XPEL products
Paint protection film that keeps the factory paint
A virtually invisible urethane film with self-healing and stain-resistant properties, put down with XPEL products at the shop's second location in Manchester.
Chapter 01
A virtually invisible film over your paint
Paint protection film, PPF, is a urethane film applied over the factory paint rather than a coating or a wax. Manchester Auto Body describes theirs as virtually invisible, with self-healing and stain-resistant properties, along with superior optical clarity, meaning the goal is a finish that doesn't visibly change how the car looks while it's doing its job underneath.
The shop lists these benefits: it preserves the original paint, protects against minor scratches and dings, and enhances the car's appearance. The shop also lists increased resale value.
A blue Nissan GT-R and a red Porsche 911 on the lot beside the Manchester Auto Body pole sign
What it protects, and what it doesn't change
The benefits the shop lists are straightforward: it preserves the car's original paint, protects against minor scratches and dings, keeps the vehicle's appearance sharper for longer, and can mean a higher resale value down the line, since the paint underneath has taken less of the day-to-day wear.
None of that is a substitute for careful driving, and the shop doesn't claim it stops everything, only that it's a real layer of protection over the paint you already have, doing what the description promises: staying out of the way visually while it works.
Chapter 03
XPEL products, done at Manchester Wraps & Tints
Manchester Auto Body works with XPEL products for its film and wrap work, at the shop's second location, Manchester Wraps & Tints, 947 Center St, Manchester, CT 06040. To ask about film, call (860) 858-5492.
Free estimates apply here the same way they do across the shop, and appointments may be available as soon as the same business day, backed by over 50 years of experience serving Hartford and Tolland counties.
XPEL products, free estimates. Call (860) 858-5492.
What customers say
“Luis was friendly and thorough. He took the time needed to look at my car. Fair prices and the quote came in my email before I got home.”
Paul K., customer testimonial
PPF is put down at Manchester Wraps & Tints, the shop's second location.