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Paint Protection Film Removal in Toronto
Common Occurrence
If you purchase a used vehicle in Toronto, chances are it has had some form of paint protection on it. Weather it be ceramic coating, or paint protection film. Often times, paint protection film installed may either be substandard in terms of coverage, poorly prepared (chips under the film), low quality (yellowing), or simply near the end of its life cycle. In this section, we will go over the aspects of paint protection film removal at Toronto Buffing.
Before and After PPF Removal
Before
Before
Before
This Porsche 911 came to us with old, dated, peeling, paint protection. This type of coverage may have been the best available, but years later, it is not only at the end of its life cycle, but lacking coverage. It can be noted that this type of partial PPF is a recipe for disaster, as it caused rocks to bounce off the film, and further damage the unprotected portions of the film.
After
Before
Before
After carefully removing the paint protection film from the vehicle, we carefully touched up the dozens of stone chips. We then proceeded with a 3-stage paint correction. Naturally, when protection is removed, it should be reapplied, so we went forward with our standard Full Front End PPF Package. The transformation is incredible, and all without any repainting.
Why Remove Paint Protection Film?
Old and Worn
The most common reason we remove PPF is because it is old, worn, or damaged. It is important to remember that paint protection film is a replaceable protection item, and was never intended to be used forever.
Poor Installation
Commonly, we often remove some substandard PPF installations do to exposed edges, poor coverage, misalignments, and defects under the film. It is important to understand that humans perform ppf installations, and mistakes can happen. More often than not, clients normally inherit a poor ppf install when purchasing a used vehicle.
Poor Material
Removal of off shore, yellow, or darkened PPF is another popular reason we remove film at our shop. Currently, the market is flooded with gray market PPF installers, offering services for a fraction of the price. The catch is, the film last a fraction of the time. When this type of film has to be removed, it is a very difficult, and labour intensive task.
PPF Removal Video
This BMW M5 came in to us with a poorly installed paint protection film job. The first task was to remove the poorly installed film. Luckily, this was high quality material, so the removal was relatively drama free.