When I spoke to JohnnyQuest, I took his statement being - flying stones can leave an impression in the clear film. Overtime, this will become noticeable.zvezdah1 said:
I don't understand the "dent" statement. If he means it separates in some areas from the car, never had that problem.
Chris
Yellowing was a problem with the first generation product. Believe me, I was one of the engineers at 3M that was toiling away in the lab/field to find a solution! The current generation product will not yellow. We fixed it(in the early 90s) by applying a flexible urethane clear coat to the original film. Of course if you leave your car outside 24-7 in Phoenix it will discolor in about 10 years (as will your paint). I doubt any of us will be so abusive...babak said:How does the 3M stuff wear? I used to have something in my 944's by the wheel arches that was from factory, on a white car over time it yellowed and showed itself. The same problem persisted with some other colors as well. Then there was the wax collecting against the edges.
The film is not totally impervious. If you will be putting alot of miles on your car you may notice these impressions after 50k miles or more. Then you just peel it off and put on a new one.nxm150 said:When I spoke to JohnnyQuest, I took his statement being - flying stones can leave an impression in the clear film. Overtime, this will become noticeable.