I have found two companies in the states that are similar to the 3M product, which are basically the same. Does anyone have any long term results, instead of the company's results? Is it easy to care for, does it yellow and how does it handle stone chips etc.?
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The costs I found were around $1000 CAD for the front of the hood, fenders and bumpers. That is a lot of coin for this process, which I don't think is very time consuming. I can understand if the product required expensive machinery to apply and had special environmental concerns while disposing of the excess. However, isn't it just a roll of film that is cut to fit each vehicle?
The service people just apply it to your vehicle. I don't see why the cost is soo much. Hmmmm...can someone help explain? Maybe it's because it is a fairly new process?