The damage sits where a car has no panel
A car has a sloping bonnet that throws stones over the roof. A motorhome presents a flat wall to the road, so the strike zone runs from the bumper up to the windscreen surround — and then keeps going for another six metres.
A flat face takes it head on
There is no sloping bonnet to deflect anything. Stones hit the cab front, the mirror arms and the windscreen surround square on, at the height they were thrown.
Composite, not steel
The coachbuilt body is fibreglass or a bonded composite panel. Respraying a car panel is routine work; repairing a coachbuilt section is a specialist job that rarely matches the panel beside it.
Graphics go before the panel does
Rental liveries and factory decals are printed vinyl. UV, road grit and repeated washing take the print long before the surface underneath gives up.
Where to start on a body this size
Nobody films seven metres of vehicle. Cover the cab front and the leading edges the road actually reaches, then decide about the graphics.
The cab front
- Cab bonnet and front bumper
- Headlights
- Mirror arms and caps
- Windscreen surround and A-pillars
Leading edges and spray zones
- Coachbuilt leading edge
- Luggage locker doors
- Wheel arch spray zone
Rear and graphics
- Rear panel and rear graphics
- Printed decals and livery
Campervan and motorhome PPF questions
Which film. TrackDay Fit covers most of this work at 7.4 mil. Premium is the thicker 7.8 mil, and on a vehicle that meets stones at windscreen height it is the upgrade worth asking about on the quote. All six TrackDay films →
Does it go on fibreglass and gelcoat?
Yes. It is the same surface question as a boat hull, and we film those already. The film bonds to gelcoat or painted composite and comes off without taking the surface with it.
Can it go over decals and livery?
Yes, and on a rental fleet that is often the whole point. Printed vinyl fades and lifts at the edges long before the panel does; a clear film over the top takes the UV and the wash brush instead.
How is it priced?
Per vehicle. Body lengths, cab shapes and coachbuilt profiles vary far too much for a package, so send the make, model and what you want covered.
Is it worth doing on a rental?
That is a fleet argument rather than a cosmetic one. A van that comes back with a clean cab front goes out again the same week, and it holds its number at sale.
What about the living-area windows?
Different product, same building. Window film for the living area is worth asking about at the same time — for most owners the complaint is the heat, not the paint.