Car paint protection film worth it or not?

ftraven

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Like other items sold on the market, these transparent films often have their own range of drawbacks that you need to remember.
1. Costly
Good quality protection films are expensive, and because they need to be fitted properly, you need to pay someone to apply them professionally, which adds more to the cost. However, as we mentioned earlier, you can save money from standard car maintenance and repairs.
2. Blister and Peels
When we say blister, we mean that there are tiny air bubbles underneath the film or between the film and the vehicle. The blister is typically caused by incorrect installation or installation of a film without surface cleaning.
On the other hand, after a short period, some poor-quality films will peel away from the vehicle. This is also the case when the film was wrongly installed. However, peeling can also occur even though the film has been properly built and is of good quality due to poor protection. This usually occurs when the car has been washed under pressure rigorously or without any safeguards.

I guess all the above is true for not only Audi cars but other cars. ?
 
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I looked at PPF for the Macan, I went down the ceramic coating route in the end and I have not been disappointed. I think ceramic coating is more suited to an older car (following days of prep) and PPF is more for new or nearly new cars.

Ian
 
I had a 3M film on my first new TT some years back aka "bonnet bra. It certainly stopped stone chips but I found that over time the edges collected polish residue and shine from the areas under the film reduced due to marring and micro scratches. After 3 years it would really have needed replacing but i sold that car on instead. Films have likely moved on I suspect as this was back in 2008.
 
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