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03-22-2018, 01:38 PM | #1 |
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Glossy or Satin M-Performance CF Lip
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Trying to decide whether I want to wrap the CF lip in the usual glossy XPel film or go with the Stealth which would give it a satin look. It will be on an Alpine White. I haven't seen any examples of people doing this and my concern is that the satin look won't mesh well with the rest of the glossy paint. Here's an example of what Xpel stealth looks like on a CF spoiler. What do you guys think?
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I love the satin look but it depends on the color of the vehicle to me. I think it looks best on light colored vs dark but I still like it regardless
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03-22-2018, 09:35 PM | #9 |
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Well, looks like glossy still has the lead! I think I'll go with my original plan for glossy. The PPF shop also mentioned that Stealth doesn't adhere as well as Xpel ultimate so recommended to go with Ultimate.
I'll run it with just the PPF for awhile then decide on whether I want to wrap in gloss black vinyl later on to change things up. I received a bunch of different quotes for the PPF and decided to go with a shop that quoted $150 that does a lot of PPF.
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I may even just vinyl wrap it gloss black after the PPF so that it fully matches the rest of the gloss black accents. I'm not ultimately a fan of the CF look but there really aren't any options for front lips that aren't the M-Perf lip.
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Well, can't have these accessories adding even more weight! I am impressed with how light it is and the finish on it looks fantastic. Did you end up installing with beta-link or did you use 3m tape?
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My vote is in. Get 'er done! Plus the glossy will fit in nicely with beautiful PNW summers AND the 9 months of wet weather!
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haha good ol PNW rain and gloom. At least it'll look less dirty by starting off glossy.
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