Color PPF
What is color PPF?
Color PPF is paint protection film with color and finish built in. It changes how your car looks and protects the original paint from rock chips, scratches and road debris at the same time.
Because it’s PPF, it’s self-healing: light scratches and swirl marks in the film disappear on their own, and it’s built to last 10+ years. For shorter-term styling, graphics and accents, we also install vinyl.
COLOR
Any color, any finish
PROTECTION
Chips & scratches
SURFACE
Self-healing
LIFESPAN
10+ years
Color PPF vs vinyl.
Both change the color of your car. The difference is what they do for the paint underneath, and how long they last.
Color PPF
Vinyl wrap
Lifespan
10+ years
Self-healing
Yes
Paint protection
Physical protection against rock chips and scratches
Colors and finishes
Wide range of colors and finishes
Best for
A long-term color change that also protects the car
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Color PPF protects the paint while changing the color. Vinyl only changes the color.
Vinyl is still the right choice for accents, stripes and graphics, or a look you don’t plan to keep for years. We’ll help you choose based on the finish you want, your protection priorities and how long you plan to keep the new look.
Our process.
A proper color change is planned panel by panel. Every installation is done in-house by our own team, with careful attention to body lines, seams, edges, trim, badges and the areas where original paint could otherwise show.
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Indoor wash bay
Every vehicle is washed in our indoor wash bay with pH-balanced, filtered water before any film goes on.
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Panel-by-panel planning
We plan coverage around the car’s design, including edges, seams and trim, so the new color looks intentional, not applied.
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Hand-fitted film
Film is installed in-house by our own team with careful finishing at every edge.
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Final inspection
Each vehicle gets a detailed inspection before it’s returned to you.
Why ESM Motors
Woman-owned.
Enthusiast-led.
Built in San Francisco.
Every color change is planned panel by panel and installed in-house by our own team, after a wash in our indoor wash bay. We give clear recommendations and clear pricing, and we stay involved after the install.
ESM Motors was founded by a lifelong car enthusiast with a clear vision: create a shop where vehicles are treated with care, clients receive honest guidance, and every detail is held to a higher standard.
