XPEL Accredited Installer · Braintree, Essex
Preserve the finish you bought the car for. XPEL Paint Protection Film helps defend vulnerable bodywork against stone chips, road debris and light surface damage, installed in our Braintree studio.
Overview
Paint protection film is a clear urethane layer applied over your paint. It has real thickness and real give, so it absorbs the impact of stones and road grit instead of passing it into your clear coat.
We are XPEL accredited installers, fitting Ultimate Plus in clear gloss, Stealth in satin and COLOR PPF, every pattern cut from XPEL’s DAP library for your exact vehicle.
Fitting happens in our Braintree studio, where dust control genuinely matters to the finish. You choose how far the film goes, from the panels that take the most punishment to every painted exterior panel.
The install matters
With film, most of what you are paying for is the fitting. Patterns, edges and dust control are what separate film you never notice from film you always do.
Official installer credential
Trained and approved to install XPEL Paint Protection Film to manufacturer standards.
Only approved installers can fit XPEL film and register its manufacturer warranty.
Fitted in our Braintree studio, where lighting and dust are kept under control.
Cover in place for work carried out on your vehicle.
See the film in action
Under the surface
A closer look at the layers between your vehicle’s finish and the road.
01 / 06The film
The outer protective surface of the film.
01The film
The outer protective surface of the film.
02The film
A transparent protective film installed above the vehicle finish.
03The film
The bonding layer between the film and vehicle surface.
04Your vehicle
The vehicle’s factory clear finish.
05Your vehicle
The vehicle’s colour layer.
06Your vehicle
The underlying vehicle panel.
What XPEL film gives you
01 / Impact
A physical sacrificial barrier that takes the impact of road debris before it reaches your paint. A coating is a chemical layer and cannot do this, no matter how it is marketed.
Light wash marks and swirls in the film itself can self-heal with time and warmth. XPEL's own guidance puts it at roughly 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature.
Ultimate Plus has high optical clarity and preserves the character of the original finish. Stealth converts it to satin, and XPEL COLOR PPF changes it outright.
Quality film on healthy paint removes cleanly, and a single damaged panel can be replaced without touching the rest.
A chipped front end is one of the first things a buyer or lease inspector notices, and one of the most expensive to put right.
Film and a ceramic coating do different jobs and work well together. Coated film is slicker and easier to keep clean, while the film underneath carries on taking the impacts.
And the benefits don’t stop there.
XPEL limited product warranty
Eligible XPEL PPF is backed by a 10-year limited manufacturer warranty against specified film defects including yellowing, cracking, blistering and delamination.
Limited manufacturer warranty. Terms and exclusions apply. It covers the film itself, not impact damage to the vehicle.
View XPEL warranty termsChoose your coverage
From the highest-impact areas to complete painted exterior coverage, choose the level of XPEL protection that suits your car.
Essential front-end protection
What’s included
Focused protection for the areas most exposed to everyday road debris.
From£990
Get a Full Frontal quote
Extended high-impact coverage
What’s included
Extended coverage for additional high-impact areas beyond the front end.
From£1,400
Get a Track Pack quote
Complete painted exterior protection
What’s included
From£3,000
Get a Full Car quoteAll prices are guide starting prices, not fixed quotations. Film is quoted per vehicle because panel sizes and complexity vary between models. We inspect the car and give you a firm price before any work begins.
Beyond clear PPF
Your PPF can do more than preserve the finish you already have. Explore a satin transformation with XPEL STEALTH, or a completely different visual direction with XPEL COLOR PPF.
Available with selected PPF coverage options
Ask us about STEALTH or COLOR PPF with your chosen coverage package. Both are quoted for your vehicle.
Our process
Preparation and accurate patterns are the difference between film you notice and film you don’t.
We check the paint's condition and history first, because film should only go onto healthy, well-adhered paint.
Film is clear and locks in whatever is underneath, so swirls and defects need polishing out before it goes on.
Patterns are plotted from XPEL’s DAP library for your exact model, so every cut is made off the car rather than on your paintwork.
Panels are fitted in a controlled, dust-managed environment, with edges wrapped where the panel design allows for an invisible finish.
The car stays with us in the studio while the film adheres fully and any installation moisture clears.
Every edge and panel is checked under studio lighting before handover, with care guidance.
Real-world protection
Compare the kind of road wear vulnerable paint can pick up with the cleaner finish PPF is designed to help preserve.
Left: unprotected paint. Right: PPF-protected paint.
PPF helps reduce exposure to everyday road debris, but it cannot prevent every form of damage.
Being straight with you
We would rather you knew this before you booked than found out after.
Common questions
XPEL only allow trained and approved installers to fit their film and register the manufacturer warranty. It means the film is cut from XPEL’s DAP pattern data for your exact vehicle, fitted to their standard, and backed by a limited warranty an unaccredited fitter cannot offer. With film, the installation matters as much as the product itself.
Not when quality film has been fitted to healthy, original paint. The adhesive is designed for professional removal without leaving residue. The exception is poorly adhered or previously resprayed paint, which is exactly why we assess the condition and history of every panel before fitting. Removal is a job for an installer, not a driveway.
Gloss film is effectively invisible and can slightly enhance depth and clarity. Where a panel design allows, we wrap the edges so there is no visible line at all. If you want a deliberate change of finish, satin film gives a matte look.
They solve different problems. Film is a physical barrier that stops chips and scratches on exposed panels. A coating adds gloss, chemical resistance and easier washing across the whole car but will not stop an impact. Many customers combine both.
Yes, and it is a common choice. We use a coating suited to film, so ask when you book and we will quote it alongside your coverage.
That panel alone can be removed and refitted with new film. There is no repainting and no colour-match concern, which is one of the practical advantages of film over touching up paint.
Where we work
Paint protection film is studio-only work. Customers travel to us in Braintree from the towns below.
Tell us your vehicle and how you use it and we will recommend the coverage that makes sense.
