I will be getting a 2024 Bespoke white LC in the next month or so. I will be applying a full PPF on the vehicle and was wondering is anyone went with a satin (Mat) finish PPF on white before? If so, how did it come out? I have a matt white 2024 Mercedes SL 43 and fell in love with the matt white finish on it.

 

Congrats on your new car. Matte PPF on LC’s show the sharp body lines. I have seen white LC with matte ppf before, looks good to me.

 

If you do this please post pics! I'm considering satin on my bespoke USB 2.0 (coming July I hope). I'll probably ask the shop to put a few samples on the vehicle to compare before committing tho.

 

I have decided to get it done. I got a rough quote of approximately 5K for a full wrap with a massively long warranty. Not cheap but well worth compared to a full respray. Too bad that the inspiration series only comes in a full blue interior because for 2024 it's a semi satin white exterior.

 

@#$%^&*(&%#

 

My '24 IS has Ceramic Pro matte ppf (whole car), and i think you'll appreciate having ppf installed! I do!

 

Car is going in for the work next Monday. I will post pics when it's done ... work will take 2 weeks ... they are doing Matt on every white part and gloss on all the carbon bits expect for the matt carbon on the foot well area. Also doing full ceramic everywhere .. including the white interior and wheels. Ended up with a GREAT shop that I trust and have seen their final work on many exotics. This is a full bulk cut with no relief cuts so the matt will be seamless. They are also doing some disassembly to get that perfect look. Total cost, 11k US.

 

I would do matte on the door sill carbon fiber

 

They are doing matt on the matt part and gloss on the gloss part of the carbon fiber.

 

I installed stealth ultimate XPEL on my 24 IS. Did the entire front including A pillars, black trim around windshield, Lexus emblem, headlights, side mirrors, etc. The quarter panels were one continuous sheet stretched over those funky canards. Also did the door sills (stealth and gloss) and rocker panels all the way to the rear tires, as well as behind the rear tires. There is almost no visual difference between the covered and non-covered areas. I elected not to debadge/disassemble anything (didn't like the idea) and any areas where it was not fully tuckable you can barely see the seam even at close-up because the stealth blends incredibly well with the Polar Surge Satin color. Happy with the final outcome.

Before PPF


After PPF

 

This is EXACTLY the look I will have on mine. You where lucky to have an inspiration that comes mat from factory. Reason why I went full stealth is because my bespoke has the non mat paint.

 

I chose the Ceramic Pro Kavaca Matte for my IS, and during test fit i did see a difference in sheen. So i had whole car done. Glad you didn't have to do that with yours. Looks came awesome!👍🏽

 

To each his own....
I did the whole car on my RS6 and after 2 years I regretted having it done. There will always be edges that can't be tucked and eventually (especially on the front) there will be dirt gathering on the edges of the film that can't be removed. Also seems to always be a couple of places that the edges try to peel up. Since I don't do a lot of Interstate driving I'm just going to take my chances and use the $4-5K for PPF on paint correction if needed. I certainly don't think the PPF enhances the look of the car but everyone has choices to make.

 

Going from a gloss white paint to mat ppf is a huge visual enhancement plus the added benefit of protection

 

This one was just on cars on bids. Reserve not met ($71k). 2022.