Industry updates from the PPF and window film world: exhibition calendar, market data and new product launches from the factory floor.
Dark burgundy suits dark bases best, so black, grey and blue cars carry the tone cleanly, while white shows its brown undertone more strongly. SUVs, coupés and estates suit it better than small hatchbacks, since large flat panels let the colour shift read from a distance. Introduction Each year, Apple’s new iPhone colors inspire trends […]
Car window tint is a polyester film applied to side and rear glass to reduce heat, glare and UV. Ceramic film rejects 60–70% of total solar energy with 99% UV rejection, dyed film 35–45%, and legal VLT limits vary by market from 5% to 70%. Related Products from Shimao New Materials Clear TPU Paint Protection […]
Car colour-change wrap is a vinyl or TPU film applied over factory paint to change colour without a respray. PVC at 3–4 mil covers flat panels for 3–5 years; TPU at 6–8 mil self-heals, stretches into recesses and lasts 5–7 years. Both ship in 1.52 m rolls. Related Products from Shimao New Materials Clear TPU […]
TPU PPF coating technology is a multilayer stack: a clear-coat top layer for self-healing and stain resistance, a TPU body for impact absorption, an adhesive layer and a release liner. Performance is decided by the top coat and the bond between layers, not by total thickness alone. Related Products from Shimao New Materials Clear TPU […]
The global TPU colour-change film market is an aftermarket segment driven by restyling demand, with Asia supplying most of the world’s coating capacity and North America and Europe the largest spend per vehicle. Growth follows new car sales with a two-to-three year lag, and competition now centres on top-coat quality rather than film thickness. Updated […]