OFFICIAL NASCAR PERFORMANCE® PPF
3M Automotive Division, St. Paul, Minn., offers its Scotchgard™ Paint Protection Film. As an Official NASCAR Performance® Product, the company notes it can be a marketing and confidence-building association. Certified installers can access patterns using new 3M™ Digital Designs along with new tools, plotters and professional marketing materials, direct leads via an enhanced online program, one-stop warranty claim fulfillment and nationwide certified training centers. USE INFO #400

6-MIL URETHANE PPF
Husky / Winfield Consumer Products Inc., Winfield, Kan., presents its Husky Shield® 6-mil urethane paint protection film designed to protect the leading edges of your vehicle’s paint from rocks, bugs and scratches. Practically invisible and will not ruin vehicle styling. Application-specific kits are pre-cut to ensure exact fit when installed. Won’t crack, shrink or yellow. USE INFO #401

IMPROVED PPF 
CP Films Inc., St. Louis, announces its new and improved LLumar® branded paint protection film. Easy to install, durable. High-gloss finish with increased durability. Virtually invisible. 33% thicker than previous LLumar PPFs to defend against abrasions, nicks and scratches from insects, small road debris and winter sand and salt. Installed by LLumar’s professional dealer network, a five-year limited manufacturer’s warranty is also provided. USE INFO #402

PAINT PROTECTION FILM
Avery Dennison, Strongsville, Ohio, introduces its Nano-Fusion Protection film technology topcoat. Infuses the urethane film with penetrating protection. Conformable, easy to install, retains its gloss, and resists yellowing and cracking. Backed by a seven-year warranty. USE INFO #418

AUTOMOTIVE FILM MANUFACTURING
Argotec Inc., Greenfield, Mass., makes available its high-performance films produced for adhesive coaters and converters who rebrand polyurethane (TPU)  film as paint protection film for the automotive aftermarket. Argotec employs a double-clean room environment, photographic inspection systems, continuous gauge measurement and extrusion control systems to ensure flat, clean, clear, gloss-finished, 0.4-12 mil, 72"-wide ArgoGuard PPF films. USE INFO #406

NANOTECHNOLOGY FILM
Bekaert Specialty Films, San Diego, offers its Solar Gard® Ultra Performance series using nanotechnology, which means millions of microscopic particles work together to block infrared radiation emitted from the sun. Film does not block electronic signals but blocks 99% of damaging UV rays, provides high glare reduction, is scratch resistant and comes with a Limited Lifetime warranty. USE INFO #404

60" FILM, INSTALL GEL, FILM CLEANER
Xpel Technologies Corp., San Antonio, Texas, offers its XPEL Paint Protection Film Cleaner. A water-based pretreatment applied when washing vehicle, designed to extract such contaminants from paint protection film as tar, oils and other environmental pollutants that can stain the material over time. Cleaner’s deep-cleaning action maintains clear, glossy appearance of original film. Cleaner is environmentally friendly, won’t harm vehicle’s paint. Safe to use on all paint protection films. USE INFO #405

60"-WIDE FILM
Sharpline Converting Inc., Wichita, Kan., offers its DuraShield+™ premium-quality surface protection film in a 60"-wide roll. Durable, ultra-gloss finish; optical clarity. Does not require a topcoat, making installation around complex surfaces. New width provides seamless hood and fender wraps on most vehicles, and also provides good coverage to the fronts of RVs. USE INFO #403

WINDOW FILM/PPF PATTERN KITS 
Roland DGA, Irvine, Calif., offers its Film Designs Pro software that provides unlimited use of more than 2,000 different window film pattern kits that cover more than 1,000 different vehicles. An optional upgrade package offers access to a vast database of paint protection kits. The patterns can be re-used without the per-cut fee. The software also makes it possible to add designs. USE INFO #409

SURFACE PROTECTION FILM 
Universal Products Inc., Goddard, Kan., offers its UniGard high-performance, 8-mil ultra-clear, ultra-conformable, surface protection film. Easy to apply; long-term removability. Protects against paint chipping and damage caused by stones, bugs or abrasion. Protective applications include: automotive wraps, fleet markings, and around key locks, quarter panels, rocker panels and grilles as well as hooded areas and more. USE INFO #410

AUTOMOTIVE CARBON-DYED FILMS 
Commonwealth Laminating, Martinsville, Va., presents its SunTek® Window Films’ Carbon™ Series including Carbon 25 and Carbon 38. This carbon-dyed film provides not only a look that will not fade but optical clarity, as well, while reducing both daylight and nighttime glare. Contains no metal layers that may interfere with cell phone, radio or navigation system signals. Backed by lifetime warranty against peeling, cracking, adhesive failure and fading. USE INFO #414

VEHICLE LIFTS 
Brute Industries Inc., Gladstone, Mich., introduces its Race Ramps, 56" and 67" two-piece ramps to facilitate installation of PPF by raising vehicle 8"-10". Designed to decrease back and leg fatigue. Ramp rear section can be removed to provide clear access to vehicle. 10.75° ramp angle for low-ground-clearance vehicles to mount ramps without the nose scraping. Textured coating to prevent sliding across floor. Flat bottom allows use on soft surfaces like grass or sand, without sinking. USE INFO #412

METAL-FREE FILM 
Solamatrix Inc., Clearwater, Fla., makes available Black Lava by Sun-Gard automotive film. Designed for easy heat shrinking and quick installations. 1.5 mil, single-ply, deep-dyed, UV-stabilized, non-reflective film that is GPS, AM radio and keyless entry system friendly. Also provides optimal clarity and true black color. Available in 5%, 20%, 35% and 50% VLT. USE INFO #413

FILMS, PPF TRANING 
Star Shield Armor, Irwindale, Calif., makes available its paint protection film and PPF pre-cut kits. Nationwide certified OEM network of installers. Also offers PPF training and support. USE INFO #411

HIGH-PERFORMANCE WINDOW FILMS
Johnson Window Films, Milford, Conn., offers its Marathon series of dyed/metal hybrid films. Its universal black shade closely matches factory tinted glass while the color/reflectivity is consistent throughout the line. Improved polyester polymer base for better adhesive anchoring, durability and optical clarity; combines aluminum layer for heat and UV-ray rejection with color-impregnated black dyed film. Available in five VLT films: MN 05, MN 20, MN 30, MN 35 and MN 45. USE INFO #407

LIGHT COVERS 
Lamin-x Protective Films, Blue Ridge, Ga., has headlight, tail light, and fog light covers for the restyling industry. Available in clear, yellow, blue, tint, gunsmoke, smoke, charcoal and red. Using their adhesive-backed 17- mil films. Kits are fully packaged with installation tools and instructions for end-user or dealer installation. USE INFO #416

PERFORATED VINYL WINDOW FILM 
Gerber Scientific Products Inc., South Windsor, Conn., presents its GerberVision™ adhesive, perforated vinyl film for use with Gerber’s Digital Color Printing Systems and GerberColor™ foils. Because the film is perforated, black backing side can be seen through. Can be removed up to a year after installation without leaving residue. For use on flat, transparent substrates such as vehicle and store windows. Can also be applied to a variety of substrates including acrylic, glass and polycarbonates. USE INFO #415

THIN, URETHANE FILM 
PRO-TECT Film Distributing Inc., Las Vegas, offers Nano-Fusion, a thin urethane paint protection film noted for its smooth installation, crystal clarity and high gloss. Approved and used by automotive OEMs to protect high-impact areas, the film resists the damaging effects of UV light while allowing the brilliance of the automotive finish to come through. Protects against smudges and abrasions.Resists discoloration and cracking. USE INFO #419

SPRING PPF IN PIPELINE 
Bray Group Inc., Sacramento, Calif., presents its Proline Styling Windshield Skins. A 2007 Global Media Award recipient, Proline Styling has released a full line of high-performance window films and will release new paint protection products in spring 2010