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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: CocoPops on 09 February 2018, 23:07
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Picked it up today after it spent 3 days being polished and protected.
https://www.facebook.com/Detailmycar/posts/1626529270763290
Highly recommended.
It’s been protected with paint protection film on bumper, half bonnet etc and then ceramic coated on rest of car.
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Car looks fantastic ! Health to enjoy its beautiful :)
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Why did i not order a Red one to.. :undecided: :undecided:
Looks awsome!! :grin:
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I am picking up exactly same car on 3 March can’t wait after seeing yours : :laugh:
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She looks beautiful :cool:
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Looks fantastic CocoPops :cool:. Love the wheels and Tornado Red combination, and no risk of white worm corrosion on the wheels that sadly happens with many diamond cut alloys.
For a car that’s only a few weeks old there were quite a lot of swirl marks in the paintwork :shocked: before the detailer worked their magic. Now that it’s swirl free and looking superb, the key will be to keep it looking that way.
Lots of useful information over in the Detailing section to help in maintaining it so it continues to look ‘proper shiny’. :smiley:
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It came via VW direct, was a staff purchase.
This means they are treated the same way as company cars for new prep... ie quick and dirty.
I knew this when I bought it, hence the work at DMC as intend to keep it long term.
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Looks beautiful!!
I would like to do that to mine but can't spend anymore at the moment.
I was pleasantly surprised when I collected mine that I couldn't find any swirls even though I let them prep it( I did warn them though to be careful)
Is the film protection noticeable being only half done on bonnet? Also how long does it last?
I love the red! Did I say that already? :grin:
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Film will last 10yrs? They’re pretty good now.
You can see the line from a metre away? Especially if looking for it.
It will stop the unsightly white spots from stone chips.
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PPF won't stop stone chips unfortunately.
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PPF won't stop stone chips unfortunately.
Um pretty sure it does. The whole point in paint protection film is to stop stone chips, scratches and will even prevent the paint being damaged if someone keys your car.
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How much is the job without the ppf? I’m nearby so interested in the Gyeon ceramic coating
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PPF won't stop stone chips unfortunately.
Why wouldn't it?
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:rolleyes: PPF is exactly for preventing stone chips.
It’s a 1-2mm thick plastic film that adheres to the paintwork.
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:rolleyes: PPF is exactly for preventing stone chips.
It’s a 1-2mm thick plastic film that adheres to the paintwork.
That was my understanding. I dare say that if a particularly sharp edged stone is flicked up from a car in front and projected at a PPF covered panel at high speed, there’s a risk that the PPF may get marked, but the paintwork beneath should be protected.
There’s even a version of PPF that is self healing if it’s scratched;
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fUqzFvRw4-A
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If your car is traveling at 70mph and a stone is flicked up then nothing is going to stop it damaging your paint no matter what anyone says! PPF may stop low speed damage but it's never going to stop high speed stuff and as for 'self healing' ffs it's not a living thing it's plastic!
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If your car is traveling at 70mph and a stone is flicked up then nothing is going to stop it damaging your paint no matter what anyone says! PPF may stop low speed damage but it's never going to stop high speed stuff and as for 'self healing' ffs it's not a living thing it's plastic!
Think you need to read up on it or at least watch a video on youtube befpre commenting.
You couldnt be any less wrong lol
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So your saying PPF can withstand a 120mph impact from a stone?? Must be magic stuff then, why doesn't everyone have it!
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So we’ve gone from 70mph to 120mph.
Do you actually know what you’re talking about?!
Hint: it’s coming across like you’ve no idea.
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Quite clearly you don't. Your car travels at 70mph, the stone travels at 50mph therefore it's a 120mph impact. Come back when you actually understand what others are talking about! PPF in no way can defy the laws of physics no matter what you think or have been told. The only way to stop stone chips is to leave your car in parked in a garage.
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Even parking it in the garage isn’t fool proof :). I walked past my car on the driveway one day and somehow I managed to flick up a stone up from the path into the car!! Of course it left a little chip. Grrrrr.
It’s very annoying but there’s a sense of inevitability about it.
As for putting plastic films etc on... I’d file those in the same bucket as mud flaps, seat covers, bonnet “bras”, alloygators, etc etc. Making your car a bit uglier in the vain hope of keeping it nicer for the next owner.
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Quite clearly you don't. Your car travels at 70mph, the stone travels at 50mph therefore it's a 120mph impact. Come back when you actually understand what others are talking about! PPF in no way can defy the laws of physics no matter what you think or have been told. The only way to stop stone chips is to leave your car in parked in a garage.
Most people use PPF to protect from stone chips, how many stone chips do you see on cars that result in also having a dent on the panel? If a stone chip results in also having a dent then it won't help(maybe) having PPF
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As for putting plastic films etc on... I’d file those in the same bucket as mud flaps, seat covers, bonnet “bras”, alloygators, etc etc. Making your car a bit uglier in the vain hope of keeping it nicer for the next owner.
+1
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Quite clearly you don't. Your car travels at 70mph, the stone travels at 50mph therefore it's a 120mph impact. Come back when you actually understand what others are talking about! PPF in no way can defy the laws of physics no matter what you think or have been told. The only way to stop stone chips is to leave your car in parked in a garage.
You are a bit of a special arent you. No point arguing because you are set in your ways. Call Topaz and argue the fact PPF is crap and question why people spend thousands covering the worlds most exclusive cars in it.
Lol
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Not set in my ways just not stupid enough to believe a plastic film will stop my car getting stone chips. It may well limit low speed chips in a town but will never stop a high speed stone chip. And if you feel the need to make things personal then don't bother replying.