I am planning to get paint protection film for my IS 350 F Sport. Looking for a 3M certified installer in the Bay Area. Any recommendations?
Thank you.

My advise to you would to be to not go with 3M’s venture shield or what ever they call it now. It’s not as good as Suntech or Xpel. I have had all my cars wrapped in the stuff from tip to tow. It’s worth every dime. Clean up is a breeze and you never have to worry about scratches on the protected areas again for as long as you own the car.

I have Xpel and it’s pretty damn good. I hear Llumar is pretty good too.

how much does this stuff costs and install?

It’s not cheap, my setup was $1,400. That was for the full hood, full front bumper, both full fenders, top piece between the windshield and sunroof, side view mirrors, and the pillars. They also threw in the door handle cups and the door edges.

it all depends on what your installer charges. The film is pretty inexpensive for them to purchase, the real cost is in the intensive labor of properly installing it without damaging the paint and such. Generally speaking a hood, fenders and bumper and mirror covers should be about $1500-2000 bucks. Some installers have a digital template cutting machine ore cuts the exact shape needed, others free hand the films shape with sharp razor blades which can be detrimental if their hand isn’t steady.

All in all to fully cover a entire car from tip to tow it’s about $5,500-6,500. It depends on the car and what the installer charges.

Most people just do the rockers panels and front of the car as well as mirror covers.

Go to Xpel’s website and click on the find installers link enter your zip code and it will show all the shop that are factory trained and certified to install.