Full body PPF

What full body actually covers

Full body is the top of the paint protection film ladder, and the name means what it says. Hood, front fenders, front bumper, mirrors and A-pillars are the full-front zone. Full body adds the doors, rocker panels, rear quarters, rear bumper, trunk or tailgate, roof, and on trucks the bed rails. If it is painted, it is filmed. The only surfaces left bare are glass, trim and anything the pattern cannot reach, which we show you on the quote.

Clear or stealth

ProLayers clear film is the default. It is optically clear, it has a hydrophobic top layer so water sheets off, and once the edges are wrapped it is hard to find on the car. ProLayers matte film does the same job with a satin finish, turning a gloss black or dark paint into a factory-looking matte car without repainting.

Both protect the same way; the choice is purely how you want the car to look. The stealth PPF page covers the matte option in detail, and if you are undecided, full front vs full body lays out where the extra panels earn their cost.

How the film goes on

Every panel is plotted on the computer from a pattern for your exact year, make and model, then cut on the plotter. No blade touches the paint. Film is applied wet so it can be positioned, squeegeed flat, and the edges are wrapped around the panel wherever the pattern allows, which is what makes the install disappear.

Seams, where they are unavoidable on a long roof or a wide hood, go on body lines. The car stays in the shop two to three days because each panel needs to set before the next one is handled and the whole car sets overnight before inspection.

Correct first on anything but a new car

Film is transparent. Whatever is on the paint when the film goes on is what you will look at for the life of the film. New cars straight off the truck usually go directly to film. Anything that has been through an automatic wash gets a paint correction pass first, which we quote alongside the PPF so there is one number.

Who it suits

Teslas are a strong fit. Tesla paint is soft, and the Model S, 3, X and Y all chip easily at the front and swirl easily everywhere else. On a BMW M3, M4, M5 or M8 the front fascia is what chips first, and once it is filmed the rest of the car is the logical next step.

New Range Rovers, X5s and X7s, GLEs and GLSs, and Escalades are worth filming before their first long drive on Mokulele or Honoapiilani Highway, where truck traffic throws debris at anything behind it. Exotics, from Porsche and Ferrari to Lamborghini and McLaren, are the classic full-body car, because a respray on that paint costs more than the film.

After the install

Follow the care sheet you get at pickup for the first wash. After that, hand wash or touchless, no pressure washer pointed at the film edges, and a ceramic coating over the film if you want it to stay slick; the PPF and ceramic coating combo is the usual pairing. The film can be removed with heat years later with factory paint intact underneath.

Getting a number

Send the year, make, model, color and whether you want clear or stealth. We will confirm the pattern is available, tell you whether correction is needed, and quote by panel count.