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Originally Posted by DarkThrottleM

I have in fact tested this theory on STEK film. The coatings do stick. My Personal truck has STEK with A pro Coating I installed and IR cured myself and the coating is still going strong till this day. Sure we could say it’s the maintenance but I know for a fact with proper care an aftermarket coating on film is the best option. STEK even has a coating they recommend for the top coated film which is supposed to be a 5 year rated coating.

According to my XPEL rep when I spoke with him he told me Ultimate Fusion is the SAME thickness as regular ultimate plus with an added Layer of ceramic infused into the top layer of TPU. I know of what XPEL has done to other shops but I also know they have not done it to me and well over 200+ other shops I know of. Newer shops fighting for territory or shops that didn’t sell enough film in their claimed territory ended up with the stipulations. 18 years in the detailing industry both side hustle and full time business owner I wouldn’t spew bs about the brand to blindly support. If a product is trash I will say it all day long. But the fact that hundreds of thousands of cars are wearing XPEL worry free without issues should alone speak volumes for the product regardless of how well the marketing made them a household name for ppf. I use more than Dap. I use multiple software options as dap does not do it all.

I write on both films all the time with a sharpie to made reference points. It wipes right off both films the same just less smearing on the STEK film. I agree STEK is the better film but XPEL is no slouch at all in any fashion. Just requires more skill than most installers possess for quality installs.

I went with the best PPF installer in the area and he happens to use Xpel. His work is impecable. That was more important to me than the differences between Stek and Xpel because the differences between the two for my purpose are not that great.