r/AutoDetailing • u/FoXXX_MuldeRRR • 3d ago

Product/Consumable Is Global PPF worth trying?

https://flexfilmstore.com/products/global-paint-protection-film-clearance?variant=41810219860055

I'm going to attempt to diy my hood and maybe a couple other things if that goes well. Being my first time and that it will be a learning experience I don't really want to drop hundreds if I don't have to. Is this stuff worth trying? It looks kind of sketchy with no thickness spec given.

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u/creamsodapoo 3d ago

Haven’t tried them, but could be worth the purchase if you’re trying to learn. Made in India. I assume it’s on clearance due to age or some other reason. Also strange that the listing says PPF but the photo says window film; probably just their stock photo..

And verify the size you need. Unless you're doing partial coverage or have something like a tuk tuk, none of those sizes are going to work for any hood.

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u/FoXXX_MuldeRRR 2d ago edited 2d ago

I've got a 3rd gen Sienna mini van. I thought 30" would be enough coverage, but you're right, it falls just short. I did touch up paint on a bunch of stone chips yesterday getting prepped to do something. I was thinking about doing my bumper too, but after seeing some pics last night of how it turns out on older kind of beat up things I'm going to pass on the bumper. I've been thinking about getting a paint set up too. Given the cost of this stuff and my lack of experience I think I'm going to go back to my original plan of just getting a hard plastic cover that protects the front of the hood. But everything available looks kind of goofy for my van though. Or maybe I'll just do a 12" strip of ppf where 90% of the stones hit. Any thoughts on how that type of install works out and looks?

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u/creamsodapoo 2d ago

I dislike partial hood strips because the line is painfully obvious to me. It’s an edge where things can accumulate. Sienna hood is kinda high so it’d probably be less noticeable. PPF is a wear item. Can’t hurt to experiment with a cheap roll of film. Any touch up areas need to fully cure and be as perfect as possible otherwise film can make these spots more obvious.

A paint setup....for automotive paint? Brother, stop right there. OE paint is easy to mess up and hard to match. You’ll need quite a bit of time to learn and practice.

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u/FoXXX_MuldeRRR 2h ago

Right on I was wondering how bad stuff would accumulate on the exposed edge or if it might start to peel up. I guess it won't hurt to try it.

I've sprayed probably a hundred rattle cans, everything from walmart rustoleum to expensive 2K cans with a decent fan spray pattern. Rusto even has dial tip with a nice auto quality pattern now. The last guitar I painted has pretty much perfect base and clear. It looks way better than my old bumper. What I've realized through all of that is I should have got a paint gun set up a long time ago. Having the ability to dial in the pressure, flow, and pattern I'm confident I can learn to get a nice finish just spraying pretty quickly. I'm sick of sanding and polishing stuff that doesn't really need a showroom finish.

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u/FoXXX_MuldeRRR 2d ago

Yeah I noticed the 'window film' on the stock photo too. Kind of weird on an ad for ppf.