Paint Protection Film & Wrap

They do different jobs. PPF is a thick, self-healing film that physically stops stone chips and scratches; ceramic is a micron-thin layer for gloss and easy cleaning. Plenty of cars get both — we'll tell you honestly where each is worth it on yours.

STEK film carries a 10-year manufacturer material warranty, and our installation work is covered for 1 year. The warranty stays valid with the 3-monthly care wash, which we set up with you.

No. Full-body gives the most protection and best resale value, but filming just the high-impact zones — bumper, bonnet, mirrors — with ceramic on the rest is a smart, lower-budget option. We advise based on how you actually use the car.

Yes — a coloured or hybrid PPF gives you a new finish and real stone-chip protection in one film, and it's reversible. A standard vinyl wrap changes the look; PPF is what adds the armour underneath.

PPF can be washed right away — just keep the pressure lance away from panel edges for the first weeks so you don't lift an edge. A vinyl colour wrap is different: give it about two weeks before its first wash.

Yes. Fine bubbles and moisture haze are part of curing and disappear within the first two weeks. Anything still visible after that is handled at the check-up — not argued about.

Within 30 days of fitting — ideally around two weeks — the car comes back for a check-up. Any local lifting, which is normal, is corrected then. From that inspection runs 1 year of warranty on our installation; on top, the film carries up to 5 years of its manufacturer's warranty against fading and peeling.

Yes — but fresh paint needs a minimum of three weeks to outgas before film goes on. Fit it earlier and the film traps solvents and fails. We'd rather book you three weeks out than redo the job.

Yes. Both studios carry liability insurance: the car is covered the whole time it's in our hands, and any damage caused by our work is covered too.

However suits you — transfer, card, MB WAY or cash. On larger projects we usually split it: part when the work starts, part at handover. Half now, half at collection is common.

Yes. In Portugal there's an official approved list of films that can be legalised: we fit a film from that list, issue its certificate, the car passes the extraordinary inspection and gets updated documents. Legalisation is its own service at €350, separate from the fitting — and that €350 is everything: the certificate, the extraordinary inspection and the IMT fee are all inside it, with nothing added afterwards. It only works with a legal film — an illegal one can't be legalised at any price. We hold the installer's Certificado de Aplicação, so the tint, the certificate and the paperwork are all fully legitimate.

Two answers people mix up, so here are both. On darkness: the windscreen and the two front side windows must legally keep at least 70% light transmission, and most cars already leave the factory around that level — so there is no headroom to darken the front. We fit clear thermal film there instead, for UV and heat. Real darkening is legal on the rear glass, in an approved-list film. On price: €350 buys the REAR zone only. The front zone is from €300 and the whole car from €650 — and the €350 legalisation service is a different €350 again — that one is all-inclusive. Two services, two payments, never one blended number.

We advise against it, and it isn't something we legalise. The reasons are technical and they deserve a proper conversation, so we go through them with you at the assessment rather than in a paragraph here. Bring the car and we'll tell you exactly what we would and wouldn't do on your windscreen.

Yes — and it has to be registered. Changing the car's registered colour (a full wrap, or a coloured PPF covering more than about a fifth of the body) must be recorded with the IMT: the car passes an extraordinary inspection and the new colour goes into its documents. We handle that registration for you — the same way we do with window tint — so the change is fully legal and never a problem at inspection time. Partial styling that doesn't change the registered colour needs no paperwork.

Premium film comes off easily — under heat, in a day or two, leaving the factory paint untouched. Cheap films are another story: they fight back, sometimes taking paint down to the primer. One more reason not to save on material.

Only dedicated matte shampoos and matte quick detailers. No rubbing, no polishing — ever. We keep a separate soft microfibre brush just for matte finishes.

For most work — no. We take a deposit on larger projects and when non-returnable materials are ordered for your car: film cut to order, special ceramics outside our packages, parts with no return option. The reason is honest — such material can't go back to the supplier.

From two days to two weeks depending on the service. Washes always carry a queue — book ahead; for wraps and PPF, earlier is better.

The founder or the senior manager personally — covered by civil liability insurance the whole way.

Yes. Matte PPF is in stock, colour films come with physical samples, and the studio keeps a full sample library — any car, any colour, matte or gloss makes no difference.