PPF Installers - need your input: Color not matching on a redone door. Does it just take time?

[T35L4]

Just wondering if anyone has deep PPF experience (especially all the installers here). I had STEK Satin Black PPF installed. I took it back to the installer when I saw a bubble on the rear drive side door. He was totally good with redoing just that door. When he was done, I noticed the difference in color. I pointed it out and he said that once it cures, the color will be the same as rest of the car and that he used the same roll of PPF he used the first time. Just wanted to verify that's the case since it's been a couple of weeks. It's been cold out so I know PPF cures better in warm weather but will the color just blend back in the way it used to? Another note is that Gyeon ceramic coating was applied originally which he said he did again with the new PPF portion. Not sure if there would be any effect on the difference in color with that as well.


Lastly, I guess it depends on lighting and angle but I've seen both on my car and others that sometimes that different panels can appear as if the color is different with or without PPF applied so maybe that exacerbates the color appearance?


Before: PPF was redone:
Seemed pretty uniform in color.

After PPF was redone:
A slight difference in color. Hoping it just needs to cure.

Here, you can see the front panel also looks slightly different in color so maybe it just depends on lighting and angle?

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[Balthezor]

Looks like satin vs matte black

 

[Brandon708]

If he got it from the same roll then yes, It should even out. If it doesn't in a couple weeks, bring it to their attention.

 

[T35L4]

If he got it from the same roll then yes, It should even out. If it doesn't in a couple weeks, bring it to their attention.

OK cool. That's a relief. If it doesn't resolve, what else could he possibly do besides rewrap the whole car again?

 

[T35L4]

Looks like satin vs matte black

Nah, the surfaces are not that drastic.

 

[T35L4]

Can any other experienced PPF Installers weigh in?
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[Deleted member 17810]

Your front fenders looks different too.

Small chance they didn't keep orientation of the roll along the truck.

 

[T35L4]

Your front fenders looks different too.

Small chance they didn't keep orientation of the roll along the truck.

Wow! I never thought that could have an effect. So this means the roll needs to go the same direction on the whole car or the colors will be mismatched? Great feedback!

 

[PurePPF]

Curing is false. There is no such a thing as colored ppf changing colors after a curing phase. Unfortunately that is an excuse.

The problem is he did not use the same STEK product to replace your door. Most likely because STEK has been out of stock on dynomatte black for over 3 months now. I recommend you contact stek directly & they would be happy to warranty the installers work if he's truly authorized by them. Or, contact the shop back and let them know it needs to be redone in the right product.

 

[T35L4]

Curing is false. There is no such a thing as colored ppf changing colors after a curing phase. Unfortunately that is an excuse.

The problem is he did not use the same STEK product to replace your door. Most likely because STEK has been out of stock on dynomatte black for over 3 months now. I recommend you contact stek directly & they would be happy to warranty the installers work if he's truly authorized by them. Or, contact the shop back and let them know it needs to be redone in the right product.

Thanks for this response. Really good to know from a knowledgeable pro here. The installer said they'll reach out to get a new section sent out. So even if time has passed (roughly 2 months since original install), the new PPF install should still match the rest of car pretty closely? I know if it is too long, maybe the wear might make it harder to color match.

 

[PurePPF]

Wow! I never thought that could have an effect. So this means the roll needs to go the same direction on the whole car or the colors will be mismatched? Great feedback!

This is true for most metallic or vibrant colors. Hardly true on a satin or matte black finish as there is no unique dye pattern during manufacturing. The reason the front fenders look different is because of the light angle on cybertrucks. This happens sometimes with front doors of cybertrucks when taking a photo front to back of the truck. It should always even out as you walk around the vehicle and change angle. In your case, the back door does not which is a sign that it was not material from the same roll

 

[PurePPF]

Thanks for this response. Really good to know from a knowledgeable pro here. The installer said they'll reach out to get a new section sent out. So even if time has passed (roughly 2 months since original install), the new PPF install should still match the rest of car pretty closely? I know if it is too long, maybe the wear might make it harder to color match.

Wear and tear wont have a color difference unless we are talking 2+ years. The only difference or issue is that color ppf & all colored films in the industry have batches. Each batch is about 600 meters long. Thats then cut into a certain quantity of rolls and sold as X batch. Now once thats sold, you’re onto a new batch and there is always a very very slight color variation due to raw material change. Here at PURE we combat this by maintaining inventory of each batch we have produced for emergency situations like this. Our dealers give us their install date and we are able to track what batch was sent. We also include 14 extra ft at no cost to our dealers in our frozen black ppf. This gives the dealer the option to gold onto or give the client the additional film for situations like this, car accidents etc.

 

[T Sportline]

A freshly installed door can look like this until it's in the sun and fully dried out. Strong alcohol content in stick solution can make an impact; this we do see settling over a day or two. Using different rolls is always a risk/challenge, regardless of film brand. Orientation of the film can have this effect, but not typically on 'gloss black'. I'd give it a day or two in the sun and see how it looks. If no change, need to redo it.

 

[T35L4]

A freshly installed door can look like this until it's in the sun and fully dried out. Strong alcohol content in stick solution can make an impact; this we do see settling over a day or two. Using different rolls is always a risk/challenge, regardless of film brand. Orientation of the film can have this effect, but not typically on 'gloss black'. I'd give it a day or two in the sun and see how it looks. If no change, need to redo it.

Another awesome reply. Yeah, its been weeks since the install. It's not gloss as it's satin (unless you consider this a slight gloss).
The other challenge here is that it's about to get cold on the east coast. I hope that doesn't make it hard for PPF to be properly installed.

 

[T35L4]

Wear and tear wont have a color difference unless we are talking 2+ years. The only difference or issue is that color ppf & all colored films in the industry have batches. Each batch is about 600 meters long. Thats then cut into a certain quantity of rolls and sold as X batch. Now once thats sold, you’re onto a new batch and there is always a very very slight color variation due to raw material change. Here at PURE we combat this by maintaining inventory of each batch we have produced for emergency situations like this. Our dealers give us their install date and we are able to track what batch was sent. We also include 14 extra ft at no cost to our dealers in our frozen black ppf. This gives the dealer the option to gold onto or give the client the additional film for situations like this, car accidents etc.

Man, I wish I still lived in LA. Y'all have this down pat more than the east coast installers

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