I haven't seen any good evidence of self healing stone chips (happy to see some). I've seen lots of PPF with stone chips in it, which is one reason it doesn't seem worth it (pay a load and still get chips).
The difference comes in that a PPF covered car will always look like new and stone chip free especially at the front.
A car without will have the odd stone chip that may / may not annoy the owner on a daily basis; waiting for the time they can get the respray.
My Xpel PPF'd Focus RS is now 6 and a bit years old as doesn't have a single stone chip and still looks like new.
You have to also factor in the paint matching scenario. My Focus has a 3 layer pearlescent paint (the lairy nitrous blue - not unlike the neptune blue of the GR86 but has sparkly bit in it) and a respray may be a difficult match.
My GR86 is booked in for a head to tail covering of the new Xpel Fusion hydrophobic covering after seeing the OH dog wagon covered front end with it.
Fit and forget the stress of stone chips.
Thats it! keep posting stuff like this so I can justify lighten my wallet so much.
You can polish PPF and also ceramic coat in some cases. I'm not sure if mine will be I will have to ask. Prep work underneath will be whatever is required to get a good finish, but if you have some nasty stone chips they will look awful under PPF. Skirts are definitely worth considering as they have those 'hips' that protrude out quite far, they are likely to take a few hits over time.
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DIY Lanoguard or professional application? According to the Lanoguard website my nearest place is Jap Performance Parts. Nothing about it on their website though. Looks easy DIY but crawling around underneath the car in December is really unappealing. Definitely needs something under there though. No underseal whatsoever from the videos I've seen unless that's what they've been doing to our cars all these months.
That looks interesting. I'm of the same mind that I'll get a few coats of Fusso on for now that will last until Spring, then make the call on it. If it comes the first 2 weeks of December I really won't have much time to get it sealed at least once. May have to do it in one evening in the garage. It's a small car so hopefully won't take long.I've decided the PPF solution I'd be happy with is too expensive for me, as I would never get the value back in real terms and a wrap or a paint respray are on the cards if I decide to keep the car long-term. If the GR86 values remain high thenn potential buyers won't have the luxury of being too picky about a few stone chips. If they depreciate heavily (highly unlikely) then PPF won't make any difference either way.
I've been detailing my own cars with decent results for a while now and going to do my own ceramic coating (in spring now, unless the weather keeps up for another month), as £800 for a single stage machine polish and ceramic coating is taking it to another level.
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I could do it on jack stands in the garage but it's not like it will disintegrate over one Winter. It's not a Lancia. Something I'll probably do over Spring.
If you want to go DIY route might be worth looking to see if you can hire garage ramps locally. I looked into this and there appears to be a place not far from me that does them for £10 an hour.
Actually I've just seen some videos on the Pro one, which is on sale at the moment. It's really easy to apply once paint is cleaned down, so same as Fusso Coat, 30 secs to flash then buff off, leaving to cure for 4hrs in the garage. Think I may just do that, then still do a coat of Fusso a few days later once it's properly hard.I've decided the PPF solution I'd be happy with is too expensive for me, as I would never get the value back in real terms and a wrap or a paint respray are on the cards if I decide to keep the car long-term. If the GR86 values remain high thenn potential buyers won't have the luxury of being too picky about a few stone chips. If they depreciate heavily (highly unlikely) then PPF won't make any difference either way.
I've been detailing my own cars with decent results for a while now and going to do my own ceramic coating (in spring now, unless the weather keeps up for another month), as £800 for a single stage machine polish and ceramic coating is taking it to another level.
Pyramid Ceramic Coating is currently on offer and has been designed with a medium term protection in mind (3 years) and can be applied outdoors by mobile detailers and enthusiasts due to quick curing time:
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Just ordered thisActually I've just seen some videos on the Pro one, which is on sale at the moment. It's really easy to apply once paint is cleaned down, so same as Fusso Coat, 30 secs to flash then buff off, leaving to cure for 4hrs in the garage. Think I may just do that, then still do a coat of Fusso a few days later once it's properly hard.
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No mater how careful you are they will get scratched and it does need maintenance. I used to put a strip of yellow masking tape along the edge of the sills on the C63 when it went for a service and always came Back with black marks 
At least the paint was ok 
See if you can add side skirts to it. If I was doing PPF on my car, I would definitely add those in seeing how dirty they get.
