Sometimes, a customer may not want to replace the entire piece of film that has been applied to a panel. They may just want it to be repaired, cleaned up and made look better.
In this particular situation, the customer bumped a garage and while we were able to remove all of the paint transfer, it did damage the film.
The film did its job, and was the sacrificial barrier that saved the paint finish, but the customer didn’t want to replace the entire panel.
We decided the most cost effective solution would be to “splice” in a piece of replacement film. While this isn’t something we would recommend doing on a fender or hood, it didn’t turn out too terrible on the lower bumper.
While this may not be the solution for some, it certainly did the job for this particular situation.
We recommend replacing entire panels, but if the panel was previously repainted, and is an aftermarket paint finish - removing the film may remove the paint with it. There is always a risk on aftermarket finishes. It does not happen on OEM finishes. This panel was an aftermarket finish, which was why we chose this route.
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