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Old 09-01-2023, 06:16 PM
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Default Kirkham full body PPF

Hello everyone,

Just curious if anyone has applied a full body paint protection film (PPF) to an unpainted Kirkham to help mitigate oxidation, water spots, dirt, fingerprints...

Was it successful?

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Old 09-01-2023, 06:20 PM
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No.....Windex
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Old 09-01-2023, 06:36 PM
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But isn't Windex just basically watered down ammonia with a little blue dye in it?
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Yes.....use Windex & Scotch-Bride sponges works great
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Old 09-02-2023, 06:27 AM
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There is a gentleman here in Lake Geneva, WI that I have seen tooling around in a polished bodied Cobra. Have not gotten a chance to speak to him yet. But it is a thing of beauty!

I did notice, yesterday, when he drove by me in the late afternoon into the lowering sun, that he seemed to have a problem with the sun reflecting off of the hood into his eyes. Little inconvenience for the stunning finish.
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Old 09-02-2023, 12:46 PM
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I remember there was a thread here re fpp on an alum car, don't remember what make.
He followed up some time later and stated "no problems"
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Thanks everyone. I'll take a look for the ppf thread.
My thoughts were to wrap the entire car for protection from oxidation and misc. deposits but maybe cheaper and easier to keep Windex and towels handy.

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Will that stuff even stick to a polished car. I don’t think so.
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The origanal, CSX2000, Cheers, Dennis

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We have a build coming up for a client of a fully polished car. I'm planning to work with our detailer on ceramic coating options for it. The high end ceramic products are pretty amazing and on a non-daily driver should last for over 5 years.
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Thanks for the info Cashburn. I didn't think of ceramic coating, that may be the ticket.

And thanks for the images Dennis. The lower picture is great and I haven't seen that one before. Wonder where that neighborhood is...

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