Paint Protection Film
Which one makes sense depends on what you drive and where you drive it. A car that lives on the N3 takes a very different beating to one doing school runs in town.
What it is
A stone chip is physical damage. No wax, no sealant and no ceramic coating absorbs an impact โ they're all far too thin. Film is thick enough to take the hit and keep the paint underneath intact.
The top coat is self-healing, so light scratches in the film close up with heat rather than building up over time. Fitted properly you won't know it's on the car until something hits it.
Every install starts with paint prep. Film over swirled or contaminated paint seals those defects in for as long as the film stays on, so correction comes first. That's included in the quote, not added later.
The packages
All five include paint prep. Ranges below are a starting guide โ the number for your specific vehicle comes after we quote it.
Covers the two areas that get hit most and cost most to fix. If you're going to protect one part of the car, it's this part.
Suits: daily commuters, leased cars, anyone testing the water
R12,500 โ R20,000
Everything that faces forward at speed. The bonnet is where highway chips land, and a chipped bonnet is the thing you notice every time you walk up to the car.
Suits: new cars, regular highway driving, anyone keeping the car a while
R18,500 โ R34,000
Built for highway commuters, performance cars and bakkies โ anywhere gravel and track tar get kicked up by your own tyres. Adds the areas that take that hit, plus door handle cups, which is where fingernails do their work.
Suits: performance cars, gravel and dirt roads, harder driving
R28,000 โ R56,000
The whole car wrapped in clear, gloss film. Front to back, roof included. The factory paint underneath stays exactly as it left the line, and it's still there when you take the film off years later.
Suits: prestige cars, long-term ownership, cars you intend to sell well
R40,000 โ R95,000
Same full-body protection as our gloss package, with a frosted, light-diffusing top layer that turns factory gloss paint into a permanent satin finish. A style choice and full protection in one.
Suits: anyone wanting a permanent matte look with full protection underneath
R45,000 โ R108,000
How we price it
A Corolla bonnet and a Hilux bonnet are not the same amount of film or the same amount of work โ that's the entire reason each package shows a range instead of one number. Shops that quote one flat price for "full front" are either overcharging the small cars or cutting corners on the big ones.
Where you land in that range depends on your vehicle's size class and, for sharper-edged cars like Audi S-Line or RS models, the extra time that panel geometry takes. We quote against your exact vehicle and the package you want, so the number you get is the number for your car.
Paint prep is in the quote, not bolted on afterwards. So is the callout. What we send you is what it costs.
The film we fit
We fit one film range. It's 8-mil thermoplastic polyurethane, backed by a 10-year international warranty against yellowing, bubbling, cracking and clear-coat delamination.