Hey there, I’m looking for a purple ppf that changes a little bit if the color, something similar with these pictures. I know Pure PPF has a color called purple rain, but it’s too blue.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

Is everyone else one piecing or two piecing these types of mirrors?

I picked this up 5 days ago from my PPF installer (North California). I have been quite underwhelmed with the initial impressions. The photos don't show the white air bubbles everywhere (and running lines front to back along the rocker panels on the bottom, but I'm sharing the ones of the rest of the panels where there's a very plasticky look with the film not tightly clinging to the body at all (and hanging loose in several places).

How bad is this? Should I have them have a chance at fixing this job or literally ask for a refund and not even let them touch the car even for PPF removal before getting it completely redone somewhere else?

I’ve got a 2021 Tesla Model 3 and I’m finally pulling the trigger on a full color change wrap. Going for a satin dark gray look.

I have an appointment coming up and just want to get a realistic idea of what to expect. How was the process for those of you who’ve done a full wrap before? Any things you wish you knew going in, especially with Tesla body lines or paint protection afterward?

Hi everyone,

We are developing PPF Engine, a software for turning 3D vehicle scans into editable 2D PPF patterns. We’ve been getting some promising flattening results, but we want to test the workflow against real production experience rather than relying only on my own examples and assumptions.

I’d be interested to hear how people here currently create or modify patterns:

• Which scanning and pattern-making software do you use?
• How do you go from the raw scan to a plotter-ready file?
• Which parts of the process require the most manual work?
• What kinds of panels cause the most trouble?
• How do you handle compound curves, stretch, fingers and wrapped edges?
• What do existing tools do well, and where do they let you down?

I’m especially interested in understanding the difference between the first flattened result and the pattern that actually works well during installation.

If anyone is open to sharing a real example, I’d love to study a raw panel scan alongside its flattened or manually corrected pattern. It would also be useful to know what needed changing and how the first version behaved on the vehicle. Anything shared could remain private and would only be used with permission.

In return, I can test the scan with what we are building and share the results with you. If the example ends up helping shape the software, I’d also be happy to give you access to it once it is ready.

I’m not suggesting that we’ve completely solved scan-to-pattern flattening. However, the results so far are encouraging, and the workflow is beginning to work well enough that testing it against difficult, real-world panels now feels like the most important next step.

Even if you cannot share any files, I’d really appreciate hearing about your current workflow and its biggest frustrations.

Had an older Sprinter in the shop recently with black vinyl that had been left on way too long.

The sides were annoying but manageable. The roof was baked hard from years in the sun.

Instead of pulling off in sheets, it came off in tiny pieces. Some spots were barely bigger than a fingernail. The glue underneath was another mess.

That is the problem with waiting until a wrap is cracked and brittle. Even good Avery or 3M vinyl gets harder to remove when it stays on past its useful life.

Once you see heavy fading, shrinking, or cracks around the edges, start planning the removal. Another year outside usually does not help.

Also, do not attack it with a metal scraper unless you truly do not care about the paint. We have seen people turn a bad removal into a body shop job that way.