The XPEL film range
Ten paint protection films plus the specialist grades — thicknesses, warranty terms and the honest answer on which one belongs on your car.
XPEL Ultimate Fusion
Hydrophobic paint protection film
Self-healing film with the coating chemistry built into the topcoat, so it beads and releases dirt without a separate coating on top.
Compare them
The two numbers people actually compare, published rather than buried in a quote. Thicker is not automatically better — it is better on the panels that take impacts, and unnecessary everywhere else.
| Film | Thickness | Warranty | Specified for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Plus | 200 µm | 10 years | Almost every car we film. If you have not specified otherwise, this is what goes on. |
| Ultimate Plus 10 | 250 µm | 10 years | High-value performance cars, and front ends that see serious highway mileage. |
| Ultimate Fusion | 200 µm | 10 years | Owners who want film and slickness in one step rather than film plus a coating. |
| Ultimate Plus Black | 200 µm | 10 years | Piano-black trim, gloss black roofs, and black cars generally. |
| Stealth | 200 µm | 10 years | Changing a gloss car to satin, or protecting factory matte paint. |
| Colour PPF | — | Product dependent | A colour change you do not want to compromise protection for. |
| Armor | — | Product dependent | Off-road builds, bakkies and overland vehicles that live on gravel. |
| Xtreme | 182 µm | Product dependent | Coverage on a budget where urethane still matters. |
| ExoArmor | 173 µm | Product dependent | Complex curves and areas where a thick film would fight the panel. |
| TracWrap | — | Temporary — not warranted | Track days, road trips, and moving a car without risking the nose. |
Warranty terms are XPEL's and run from the installation date, registered against your vehicle. Where a term reads "product dependent" the exact figure is confirmed on your quote before work starts.
Each film
The default choice, and the reason self-healing film exists.
XPEL invented self-healing paint protection film in 2011; this is the fourth generation of it. Two hundred microns of elastomeric urethane with a self-healing topcoat and a patented edge seal that keeps dirt out of the perimeter. Optically clear, and on properly prepared paint it disappears.
Twenty-five percent thicker, for cars that earn it.
The same chemistry as Ultimate Plus at 250 microns instead of 200. The extra thickness buys more impact absorption on the panels that take the worst of it, and it is the grade XPEL cuts patterns for on a number of specific performance models.
Self-healing film with the hydrophobics built into the topcoat.
Ultimate Plus with a hydrophobic topcoat bonded in at manufacture rather than applied afterwards. Water beads and sheets off the film itself, so the car stays cleaner between washes without a separate coating on top.
Made for gloss black panels, which show everything.
A version formulated for high-gloss black paint and trim — the finish that shows every swirl, every water spot and every wash mark. Ultra-glossy, scratch resistant and water-spot resistant.
Turns gloss paint satin, and protects it at the same time.
A self-healing satin film that converts a gloss finish to a factory-look matte without paint or vinyl. It also does the reverse job: laid over factory matte paint it protects a finish that cannot be polished if it gets marked.
A colour change that is still a protective film.
Does the job of a wrap and the job of film at once — a full colour change in a self-healing protective urethane over the original paint, rather than a vinyl that changes appearance and protects very little. It costs more than vinyl and it is worth more.
The heavy grade, with a pebbled finish.
Roughly thirty percent thicker than standard film with a rugged, pebbled texture. It is not trying to be invisible — the finish hides existing damage rather than magnifying it, which is the point on a working vehicle.
Advanced thermoplastic urethane at 182 microns.
A TPU film at 182 microns, sitting below Ultimate Plus in the range while keeping the durability that separates urethane from vinyl.
The same adhesive and topcoat, in a thinner film.
A 173-micron film using the same adhesive system and self-healing topcoat as Ultimate Plus. Thinner, so it conforms readily to awkward shapes.
Protection for a weekend, not for the life of the car.
An 8-mil urethane that goes on quickly over the front end, takes the abuse of a track day or a long gravel trip, and peels off cleanly afterwards. It is not a substitute for a permanent install and we do not sell it as one.
Not body panels
An optically clear, impact-absorbing layer laid over the windscreen so the stone strikes the film rather than the glass. Also filters UV. A windscreen is a consumable in South Africa; this is the product that stops it being one.
Headlight and tail light film in clear or tinted, protecting polycarbonate lenses from UV hazing, pitting and stone damage. A replacement headlight unit on a modern car costs more than most people expect.
Invisible film over screens, piano-black consoles, door sills and loading lips — the high-touch surfaces that scuff first and are often more expensive to refinish than a bumper.
Protection for chrome, painted trim and wheels — the parts of the car that are not body panels but still get chipped, etched and kerbed.
Pattern-cut kits for tanks, fairings, fenders, side cases, handlebars and screens. Self-healing and non-yellowing, so it protects the finish without changing it.
Frame-specific protection kits for bicycles, cut to the exact frame model. Chain slap, heel rub, cable rub and trail debris all land on the film instead of the paint.
Protection film specified for hulls and marine surfaces, where UV and salt do in a season what a road does in a year.
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Paint Protection Film — installationWhat it costs to have this fitted, how long it takes, and the aftercare that comes with it.
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Tell us the make, model and year, how the car is used, and what you want it to still look like in five years. We will come back with coverage, a warranty term and a price — not a package.
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