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Old 04-13-04, 12:21 PM
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I finally had my front kit repainted again but this time I had Xpel put on to save the hassle of repainting it in the future. I was a little bit hasitated after reading DAVEGS4's comment, however, the shop that customized my kit did an excellent job. You barely see the line since I have it cover pretty much the entire bumper. For people in So. Cal. and are thinking about doing this you can give him a try.

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last one. oh by the way, the shop is called Ultimate Auto Care located in Placentia. The owner's name is Sean Heiland. 714-412-4851 - told him Mark send you so I can get my referral... just kidding.
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nice bumper!
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Looks good! I think the 'full coverage' is the way to go vs the partial.

Looking forward to a long term report and pics on how it holds up in six months / a year!
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on pic 3 I see nicks and on pic 5 what are we seeing
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Lexism: Pic #3 - those are bugs I killed last night.

Anyways, IMO I think this is money well spent.
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Looks Good! I have X-Pel on mine but unfortunately it doesn't look quite as good and I'm not much of a fan.

Good luck on yours as it seems much better

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now I know how it would come out on a black car. I guess if the work isn't done bad then it will come out ok. Now this is something that I better start looking into
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I just had the xpel applied the other day and it came out nice but I have a white car so it is easier to hide but it looks good on your car nontheless.
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Default Not to be a party pooper...

but the expel gives the car a plastic look (when i visited there site it seemed to be more invisible) unless one lives in an area with many unpaved roads imo i don't think something like that is needed it almost hides the beauty of a black car especially after a wash, sealant, polish, and 3 coats of wax


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