KPMF Purple Blue Nebula gloss - Problem with hazing and getting a matte finish

[@vinyl-witch]

Sooo, after getting another 13 yards with the same issue (this time I tested with a smal sample beforehand) now I am waiting "patiently" for a new roll directly from KPMF USA with the clear glue backing. The mystery remains what the problem is, probably aging.... ...but next week will reveal if I am cursed or not. It is a bumpy start with KPMF but I have to say that the support of my supplier and the service from KPMF USA are great. :)

[@timborice22]

They must've sent you the wrong material, the sample looks much better than what you got. The areas that weren't stretched look good, hopefully I can pick a good vinyl for my car

[@vinyl-witch]

I have on the front "Aurora matt" from KPMF. It is beautiful and covers even tiny stone chips perfectly. So I think I was just unlucky with the Nebula. But so far I like the material. It is thicker, therefore it will also "protect" a bit better. Also absolutely no glue lines and no glue pattern visibility, totally cool. And the price is really good. On my motorcycle I have Avery, it is beautiful but I can see the glue pattern and some bigger bugs damaged the vinyl already on two tiny spots. We will see how the new material looks like. Need to get this finished.

[@timborice22]

@@vinyl-witch those are some hard bugs hahaha

[@vinyl-witch]

@@timborice22 You would not believe what I pulled out of my helmet air intake *lol* scary sh****

[@timborice22]

@@vinyl-witch I've heard stories! I'd be afraid of a bee sting since I'm allergic haha

[@toshy]

KPMF is a VERY bad vinyl. It's really sad, because they have awesome colors, but their quality is really crap. I've seen high end cars (six figures) with the original paint that had to be resprayed after KPMF film destroyed the paint only after a few months. Not to mention the huge difference in color from roll to roll.

[@vinyl-witch]

I can't say anything to that so far. The new material I got was as expected in terms of "no hazing". I also worked with their regular cast material for decals and it was Ok. Next year I will probably re-wrap my car and then I will se what will happen. I actually doubt that the glue destroyes the paint in any way unless the paint job was low quality (the price of the car doesn't say anything about the quality of the paint job in my opinion). I know I will have lift off of clear on my Acura, it is a 2002 after all, and I did not sand it completely.

[@toshy]

@@vinyl-witch Unfortunately the glue destroyed the paint because it simply wouldn't come off. Polishing wasn't an option and nothing would dissolve the glue. I'm talking about a Ferrari here, so we can't question the paintjob.

[@vinyl-witch]

@@toshy I am really surprised and sorry for your experience. I am in this business since nearly 20 years now and never ever had issues with vinyl affecting the surface underneath. With no brand. The worst I ever had was 3M which was just so old that it litterally fell apart in tiny brittle pieces, seperating from the glue. And then yes, removing the glue from the car was a damn mess and took forever. Had to use tons of glue remover basically softening the glue to a glibberish mess, scraping it carefully to blotches and taking it of. And you can always question the paintjob, especially Ferrari, no offense. Ferraris are known for this. Sportscars in general have a very thin layer to reduce weight compared to "regular" cars.