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Can / Should You wax over PP Film?

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  1. cole328

    cole328 Formula Junior

    May 9, 2014
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    Hello All...I have a nero '07 F430 Spider. When i bought it last year, I had the front end and 1/2 of the hood covered in PPF. All looks great, and was going to wax the car this weekend. The question is whether people advise to put any sort of a mild wax onto the PPF as well? I know anything abrasive needs to be of course avoided, but was not sure if a wax or mild polish was advised. Or, just leave alone and focus on solely the exposed paint.

    if the former if anyone has any recommended products that have worked with no damage, that would be appreciated.

    Scott
     
  2. Ianjoub

    Ianjoub Formula Junior

    Dec 22, 2019
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    Ian Joubert
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  3. obbob

    obbob Formula Junior

    Aug 14, 2017
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    yes, and you should.

    PPF will protect the paint, but the PPF itself can still get stained, damaged, etched, etc. A damaged PPF will look ugly. Of course the good thing in that case is you can always remove a damaged PPF and replace it, but that doesn't mean you want to be doing that regularly.
     
  4. shifter

    shifter Formula Junior
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    Yes and yes. I ceramic coated mine with the rest of the car. I use best of show detail spray on top after rides.




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  5. cole328

    cole328 Formula Junior

    May 9, 2014
    882
    OK thanks All for the quick replies\!
     
  6. 3POINT8

    3POINT8 F1 Rookie
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    Jan 23, 2014
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    i just have the ceramic coat on the ppi and leave it at that works so far
     
  7. ShadowLAP

    ShadowLAP Formula Junior

    May 15, 2017
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    SW Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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    Lawrence P.
    Wax as you would the paint. I've found ceramic waxes, spray wax and detailers also work well to bring up a gloss and protect the film. However, I would not recommend using a liquid wax that dries to a haze. I did this once on my Expel Ultimate and it took a lot of effort to remove it.
     
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