Track-Driven ZL1 Camaro Gets PPF Repair and Icon Rocklear Protection

This 2022 Camaro ZL1 sees track days. Real track days, the kind where rock chips happen, debris hits the front end, and the car comes home looking like it went to war. This is an example of how we used to install PPF, but we've since moved away to multi-layer Rocklear as a superior solution. You can see why in the video: his damaged fender PPF needed a full-blown replacement, at full price, all over again. Back then, our approach for a track car was PPF on the areas that take direct hits (the front bumper, the leading edge of the hood, the fender edges) and Icon Rocklear on every other painted surface. On this ZL1 we assessed the damage from track use, replaced the worn film with fresh film, and applied Icon Rocklear to the rest of the car. That repair bill is the problem with film. When it gets damaged, the fix is replacing the whole panel of film, and you pay for it again every time it happens. A chip in Rocklear gets spot repaired with sanding or a paint touch-up instead. So for track cars today, we build up extra layers of Icon Rocklear on the front end, where the hits land. It's chip resistance, and it isn't chip-proof. PPF is a softer material and may absorb a single hard hit better, but it costs thousands more. Watch the full build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLnM4OUFtDw