Xpel wrap
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 899
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From: Louisville KY
I respect the decision of those who use expel and I understand your reasons for using the product. Out of curiosity I got a quote from the custom painter I have used in the past for work on my cars and motorcycles. The cost to custom paint my 2016 Z06 was less than getting it expel wrapped. It's not the expel product cost it is the labor to install it that is inflated. I made a decision to ceramic coat my car. I have plenty of time this winter so I am going to do it myself. Adams has a ceramic paint coating kit for $159.99 that has everything needed for the job, all you need to add is patience and your own labor and time and no one can say Adams doesn't make quality products.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2018
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yes it is the labor.. but with that said, it is also an art. Especially on the expel ultimate, it is so thick, it is an art to get it to shrink and lay down on every panel perfectly. A guy messes up... now he has to buy more material... cost goes up.
May as well get the guys who are pro's and bite the bullet. Down here in west palm, 4500 is for the guy who is a pro. He normally charges 5500 or more, but will go to 4500 for me as a favor for people i send him.
May as well get the guys who are pro's and bite the bullet. Down here in west palm, 4500 is for the guy who is a pro. He normally charges 5500 or more, but will go to 4500 for me as a favor for people i send him.
Former Vendor
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 87
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I respect the decision of those who use expel and I understand your reasons for using the product. Out of curiosity I got a quote from the custom painter I have used in the past for work on my cars and motorcycles. The cost to custom paint my 2016 Z06 was less than getting it expel wrapped. It's not the expel product cost it is the labor to install it that is inflated. I made a decision to ceramic coat my car. I have plenty of time this winter so I am going to do it myself. Adams has a ceramic paint coating kit for $159.99 that has everything needed for the job, all you need to add is patience and your own labor and time and no one can say Adams doesn't make quality products.
Former Vendor
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 87
Likes: 14
I’m doing a full color change wrap in two weeks. I did my own paint correction last year and did my own ceramic coating with Adams products at that time. They are charging $750 to remove all the existing coating and paint correction if needed. I was told that certain films (mine is Avery) have a more difficult time with shrinking and retraction if done over a ceramic coat. The wrap is $4700. I am having the wrap coated with Ceramic Pro afterwards for $800. This is a situation where you get what you pay for. Regional prices vary as well as the quality of the installer. The shop I’m using was the World wrapping champs in 2016.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 899
Likes: 209
From: Louisville KY
yes it is the labor.. but with that said, it is also an art. Especially on the expel ultimate, it is so thick, it is an art to get it to shrink and lay down on every panel perfectly. A guy messes up... now he has to buy more material... cost goes up.
May as well get the guys who are pro's and bite the bullet. Down here in west palm, 4500 is for the guy who is a pro. He normally charges 5500 or more, but will go to 4500 for me as a favor for people i send him.
May as well get the guys who are pro's and bite the bullet. Down here in west palm, 4500 is for the guy who is a pro. He normally charges 5500 or more, but will go to 4500 for me as a favor for people i send him.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 3,465
Likes: 650
Mike I agree with you and the expel is definitely many steps above the ceramic paint coating I am going to install on my Corvette. Here in Louisville the best price I got for the expel ultimate was between $7000 & $7500. That's a rip off in my opinion considering I can get a entire new show paint job for just over $6000. Yes there is an art to laying the expel on an existing car properly but not on the same level as doing a new paint job that exceeds the quality of OEM paint. Just my 2c worth.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 899
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From: Louisville KY
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,538
Likes: 290
From: Central MO
I am having it done. I was just sharing the info passed along so people can ask these questions. There are lots of sign shops now working with vinyl and they have no clue how to get the paint ready for the vinyl. "Ounce of prevention, worth a pound of cure"!!!
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Xpel yellowing
I have a white 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT that I had Xpel put on from new. I have 8500 miles on not and can tell you that I DO NOT recommend butting on a white vehicle. It is turning a slight yellow tint. I guess on any other color vehicle it wouldn't be bad but not on a white one. I'm sure I'm going to get some **** over this but I'm serious..
it had begun to yellow. It has progressively become more noticeable. The installer is going to redo ALL of the XPEL and told me this is the first time in eight
years of installation they have seen it yellow. Based on your experience, I have to wonder. Even assuming it to be true, it provides little consolation as I had
side skirts added. These now have to be removed and replaced by a body shop AFTER the XPEL is re-applied. Also, I will have to have a curb rash repaired
($1K) which I was not going to bother with as it is barely noticeable. But I was advised absent a repair, the XPEL would not adhere to the vehicle.
While the installer did a fantastic job and they are honoring XPEL's ten year guarantee against yellowing, having it re-done is going to be a major PITA and expense.
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Xpel wrap
Originally Posted by 2019 ZR1 
I have a white 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT that I had Xpel put on from new. I have 8500 miles on not and can tell you that I DO NOT recommend butting on a white vehicle. It is turning a slight yellow tint. I guess on any other color vehicle it wouldn't be bad but not on a white one. I'm sure I'm going to get some **** over this but I'm serious..
I have a white 2016 C7 that I had XPEl'ed in Dec. 2016, the day I picked up the car. Fast forward to summer of 2019 (11,000 miles) and unfortunately, I noticed
it had begun to yellow. It has progressively become more noticeable. The installer is going to redo ALL of the XPEL and told me this is the first time in eight
years of installation they have seen it yellow. Based on your experience, I have to wonder. Even assuming it to be true, it provides little consolation as I had
side skirts added. These now have to be removed and replaced by a body shop AFTER the XPEL is re-applied. Also, I will have to have a curb rash repaired
($1K) which I was not going to bother with as it is barely noticeable. But I was advised absent a repair, the XPEL would not adhere to the vehicle.
While the installer did a fantastic job and they are honoring XPEL's ten year guarantee against yellowing, having it re-done is going to be a major PITA and expense.
I have a white 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT that I had Xpel put on from new. I have 8500 miles on not and can tell you that I DO NOT recommend butting on a white vehicle. It is turning a slight yellow tint. I guess on any other color vehicle it wouldn't be bad but not on a white one. I'm sure I'm going to get some **** over this but I'm serious..I have a white 2016 C7 that I had XPEl'ed in Dec. 2016, the day I picked up the car. Fast forward to summer of 2019 (11,000 miles) and unfortunately, I noticed
it had begun to yellow. It has progressively become more noticeable. The installer is going to redo ALL of the XPEL and told me this is the first time in eight
years of installation they have seen it yellow. Based on your experience, I have to wonder. Even assuming it to be true, it provides little consolation as I had
side skirts added. These now have to be removed and replaced by a body shop AFTER the XPEL is re-applied. Also, I will have to have a curb rash repaired
($1K) which I was not going to bother with as it is barely noticeable. But I was advised absent a repair, the XPEL would not adhere to the vehicle.
While the installer did a fantastic job and they are honoring XPEL's ten year guarantee against yellowing, having it re-done is going to be a major PITA and expense.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,465
Likes: 450
My experience probably doesn't count for much, but it is commonly known in my area that the Xpel Ultimate has a tendency to yellow ever so slightly with age and noticeable on a white car. All of my Xpel covered cars (and I'm going on my fourth) have been black so I never see anything obnoxious. Sorry............
