Clear STEK PPF for South Seattle: port trucks, gravel on SR-99 and East Marginal Way, and work trucks. Our Tukwila shop is minutes away.
For cars, the choice is usually Partial + Front ($1,500 car / $1,700 SUV) or Full Front ($2,000 / $2,200). If you regularly drive behind freight trucks, Full Front is worth it, because rocks thrown from a truck's tires hit the fenders as well as the hood. Rail dust and industrial fallout land on the film instead of your paint, and the film's slick top layer releases them more easily during a wash. If you drive a work truck, you probably don't need Full Front at all. Trucks sit high and have a big grille instead of a long painted nose, so highway rocks don't hit them the way they hit a car. What gets beat up is different: the top 4 to 6 inches around the bed, where people reach over and set things down, the tailgate, and a painted front bumper if the truck has one. If your truck has fender flares, the flares already protect the fenders. We price those panels individually, so you only pay for what the truck needs. Sprinters and other oversized vehicles are handled at our Monroe shop; call ahead if you're unsure whether yours fits.
South Seattle is the closest part of the city to our shop. Take I-5, SR-99 or East Marginal Way south to Tukwila; the shop is at 1050 Industry Drive.
We see cars and trucks from all over South Seattle: Beacon Hill, Columbia City, the Rainier Valley and Rainier Beach, plus the businesses in Georgetown, SoDo and around Boeing Field. The industrial areas are where film earns its keep. Vehicles that spend their days there take more gravel and collect more fallout than almost anything else we protect.
Usually not. Trucks sit higher and take hits in different places. We'll look at your truck and recommend the panels that make sense, often the bed rails, tailgate and front bumper.
Individual panels are priced separately. For example, a tailgate is $250, a hood $700 and a front bumper $800 on an SUV or truck. Full packages run $1,700 for Partial + Front and $2,200 for Full Front.
Yes. The contamination lands on the film instead of the paint, and it releases more easily during a wash or decontamination.
Very. Most of South Seattle is a short drive down I-5, SR-99 or East Marginal Way to our Tukwila location.
Port and freight traffic Container trucks and freight haulers on East Marginal Way, SR-99 and I-5 throw rocks and debris at the vehicles behind them all day.
Rail dust and industrial fallout Tiny metal particles from rail lines and industrial sites settle on vehicles around SoDo and Georgetown and bond to paint. On film, they come off more easily.
Work trucks Bed rails, tailgates and bumpers take abuse from tools, loads and job sites. Targeted film protects the spots that actually get damaged.
Winter sand and de-icer Sanded hills and bridges in winter mean more grit on the road. Film takes the sandblasting instead of your paint.