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A privately-owned Porsche 993 — late-model, low-mileage, original paint — came into our Watford bay for full-body XPEL Ultimate Plus before its first season back on the road. The 993 is the last air-cooled 911 and arguably the most appreciable: original paint condition is a six-figure variable on a £100k+ market. The brief was simple — protect everything that catches stone-chips, leave the car looking like factory.
Air-cooled 911 bonnet is short but exposed — primary chip zone on M-road blasts.
993 front lip is shallow and easily kerb-damaged.
Stone-chip primary zone — the iconic 993 flared arches catch debris from the wheels.
Polycarbonate covers benefit hugely from clear XPEL Stealth — stops the cloudy yellowing that ruins the car's face.
Wind-borne grit at speed — small panel, easy paint repair to refuse, easy chip protection to do right.
Tyre-cast debris and door-edge knocks in car parks.
The 993's signature engine-deck spoiler — original paint is hard to match, easy to protect.
Lower body zones for road debris and gravel-drive pickup.
Original paint preserved under a fully reversible, virtually invisible film layer. The car drives as the owner intended — used, not stored — without the residual hit that a single major paint repair would carry on a 993 of this provenance. Owner collected, took it on a long Cotswolds weekend the following day, and confirmed the finish was indistinguishable from pre-install.
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