 What's up everyone, Takedown here. Welcome back to another video. Today we're going to be talking about automotive paint protection film, why it is important to get it, what it actually helps with, and roughly what the cost of it is. Let's get right into it. Automotive paint protection film is a clear film that is designed to help protect automotive paints and other surfaces from stone chips, light scratches, weathering, and weather damage. Whether you have a new or used vehicle, getting paint protection film installed on your vehicle will prevent some of the damage from happening. Paint protection film lasts between five to seven years and most places that install it offer warranty for roughly that long. If you do end up leaving the paint protection film on your vehicle for the past five to seven year mark, it will start to deteriorate and peel off. Also, if it is left on for too long, it will be harder to remove and may cause your paint to chip whenever you are removing it. If you are going to get paint protection film installed, it's recommended every five years to have it removed and replaced. That way, you don't have any of that extra damage occurring. If you do leave it on for too long, you don't have to worry about it anymore because you are replacing it roughly every five years. Now getting paint protection film installed can cost anywhere between $900 to $2,500 depending on how many panels that you do want protected. Most people usually only get paint protection film near the front end of their vehicle. That usually includes the hood, headlights, front bumper, the side mirrors, sometimes the doors and the fenders as well. But most of the damage that can occur will be on the front end of the vehicle because that's usually whenever other vehicles on the road are shooting up chips and other rocks, pebbles and different things like that. And that can be where some of that damage does occur. But some other people also go and get their whole vehicle wrapped in paint protection film. Honestly, it doesn't hurt but also remember, if you're getting everything wrapped in your vehicle, it will cost more. It can cost even over $2,500 depending on your vehicle because it's based on how much film is actually having to be used. If you have a smaller sedan and you're only getting the front end, it could be closer to the $900 mark. If you're getting your whole vehicle, it could be closer to the $2,000 mark. Now, if you have a larger vehicle and you're just getting the front end, it could be around $1,000 to $1,500. But if you're getting the entire vehicle wrapped, let's say you have a large SUV and you're getting the whole thing bumper to bumper wrapped in the paint protection film, that could definitely cost you over $2,500. Now, when you're getting paint protection film installed, you're likely going to leave it out of shop for a couple days. Usually one to two days is the minimum depending on if you're only getting a couple panels installed. Now, if you are getting it on the entire vehicle, it could be three to four days, sometimes even longer if it is a larger vehicle because that is how long it is going to take to wrap your vehicle in the paint protection film. Most places that you talk to, whether it's a dealership or just word of mouth, most people do nowadays recommend paint protection film because it does help you now. Of course, there is other damage that can occur that the paint protection film is not going to help with, but it does help with a lot and I highly do recommend it. A lot of people are going to say that the cost is insane, but if you ever get any stone ships, scratches or anything else on your vehicle and you do need to get your vehicle painted, having the paint protection film and having the cost of that, compared to always having to paint your vehicle, the paint protection film is going to be obviously the cheaper option. I hope you guys enjoyed this video about me talking about paint protection film for your vehicles. Hopefully you guys now understand why it is important to get paint protection film. Now you guys know the cost, how long it's likely going to take in the shop and how long it's going to last on your vehicle. All of that is very important in my opinion and I'll see you guys in the next automotive video. Please take care. Peace.