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Originally Posted by limeypride
At this point, I'd suggest you consider a standard metallic color and then spend the saved money on a PPF matte wrap. Matte wrapping Donington results in something very close to frozen dark silver.
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As for the why: I intended to wrap it in PPF week one--COVID ended any chances of that. After 2 months, the front has been sprayed by WA stones and it cannot be repaired. No shop--all specialists--would even take the job on. I read up on the process and understand why now. One autosalon suggested I have some paint made up, he'll use it to cover the chips as best he can, buff it (which eliminates the matte effect and introduces sheen) and then put a matte wrap PPF on top of the entire front end... it took a little while but we found a matte wrap that matched the natural matte of the paint. This is done now and the end result is meh--better than it was but nowhere close to gone.
I had the front end, wing mirrors and side skirts wrapped since that was where the stone chips were occurring.
Wrapping the entire car is roughly $7,000. The custom paint is $5,000. Then you'll need to add transparent PPF to protect it so plus another $7,000.
No more factory matte for me. |
Which brand PPF did you find matches the OEM bmw frozen paint finish? From what I’ve seen so far it seems Xpel stealth is pretty spot on with that.