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If you're dealing with a new car
A new car looks like a clean start, even though it carries small marks from manufacturing and transport. We'll explain what that means for care, and where to begin.
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How Much of the Car to Cover
A car still looks fine after a few years. Only when you stand in front of the bonnet and look against the light do you notice its leading edge is finely pitted. The bumper too. The headlight covers are a shade duller than the rest of the car. None of it shows at a normal glance, but you know it's there and that it will only add up. That's usually when people start thinking about paint protection film.
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A New Car and When to Film It
A new car looks flawless for a surprisingly short time. A few drives on the motorway, low sun behind you, and the first dots appear on the nose of the bonnet and on the grille — spots where a stone kicked up by the car in front chipped away a fleck of paint. You will probably notice them by accident, refuelling or wiping the windscreen. After winter you see them whether you want to or not. And that is exactly the moment when the question we hear most often from people with a new car comes up: should I rush to get film on it, or can it wait?
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Basic or Ceramic Protection? How to Choose
Paint that sits outside most of the year picks up fine wash-swirls, and water spreads out across it instead of beading up. The price list has two entries, and the price gap is clearer than the gap in the result. We'll recommend the one that fits how you actually use your car.
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After Picking Up a Car with Ceramic Protection: The First Days
Water beads up on the paint and it feels smooth from day one, but the layer is still curing. We'll tell you what to avoid in these first weeks and how to wash the car.
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What a new car really needs
Under a bright light, the bonnet of a new car almost always shows faint swirls and smears from its way to you. Protection applied over paint like that just seals them in. We'll explain what we do with the paint first.
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