Paint Correction before PPF?

[keg392]

Hey guys, gonna get some PPF installed on my 392 when it shows up.

What's everyone's opinion on a brand new Wrangler needing paint correction before my guy installs XPEL?

What condition has the paint been in when you guys have taken delivery?

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[CpT Papa]

Jeep can't seem to program the robots to get paint in the tight spots. Mine had light coverage in the engine bay, around the tailgate hinges, and about 1" of crusty bubbles on the leading edge of the freedom top. About 4K and a month at the paint shop. Looks like black glass now. Jeep covered it.

 

[Billy Baldone]

If the dealership washes it, chances are great it will need paint correction. Our dealer was instructed to not wash it at all. Paint was as close to perfect as I have ever seen

 

[jlcalifornia]

If you want it to look perfect, and if you're installing PPF, you probably do, it will need paint correction.

Even really high end luxury vehicles have flaws in their paint, unless you're getting into super car territory. A typical porsche for example has noticeable flaws.

If you're going to shell out for PPF, do the correction first as well.

 

[Ang1Sgt]

On my 2013 JK, I had a few issues. It took me about a day to correct things using the equipment I have. Some of the Metallic Paints really POP when you take the time to color correct and then seal them or do the PPF.

 

[Gobirat]

Hey guys, gonna get some PPF installed on my 392 when it shows up.

What's everyone's opinion on a brand new Wrangler needing paint correction before my guy installs XPEL?

What condition has the paint been in when you guys have taken delivery?

Tree sap, fall out, light scratches etc are best removed with a clay bar and or some very fine polish so its not under the film. Any contamination or little flakes of whatever will create contamination areas under the film and it can show up as white little blisters or dots where it wont lie down.

I just bought a JEEP 4XE in black and did go over it to make sure there wasn't any paint damage from shipping etc. The paint was honestly some of the best I have seen compared to pickups etc I have had. Even my new Corvette had was so so paint. The only thing with the Jeep was a few light clear coat scratches that I easily hand buffed out with some 3M final polish and a microfiber towel.

I may do a bit film on the hood edge and front fenders and thats it. I have spent so much on that stuff over the years and have never been completely satisfied. It has always had a spot here or there that didn't lie down right or was coming up on an edge. And it can get spendy. I just got into a habit of using a paint pin and keeping it waxed. One thing if a jeep fender or whatever needs re painted, stuff comes off easy

 

[J-Dub]

Just have them do the prep that's included with the PPF, likely a full decon and wash. No sense in correcting the paint, you won't see any microscratches under the ppf and if you ever pull the ppf off, it'll need a correction after that just from removing the adhesive left behind.

 

[Gobirat]

I would agree. Micro scratches aren't a big deal. I would do the wash, clay it off myself, and thats easy. But if any contaminates are on the surface of the paint and aren't brought out by the wash, it will show up as a a little white spec between the film and paint. On white you don't notice it like the dark colors as bad but with that color you will notice dirt on the edges that shows. I have a love hate for the stuff lol. A lot of times what they want for a small fortune of so called paint correction is simply a de contamination wash like you mentioned or some light claying.

 

[J-Dub]

I would agree. Micro scratches aren't a big deal. I would do the wash, clay it off myself, and thats easy. But if any contaminates are on the surface of the paint and aren't brought out by the wash, it will show up as a a little white spec between the film and paint. On white you don't notice it like the dark colors as bad but with that color you will notice dirt on the edges that shows. I have a love hate for the stuff lol. A lot of times what they want for a small fortune of so called paint correction is simply a de contamination wash like you mentioned or some light claying.

Let the shop do the decon process, that way if anything significant ends up under the film it's on them.

 

[Gobirat]

Let the shop do the decon process, that way if anything significant ends up under the film it's on them.

I would too if it did't cost a ton to do that.

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