why on earth would someone put a clear wrap on the hood, side mirrors and headlights of an XK? Saw it recently. Over time the edges start to bubble and also trap dirt and wax residue to show a line!

 

bugs, birds, pitch, seeds, squirrels, cats, possum, flying rock chips, tiny hail, leaf blowers on the side of the road, oxidization, UV, a sizeable lease or loan payment, and a 10-year warranty that beats ceramic coat on price by orders of magnitude after amortization.

 

If it is done properly you shouldn't see any seams and it won't bubble.

I had the front bumper on my '10 XKR wrapped with PPF after I had it resprayed and the previous owner of my Aston had the whole car done then ceramic coated at great expense.

They both look great and the PPF has stopped many stone chips from happening on my high speed road trips.

 

Thank you for the input!

 

I'm late to the thread, but I paid for the PPF on my 2022 F250. Wife has it on her old Lexus and also on the Build Sheet for her RX450, when that's possible.
I wouldn't buy a shiny and 'new' car without PPF. Cheap for what it is, and still removable if required.

 

But don't you loose gloss?
Can you polish PPF?
Doesn't it scratch easy?

 

PPF technology's come a long way. Gloss has been massively improved and some are even "self-healing". It can be expensive but if you've brand new paint particularly expensive paint, the cost to replace a damaged section of PPF is far less costly than new paint, plus no worry about matching the original paint (and can be marketed as all original paint for resale) AND it does wonders for stone chips and protects soft plastics quite well such as headlamp lenses.

EDIT: Yes, PPF can be ceramic coated to ease washing. And if installed properly, edges should be nearly invisible and never get dirt under them.