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      12-09-2015, 12:28 AM   #1
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Clear Film Pellet Test: XPEL, 3M, Avery, Hexis, Suntek, and More (aka clear bra)

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Duplicate thread for the General section. Original under F15.

It looks like I will be buying a '13 LX 570, with 15k miles. Great winter/ski/camping car with more elbow room and less sensitive than the X5. The car is, ahem, burgundy. So, I was looking to wrap it, and was doing wrapping search when I found a great test on clear film / clear bra.

The test intends to stress the film for being hit by a high-speed, small projectile. They fire a pellet gun at the film at different distances and see if there is damaged to the paint, damage to the film at a 3m distance, and damage to the film at a 5m distance.

Test Results:

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Tested with IZH-53M using 4.5mm gauge led pellets

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Surface: 1.2mm sheet metal, vs. cars at 0.8-0.8mm

Actual Films: See the test results and photos of the films after impact here: http://www.tintdude.com/forum/index....f-orafol-xpel/

Test Examples:


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