retcav1sg

protection product? I'm looking for something like XPEL/3M/Cleartastic that is tinted. I contacted the folks at Cleartastic and they only have clear products. My recent GS purchase is black and had no paint protection on all of the typical rash areas. I'm looking to put some protection on the areas but a clear product would still show the rash where a tinted product would cover them up. This would probably only work on a black car but I think it would work. I've considered using vinyl but am not sure what type of protection it would provide. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

sstonebreaker

Yeah, it's called candy. Anything candy is a pearlescent or metalflake undercoat and a tinted transparent top coat. The classic color for candy you always hear is "candy apple red". Try House of Kolor.

retcav1sg

Thanks sstone...It appears all of their products are spray on, I'm looking for a paint protection film. I've been able to buff the areas with rash to the point of almost being smooth but the rash look is still present. I'm thinking the tinted film would serve the dual purpose of hiding the rash and protecting the area. Thanks again!

Cockroach

You are seeking a quick half *** way of repairing something that should possibly be repainted. A painter can tint primers but usually never a clear since you want the clear to be as "clear" as possible to allow light to reflect off the base color. Cheap clears have almost a yellow tint where a high end clear will be crystal clear. If repainting is not in the budget a wrap may just do the trick.

retcav1sg

CockRoach...Any shop I take it to will just about want to paint most of both sides of the car to make sure everything "blends" as it should. The rash is small, comparatively speaking, and is in the exact area where many, including me on previous cars, would put the PPF. The vinyl wrap material may be a solution. Thanks for the input.

GS982

Not sure about the tinted PPF, but I was told by my PPF installer that vinyl wraps offer very little paint protection as far as rock chips or other impact damage. I know this is coming from someone who sells PPF, but he had a fully wrapped Jeep SRT8 and put PPF on top of all the leading edges to protect his wrap and paint.

I too would be concerned about losing paint clarity with a tinted PPF. Even clear PPF does not shine as well as nicely polished paint.

sstonebreaker

Well, if you're just wanting to fix the rash, try Dr. Color Chip. It's a gel type of touchup paint that works great filling in the stone chips on my wife's audi (which is black).

A1958R