Repainting, Xpel protective covering application dilemma?? - Toyota Yaris Forums

firebird1999us · 11-04-2015, 11:49 AM

So my yaris has 230k miles at present and I do LOADS of highway driving so the front bumper gets hit pretty hard by road debris, rocks, and fallout from all the construction areas I go through. I had the front end repainted after some bumper damage last July and it's already in rough shape again...

I've been reading about the 3m clear bras and looked into other companies like Xpel for clear front end coverage.. Xpel seems to have come a long way and their product looks pretty impressive.

My dilemma is this - I want to have the front end of my jolt yellow yaris repainted but from my understanding I'll need to allow the fresh paint to cure before application of a clear bra. But that means 1-2 months of the paint exposed to the commute which will likely result in a stone chip bonanza!?!

So my solution is buying a second hood and front bumper on the cheap, having them repainted, waiting for them to outgas/cure, and then having them wrapped with Xpel and installing them. I can probably grab the bumper and hood on the cheap locally and just go from there....

Any suggestions for how else to approach this?

11-04-2015, 11:49 AM	#1
firebird1999us Drives: 2003 Mach 1 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 293	Repainting, Xpel protective covering application dilemma?? So my yaris has 230k miles at present and I do LOADS of highway driving so the front bumper gets hit pretty hard by road debris, rocks, and fallout from all the construction areas I go through. I had the front end repainted after some bumper damage last July and it's already in rough shape again... I've been reading about the 3m clear bras and looked into other companies like Xpel for clear front end coverage.. Xpel seems to have come a long way and their product looks pretty impressive. My dilemma is this - I want to have the front end of my jolt yellow yaris repainted but from my understanding I'll need to allow the fresh paint to cure before application of a clear bra. But that means 1-2 months of the paint exposed to the commute which will likely result in a stone chip bonanza!?! So my solution is buying a second hood and front bumper on the cheap, having them repainted, waiting for them to outgas/cure, and then having them wrapped with Xpel and installing them. I can probably grab the bumper and hood on the cheap locally and just go from there.... Any suggestions for how else to approach this?