Being as our Bronco will probably never see any real offroading of any kind and is daily drove by my wife, I'm fairly confident in it. The car wash will not harm the PPF, at least it never did in the two years of constant car washing on our Acura that had the full front done.Never have to worry again? lol!
Dude, Xpel is one of the best, yet it only really lasts for 2-3 years. If you’re in a hot climate area, almost shave that in half.
PPFs only can last 3-5 years (if) you wash your ride weekly and that means weekly using quality car shampoo, two bucket method, and a QD when drying it. Taking any vehicle with PPF to a machine car wash is going to kill that coating much faster.
Sounds like you’ve swallowed the marketing, but it’s just not the truth. I’m not a pro detailer, but I am a pretty experienced amateur who’s detailed and paint corrected cars for about 15 years now and sealed paint using polish with an orbital. I’ll tell you right now, car washes are a no go, ever.
Check some car detail videos or forums for the realistic life of PPFs.
This isn’t just for you, I‘m actually glad you brought it up, as many have these misconceptions, so a note to everyone, PPFs don’t last unless you baby the car.
I had also owned a 2013 Audi Q7 with the full front that was done and was over 7 years old when I had acquired it that had Xpel film. If 3M film is used your days are numbered I will agree whole hardily with that. That film is hot garbage.
You can also add a ceramic coating to the PPF if you so choose. (I have both times). I will agree an automatic car wash will eventually degrade the ceramic coating that is obvious but it will not hurt the ppf, at least in my experience over the years it does not.
I'm not here to argue with anyone about PPF or PPF VS ceramic coatings. They both have different uses and do work really well together. (In my experience)
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