PPF will be part of the class in January....Invest in you business! apexsurfaceprotection.store/

I had my entire Tesla PPF’d with STEK film immediately after delivery. Money well spent IMO!

I remember seeing your first video when Brian just started working with/for you (burning a test panel with the rotary). It's nice to see how advanced he has become!

Your young workers do excellent work.... I must say.

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

I am proud of all of them... even the part timers.

Holy cow by the end I genuinely couldn’t tell the car had even been wrapped!! Impeccable work. Just hope you top it with a 6 year titanium coating, only feels right after all this work

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! That is our goal... to apply the film without anyone knowing it’s there at first glance.

Love how glossy STEK is!

Beautiful result!

Another one for the video library Brian 👊🏼Very informative as always

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Amazing work guys!! Well done👌😎

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I can’t believe you went with PPF. This must be an amazing film if you chose it. Looks great Brian

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

It is truly a top notch film.

Perfect PPF Paint Protection Film application. Thank you,

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Perfection is a mirage when it comes to PPF. But we do our absolute best for a clean, seem less install. 😁👍🏻

Ya all do a great job there!👍🏻

Excellent video Brian ,definitely need to get off my butt and learn Ppf and wraps. Really great tutorial as always and hope you and the crew have a good weekend.

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

We will cover PPF in great detail in January... we would love to have you at our workshop!😁👍🏻

Looking good!👍🏻

Great info! Keep up the great work!

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very informative (as always) and honest. PPF seems to be touted as a magic cure all by a lot of people.

Beautiful job. I wish I could do my next car the whole thing like you did.

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Or...we could do it for you! Cheers!😁👍🏻

would love to see your plotter/software setup! great work btw 👍

Looks good 👍

Tedious. I think it would hurt my brain (what's left). Patience, patience, and more patience would be a good theme, I guess. A shop to actually do it would be a giant plus as well. I honor you folks that can do PPF. Fun to watch though. Thanks Brian.

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

A clean shop is a must. It is quite relaxing and satisfying applying this stuff.🙂👍🏻

I should learn to do this myself. I’m getting sick of taking my car back to the installer to redo sections they stuff up. If you want a job done well it seems you need to do it yourself.

Great video. Is all film permeable? I would like to see a video on the plotter

would love to learn more about your plotter and recommended software to cut the film!

Very Nice video. These materials are in the "specialty Polymers" category. I believe STEK is of 4-layer construction. The self-healing properties are a feature of the elastomeric properties. Mfg. process is extrusion. I have STEK on my car.

Great video kind sir. Can you apply the film over a ceramic coated car or do you have the remove the coating first?

You are more of a perfectionist compared to your son or workers Because you do a small section at a time and making sure it’s perfect 👍 That’s the differences between the older and the younger generation ✌️👍🇨🇦 Love your perfection with all your videos Long time Fan 👍✌️

Thank you for this video as I have so much to learn about film. Tucking the film in the seams looks a lot harder than you make it look because I would have loose film inside the edges of the panels.

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

For tucking corners and edges...a good heat gun is your best friend.😁👍🏻

@neilwalker5041

Жыл бұрын

@@apexdetail85 thank you

You mentioned used many different color squeegee for softness but I think I missed the brand. Would you please advise and are the ones with the handles good? Thanks, keep up the good work.

I’m really impressed with young Brian. He’s obviously a fast learner and very focused as he’s working 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. He’s been with Apex for about 1 year?

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

A little over a year. I am so grateful for all my Brian’s....Jr is killing it on the business end of the shop and product line. The Brian in this video takes in info and training like a sponge. Great kid and worker.😁👍🏻

@davidboyce6427

Жыл бұрын

@@apexdetail85 yes it shows. Both young men are exemplary 🤗🤗🤗

Looks great! I just don’t think I could ever have the patience to film a car

So you prefer Stek over Flexishield ppf ✌️🇨🇦 Great work 👍✌️🇨🇦

A shop here told me they do bumper PPF kits for a Tesla, but recommended their custom job for $150 more. Something about not liking the "seams" from the kit version and the "relief cuts" that he says are necessary for some reason.

How do you deal with parking sensors or tow hook caps? Great video as always and I would like to encourage your viewers to seize the opportunity to train with you it truly is an amazing experience.

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

There are actually “punch kits” for sensor holes. The tow hook inserts are carefully hand cut and wrapped around.

So this is what's known as a custom PPF as aposed to a kit? I thought Stek only sold precut kits.

I have an F-type also how come you didn't show the rear quarter panel application process, I'm having a hard time of getting the film to lay down with out damaging the adhesive on the rear edge and the curved area above the tire.

After PPF do you ceramic coat with blue collar ceramic coat or do you use another ceramic coat. What do you recommend? BTW, great videos and keep it up!

@dakotasimon3445

9 ай бұрын

I’d like to know this too. I know STEK has built in ceramic coating but I’m wanting to know if I can add ceramic coating on my STEK PPF

Good tutorial for PPF install! I'll admit I suck at just putting tint on glass so a PPF install is way out of my league!

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

We could change that at one our our work shops...we have one coming up in January.

How does hot weather affect PPF?

you did a neat job. how long does it take to finish a car

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Full body on something like this a day and a half to two days.

What kind of car lift is that?

Nice ppf is my next step what do you think about expel.

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Xpel, Premium, and Legend are great options....STEK is the right one for me.

@derekbelton5932

Жыл бұрын

It will eventually crack and look like broken glass on your paint no matter who makes it 30 year body tech trust me they all eventually do it.

I was wondering to my self can it be done is worth if it can could you cermic coat car then lay film on. The car then cermic coat film since I know every so often you need pull film off

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

It is the absolute best scenario to lay down the PPF first...then coat it.

So if PPF will mask a lot of surface defects, is it making paint correction obsolete?

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

No... we still correct before application ...so when it is removed some day, the paint underneath is mint.

Great job! Curious, how much does it cost to PPF a car or a midsized SUV?

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Full body? Track pack? Front clip?

@tysona8421

Жыл бұрын

@@apexdetail85 full body

@ssoffshore5111

Жыл бұрын

@@tysona8421 It's not cheap!

@tysona8421

Жыл бұрын

@@ssoffshore5111 well nothing labor intensive usually is. I’m just curious, I literally have know idea what a price point would be.

@ssoffshore5111

Жыл бұрын

@@tysona8421 You'll want to talk with Brian for an accurate number, but full coverage for the vehicle size you're talking about, I would expect it to be somewhere around $5k. I've heard of some places doing it for a few thousand, up to $10k for a full high-end install.

can wax be used on it and what is the maximum life span

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

Dynoshield has a ten year warranty. You can top it with anything.

Can you ceramic coat over top of this film?

@dakotasimon3445

9 ай бұрын

I’d like to know as well. I know you can ceramic coat PPF and it’s best to but the STEK has built in ceramic coating top coat.. I’m wanting to know if I can add a layer of my favorite coating or if it will be rejected and/or a waste of time.

Well done guys! I manufacture PPF film and have also done some installing on my own stuff, watching pros do the install makes it look easy, it's not (especially on compound curved surfaces). I would not recommend doing the install yourself, unless you're not paying for the film (it's expensive), and you don't care about professional looking results!

What is PPF renew?

@apexdetail85

Жыл бұрын

There are a few products that can rejuvenate protective films as they age...this is one of them.... www.detailedimage.com/Gyeon-M91/PPF-Renew-P1849/120-ml-S1/?Google-Product-Search-PLA&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1sucBhDgARIsAFoytUsGJah1LPjbdrkZAcN7w9WrK4MSwqhsKbva5YAjVCIF457adegLL9caAqkzEALw_wcB

First!!!

I'm 5:00 in and no how to yet. I'm out. Less useless chatter, more actual instructions next time, guys.