Is PPF Wrap Worth it?

[bravely]

Hey All,

Please remove if this is answered somewhere (apologies - first post).

We received our 2024 Everglades about 2 weeks ago. We love it, and want to keep it for awhile. I've been quoted for a Clear XPEL PPF full install for $5k. (We want clear as we like the Eruption Green)

Is it worth it? I realize answers will be somewhat subjective but I'd like to protect the paint.

I'm a n00b when it comes to off-roading, will it protect it from rocks, tree branches, etc?

definitely.

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[Mr Bacon Jr]

Cheapest route to protect your paint is to apply a spray ceramic like Griot's 3 in 1 and to learn the proper way to keep a car clean, don't tailgate people, and park away from other cars.

This. The Griot’s 3 in 1 is pretty great, lasts for months, and is super damn easy to apply. I was a Zaino guy for years, and the Griots blows it away in both appearance and ease of use..

 

[Jmanly]

I think so. I had SunTek Ultra Defense - 10mil- installed on both sides and the hood. In Arizona lots of the trails/roads are overgrown with brush. It has save the paint from a couple of major scratches and lots of pinstriping so far. It is also self healing - in Death Valley we were driving through the brush on an old railroad grade and got a large deep scratch. within a week and it completely healed. I paid $3400

 

[murphtron]

PPF does indeed work, but it just doesn’t last very long unless you baby it. Heavy wear areas will start to show signs after 3-4 years.

$5K is also way too much to protect a vehicle like this and in this price range.

PPF mostly must be done by a professional, but if you have done a paint correction, you can apply ceramic yourself if you have a garage and a weekend free.

If you plan to off-road, I honestly would do neither and just buy a decent pressure washer, foam cannon, and good products (Adams, Chermical Guys, Griot’s, etc), then apply a paint sealant or ceramic. Ceramic is like every 2 years and sealant annually following a correction.

I will keep my Bronco until it’s either destroyed, or gives out, but I have no plans to protect the paint like prior street cars. Hell, I rarely ever wash it since I go wheel every other weekend during the warm months like now. I’ll spray off any caked on mud, but it’s been dirty now since a trail day in February with only rain baths.

For $5K, I’d just clean it and get a paint pen from the dealership and an orbital and fill in any scratches.

I have a big penstripe right now down the passenger side from a branch during a trail ride in NC back in December. I may take care of it in a few weeks, but not sure I care. As long as it’s not a dent, I’m good with the stories the scratches tell.

I’m in this camp. My Bronco is a friggin mess now after 4 days in Baja and a few more in California. The interior is a dusty shitshow.

I’m glad I have an air compressor at home to blow dust out of nooks and crannies. And I can borrow an orbital if I ever get motivated to buff out the hellacious pinstriping. I’m not gonna baby this beast. I’d rather spend $5k on something else. But hey, that’s my opinion. Many others like the PPF. And that’s cool too.

 

[RB23]

We were out exploring trails this past weekend and found ourselves navigating between some branches a few times. When I got out to air back up I found this pinstriping on both sides of our one-month-old Badlands. Yikes!

Fortunately, we had a full XPEL PPF installed and after a good wash, and some further inspection there wasn't any remaining artwork left to be seen. Would it have scratched the paint without PPF? I don't know. I do know that it's already proved its worth to us.

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