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Paint Protection Film · Ceramic Pro Elite Dealer, Davie FL

How soon after PPF can I wash my car?

Wait seven days. The film is installed with a slip solution and the adhesive needs that time to bond fully. Small water pockets and light haze under the film in the first week are normal and clear on their own.

In our bay · Davie, FL

The first seven days

After that

Hand wash with pH-neutral soap and two buckets, or a touchless automatic. Never a brush wash. Pressure washer at 12 inches or more, never aimed along an edge. Dry with a plush towel or blower.

What not to use, ever

Compounds, polishes, cleaner waxes, anything abrasive. They scuff the topcoat. A spray sealant made for film is fine. Better: the Ceramic Pro coating we include with every Full Front and Full Body, which makes the film wash like glass.

If a corner lifts in the first weeks

Do not press it down and do not wash over it. Bring the car by; re-seating an edge takes minutes and is covered.

From our bay in Davie

38 clips of PPF and Ceramic Pro going on, filmed in the shop at 5150 SW 48th Way, Unit 614. Scroll sideways.

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Squeegee across the panel
Squeegee across the panel
Film squeegeed over the panel
Film worked around the fender
Film smoothed along the edge
Ceramic Pro application · in the bay
Ceramic Pro application · in the bay
Ceramic Pro application · in the bay
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Coating applied by hand
Product worked into the panel
Water beads on the paint
Water runs straight off
Soap and water slide away

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XPEL is the most advertised PPF brand. On the numbers, Ceramic Pro PPF is thicker at 8.5 mil, carries a lifetime warranty instead of 10 years, and is the only film built to take a Ceramic Pro coating. The install and the warranty behind it are what separate one car from another. Full answer →
Will XPEL PPF turn yellow?
Any film can yellow if the chemistry is wrong: early aromatic urethane did, and cheap PVC film sold as PPF still does. What protects you is a UV-stable aliphatic topcoat and a written warranty against yellowing. Ceramic Pro Urban carries it for 10 years and Ceramic Pro PPF for life. Full answer →
Is PPF recommended for a Tesla?
Strongly. Tesla paint is thin and soft, the front end chips in months, and the rockers get sandblasted by the car's own tires. Full Front from $1,999 on a Model 3 and Track Package for the rockers are what we recommend most often. Full answer →

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The offer

Full Front PPF from $1,799 — free $549 ceramic coating included

Ceramic Pro Urban or Ceramic Pro PPF film, installed in our own climate-controlled bay in Davie. Every Full Front and Full Body install includes a Ceramic Pro coating at no charge, so the film stays glossy and easy to wash.

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