Anyone else wrap their truck with PPF?

 

The cost of PPF per panel often rivals the cost of re-spraying it. In many cases you’re better off leaving the truck as is and using PPF money to renew the finish later in life… or just pocket the cash.

 

Yeah....the cost is quite prohibitive.

 

I’ve heard quotes from 6 to 8k from some people who have gotten estimates

 

You’ll never get that money back when you sell/trade, and it will still look crappy from all the places a chip penetrated the film. I see this as equivalent to wrapping the truck in money and hoping you don’t lose it over 100k miles.

 

As with all mods you’ll never get your money back.

 

I think it's valuable doing the front nose IF you regularly drive on the highway. That's probably $600-$1000 and it will protect it from debris especially for us guys with dark colored trucks that show every damn thing.

 

Quote I got was a 1000 for front fenders, bumper and hood

 

Let’s approach this from a different angle.


You buy a new truck. You pay thousands of dollars for PPF all around. Over the years, the PPF gets chewed up instead of your paint job. The paint may be fine, but the truck still looks like **** up close with all the tear marks and bubbles. PPF needs to come off when you trade to capitalize on the mostly safe paint underneath. Your truck is not worth thousands more when that happens.

… or the PPF never gets chewed up and you wasted money.

… or you could have parked that money in a mutual fund on day 1 and netted a better ROI.

… or you could have pocketed that money and re-sprayed the worst panel(s) for a fraction of the cost, possibly not needing any paint to begin with.

PPF is a waste for the majority of owners unless you’re super **** about the paint and you’re willing to treat PPF like a subscription.

Now let’s talk about the aftermarket parts you referenced. I spent about $2000 on my sound system. Speakers, sub, amp, wiring kit, sound deadener, etc. Everything but the sound deadener and maybe a 4ga power line is going into the next one. 90% of my investment is carrying over to the new truck as this one goes back to stock with a few hours of work. Can you transfer 90% of that PPF? Even if we take a more model/year specific upgrade like shocks or a leveling kit, those can be sold off and taken back to stock. You won’t recover everything, but it won’t be the level of loss like PPF.

 

I only do PPF on painted front bumpers. I've never had issues with paint chipping on the hood or anywhere else. But the front bumper chips like a ****.