Sage Lee

NJ sales tax, inspection, Lemon Law and tint rules for a new Tesla, what to check on the paint at delivery, and how long PPF and tint take.

Avery and 3M publish wrap film life by panel and climate zone. Here are their tables, what New Jersey does to them, and what our 3-year warranty covers.

What the film and coating makers publish about thickness, chips and durability, matched against North Jersey road conditions.

What NJ puts on the roads, what BMW’s warranty excludes, and the temperatures film manufacturers actually specify.

Tesla sells a handful of colors. A wrap gets you any color you want, and unlike paint you can go back to factory later.

No washing for a week, hand wash after that, and watch the tire shine. The PPF care rundown we give every customer at pickup.

Full front or full body? The roads you drive, where you park and how long you keep the car decide how much paint protection film you need.

Five things separate PPF that protects your paint for a decade from film that costs you a respray: TPU vs PVC, a self-healing top coat, thickness, clean removal, and who backs the warranty.

PPF in North Jersey runs from about $1,000 to $7,000. What decides where your car lands is how much of it you cover, not what you drive.

A chrome delete is exactly what it sounds like: covering the shiny chrome trim on a car so it reads black, or whatever finish you pick, instead of silver. It is done with vinyl film cut to each piece of trim, which means it changes nothing underneath and comes off later if you want the … Read more