interfere with the film adhering.
I don't know what film you're going with so application could vary I suppose, but when my Xpel was done I was told to not put any wax down beforehand.....they were just going to remove it anyway. Nothing went back down after they did their prep.

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True maybe not wax, I know that article I liked to they topped with OptiCoat and that seems to be the going process on a few Ive seen

04-07-2015, 11:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zipper 104 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada's Wet Coast Posts: 480 Drives: '13 PW/Frost/Spt/AT Rep Power: 11	Xpel When I had my Xpel done the installer(s) did the 'Full Monty' beforehand on the entire car. No point in laying down film over top swirls and imperfections. On GM they'll be visible right through the film. I went full hood. There are a number of folks on here that didn't go full hood and wished they had. Just saying. I'm even thinking now of doing a strip on the first few inches of the roof and a patch where I pull the hatch closed. 104

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04-07-2015, 11:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
ahuimanu Base Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: texas Posts: 20 Drives: 09 honda civic Rep Power: 11	thanks, I am thinking full hood too