How much PPF costs

The short version

Paint protection film is priced first by coverage. The more of the car you cover, the more film and the more hours it takes. The price table on this page gives the starting price for each coverage level at Offshore. From there, three things push the number up: the size and shape of the vehicle, the film finish, and the condition of the paint.

If you drive on Maui, the Maui PPF cost guide goes through local driving conditions. This guide is the general version, and it is the one to read if you are comparing quotes from anywhere.

Pricing by coverage area

Partial front, from $1,495.98

Part of the hood, the front bumper and the mirrors. It stops the worst chips on the leading edge of the car. The trade-off is a visible film line partway up the hood, and the fenders stay bare. It suits a lease or a car you will sell soon.

Full front, from $2,249

The full hood, both front fenders, the bumper, the mirrors and the A-pillars. On a typical car this is where almost all highway chip damage lands, and because the whole hood is covered there is no line across it. It is the right coverage for most daily drivers.

Full front plus rockers, from $2,995.89

Full front with the rocker panels and door edges added. The rockers take spray from all four tires, so this is the starting point for trucks, SUVs and anyone who drives gravel or long highway miles.

Full body, from $6,499.89

Every painted panel. It removes the line between filmed and bare paint and protects the doors, roof, quarters and rear bumper. It is the usual choice for exotics, collector cars and anything with paint that is expensive to repair. Those vehicles are quoted individually, because the complexity of the bodywork varies too much for a starting price to mean much. The full front vs full body comparison helps you decide whether the extra coverage is worth it on your car.

Pricing by vehicle size and shape

Size is the obvious factor: a full-size truck or three-row SUV has more surface than a compact sedan, so the same coverage uses more film and more time. Shape matters as much. A flat, square truck hood is quick to fit. A sports car with a sculpted front, deep vents and tight panel gaps needs more stretching, more relief cuts and more care around sensors. Two vehicles with similar square footage can quote quite differently for that reason.

That is why we publish starting prices by coverage rather than a single grid by vehicle class. The honest number for your car comes from the year, make, model and trim, because body shape often changes between trims of the same model.

Pricing by film and finish

Offshore installs ProLayers clear, matte and black PPF as its primary film. Clear gloss film is the baseline. Stealth PPF, the matte finish, costs a little more. Because a matte front on a gloss car leaves a visible change in finish, most stealth installs are full body, which is what really moves the total. Colored PPF changes the car’s color and protects it at the same time; it is priced as a full-vehicle job from $7,999.

Windshield protection film is a separate add-on from $150. It is not PPF in the usual sense, but it is often quoted alongside a full front for cars that see a lot of highway driving.

The paint under the film

Film preserves what is underneath it. A new car usually needs only a thorough wash and decontamination. A used car, or a new one with dealership swirl marks, needs paint correction first, or those defects are sealed in for the life of the film. A one-step correction for light swirls starts from $299; a two-step for heavier defects starts from $599. A quote that skips this step is cheaper for a reason.

Why the cheapest quote usually costs more

Lower prices usually come from thinner film, edges cut short instead of wrapped around the panel, or no paint prep. The result is film that lifts at the edges, yellows, or shows dust trapped underneath within a year or two. Removing failed film is labor, the paint often needs correcting again, and then new film goes on. You end up paying for the job twice. Wrapped edges, where the panel allows, are part of Offshore’s install standard rather than an upsell.

If your car is coming from the mainland

A car shipped to Maui pays the same shop price as one that has been on the island for years. Shipping is arranged and paid separately with your shipping company, you collect the car at Kahului Harbor, and the car’s condition is noted at drop-off and again at handover. The shipping handover guide covers how that works.

How to get an exact number

Send the year, make, model and trim, the coverage you are considering, a few daylight photos of the paint and how the car is driven. With that, the quote covers your car and your scope instead of a generic package.