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[SCA]

Originally Posted by Alan

Maybe these light scratches happened when the dealer prepped the car for the pictures or for when they shipped it off to you, my understanding with PPF is it is self healing and you need to let it sit in the sun for it to self heal … I might be wrong but this is what I recall.

There is a catch to that Alan, the self-healing is for minor scratching. So YMMV. One can also take some hot water and pour it across the top of the scratches for faster results than letting it sit in the sun.

Edit: Xpel used to sell a cleaner and polish for their films.

[ZBB]

Originally Posted by SCA

On the headlight that is for a scan reader of some sort. On the backside of the production label that was affixed to the right side of the windshield on the T was one very similar to that.

Likely an RFID loop to open a gate.

For our neighborhood, the HOA allows us to register our toll tags to open the gate -- I keep a clicker in the car for backup, but the toll tag works well...

[SCA]

Originally Posted by ZBB

Likely an RFID loop to open a gate.

For our neighborhood, the HOA allows us to register our toll tags to open the gate -- I keep a clicker in the car for backup, but the toll tag works well...

Exactly! That is what I was thinking, but my brain would not type it.

[FC]

Originally Posted by SCA

There is a catch to that Alan, the self-healing is for minor scratching. So YMMV. One can also take some hot water and pour it across the top of the scratches for faster results than letting it sit in the sun.

Edit: Xpel used to sell a cleaner and polish for their films.

I have those products already. I bought them when I ppf’d the F80. It worked great at removing water spots.

Thanks for the hot water tip.

[FC]

Originally Posted by ZBB

Likely an RFID loop to open a gate.

For our neighborhood, the HOA allows us to register our toll tags to open the gate -- I keep a clicker in the car for backup, but the toll tag works well...

Makes a lot of sense. I figured it was a sensor of some sort. I thought it may be an inventory tracker. Thanks!

[SCA]

Originally Posted by FC

I have those products already. I bought them when I ppf’d the F80. It worked great at removing water spots.

Thanks for the hot water tip.

You are welcome. FYI, you want it as hot as you can get it out of your faucet. Some say near boiling works too. I was always afraid to get it that hot. I have got my tankless water heater set to 130°. I thought that was good enough.

[FC]

Originally Posted by SCA

You are welcome. FYI, you want it as hot as you can get it out of your faucet. Some say near boiling works too. I was always afraid to get it that hot. I have got my tankless water heater set to 130°. I thought that was good enough.

I’ll start with hot water. Thanks!

[FC]

Well, I finished my project of adding a 45 to the garage landing. With that project we now have an extra ~18” to fit longer cars. I needed that for the M5. As a result, it spent the day outside and probably saw snow for the first time in its life.

[JST]

Ha ha nicely done

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by FC

Well, I finished my project of adding a 45 to the garage landing. With that project we now have an extra ~18” to fit longer cars. I needed that for the M5. As a result, it spent the day outside and probably saw snow for the first time in its life.

Sweet. Well, this is a daily. Not a pristine garage queen. That’s for the Boxster.