Some pics, please
I can not beleave it is totaly see trough

 

Why don't you go to the Mini-Meet on Feb 1st in Berzerkly and SEE for yourself.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=70333

 

Ask and you shall receive!



As you can see, there is what appears to be a razor-thin line all across the hood & fender just above the headlamp on my Z! That is all that you can see! And if it was in the sun, it would be completely invisible! :eek: And yes, it is also covering my headlamps and it is just that clear!

 

Very nicely done Txt. My bumper kit goes on tomorrow.

 

soounds good.. i'll put those on after i put new headlights

 

Glen or Henry, One more question? I just got done repairing all the chip marks right now. I filled them in, Wet sanded them down, and Applied a thin layer of clearcoat back on. Since it was my first time doing they, I don't think I did a superb job. They are a lot better than before. How flush does the chip mark need to be to the surrounding paint? Should it be absolutely smooth before I put on the xpel. I have an appointment tomorrow morning and I haven't been driving the car for a while. Don't know if I can wait any longer. Thanks.

Mike

 

Mike,
it's gotta be better than doing nothing. As long as the paint isn't a bumped up blob, the Xpel should help hide the rest.

One caution, you might want to let the installer know where you touched up, so he can watch for air bubbles etc. Also, once the installer squeegees down the Xpel, I surely hope he will not need to pull it back up for re-alignment. The Xpel is strong enough to pull fresh paint right out of the chipped hole. I did this on my install so I know IT CAN happen.

Good Luck

 

I want a set for mine...Who has the best deal!!!

 

what rmmgs4 said, it's only going to be better, but depends on how you did it, you might see it (but still it's better)

also, tell them about where you touch it up, so they watch out for bubble there. and careful, supposedly you shouldn't put on the xpel within some tmie after you put on the paint, etc.

 

Alright just go my car done right now. I am very please with the job that he did. I bought the supplies and he installed everything including the custom work for the bottom for about 100 dollars. I have total coverage even around the foglights, and the slits in the middle. I bought just the bumper kit and he was able to take all the extra pieces and use those to cover the rest of the bumper.

If I have to do again though, I would order a 12" wide sheet about 6 feet long, and the bumper kit as well. This will give you total coverage for the entire bumper, and you will have ALOT left over to cover other areas like your mirrors and inside you wheel wells, etc.

Much thanks to Cong, I found this place through him. The place is called Rich's Tint Shop and it is located in Walnut off Nogalas and Amar. Very professional and very cool guy.

On the side note, I don't think that Xpel is really that hard to install. The hard part is if you have a custom bumper, but if you have stock and you order the kit, it shouldn't be that bad. But this is coming from my experience. If you have never done something like this before, I suggest you take it somewhere professional.

Thats my review, if you have any questions, feel free to PM me. Ill try to get some pics up later for you to see his work and how the custom job came out.

mike

 

the only thing about doing it yourself is to make sure there is no dust getting inside, otherwise you will be crying for the rest of your life

 

That's great you found someone to do your custom front end. The lower front of the car is what needs Xpel the most. I had custom cut Xpel for my RMM spoiler using the 12" wide material. I never worry about rock chips or bug splat anymore. On all my past cars, I would repaint my air dams about once a year, just to keep them looking good.

As far as degree of difficulty, the Xpel site rates the paint protection for each model of car they offer. 5 Stars can be tricky and I wouldn't recommend it to first timers, but 4 stars or less is OK for DIY type of people depending on their skill level.

These films are pretty expensive, so if you ruin the job it could be quite a costly mistake.

 

I agree the film is pretty expensive. Not sure if you guys saw my other post though but I found a site that is cheap, almost 50% off. I haven't ordered through them, might try to order a 18 inch piece for my hood. Check out these prices...

www.vehicleprotectionfilms.com/vpf/products.asp

They have 18 inch wide film for 5.70 a foot. So for my hood it only cost about 25 dollars for the front piece.