A Car That Mostly Runs Motorways

A car that racks up most of its kilometres on the motorway ages from the front. Tiny pale specks build up on the bonnet and the bumper, on the windscreen too, and within a year there are enough of them that you notice even without the sun catching them from the side. Where they come from is covered in Stone chips on the front of a car. This one is about the decision that comes right after: you know you want film, but the price list shows three lines that differ in thickness and warranty. For your car, it is that first number that decides.

A stone chip at eighty isn't a scratch

In town a stone chip just grazes the paint. On the motorway it hits it. That's an impact whose energy grows with speed, and that energy has to go somewhere. PPF film is not a chemical treatment or a polish. It's a physical layer between the stone and the paint, and how much of that layer is there matters. Thicker material is harder to punch through, because it has more room to absorb the hit.

The warranty talks about time, not impact

The manufacturer's warranty covers material defects over time: yellowing, fading, cracking. It says nothing about what the film withstands on impact, and nothing about when the film on your car will actually be done. Eight, ten or twelve years is the period the manufacturer stands behind the material for, not a promised lifespan. When to take the film off, and what shape the paint underneath will be in, is something you find out on the actual car — which is why we run warranty checks alongside our two-year warranty on the installation itself. If you're planning to sell the car, ask about removing the film before you order it. A longer warranty on the thicker lines tracks the thickness, so the two numbers rise together, but one doesn't follow from the other. On a car that spends more time in the garage than on the motorway, the warranty is what matters. On yours, it's the thickness.

Three lines side by side

The base film, FlexiShield BHP, is 191 µm with an eight-year manufacturer's warranty on the material.

The thicker line, WSH, is 203 µm with ten years.

The thickest, WSH Pro, is 216 µm with twelve years.

All three are TPU, all have a heat-activated self-healing top coat and haze under 1.0%, so what you see on the car is still the paint, not the film. The full comparison is on the PPF films we install page.

Which one is enough for you

Low mileage, mostly city driving? The base film. Stone chips are rare there and you won't notice ten extra microns.

Lots of motorway, long commercial trips, queuing behind trucks? The thicker line. That's exactly where the difference in thickness shows up first.

Gravel, unpaved roads to the cottage, frequent loading over the rear edge? The thickest one. This isn't about speed — it's about how often you get hit.

What the film won't do

It preserves the paint exactly as it finds it, flaws included. Swirl marks and specks already on the car today will still be visible underneath it. For those, paint correction comes first, as a separate step with its own price. The self-healing also works within the film, not in the paint beneath it: it smooths out wash marks and light hairlines, but it won't fix a key scratch or a puncture.

Coverage matters more than the line when it comes to price

We don't quote prices here — they're calculated for your specific car. What moves the price most isn't the line, but how much of the car you cover: just the front edge, the whole front end, or the full car. You'll find the options on the PPF film and partial protection pages. If you're not sure what state the paint is in, start with paint diagnostics.

Tell us how many kilometres you drive a year and where. We'll recommend the line and the coverage based on that. You can also call +420 739 374 074.

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