Toyota Yaris GR Sport, full-body PPF installation

This Toyota Yaris GR Sport belongs to a client from Belgrade. She bought it used but in excellent condition and decided to protect the bodywork straight away rather than wait for city driving to leave its first marks.

The Yaris is a compact car built for the city, but that is also where its bodywork takes the most punishment: tight parking spaces at shops and shopping centres, neighbouring cars, carelessly opened doors, supermarket trolleys, branches and stones kicked up by tyres. Few things are more frustrating than finding a dent or paint chip simply because someone parked next to you opened their door a little too wide.

We covered the entire body in 190-micron polyurethane paint protection film.

PPF adds a tough, transparent layer over the clear coat, taking the brunt of minor scratches, scuffs, light parking scrapes, road grit and stone chips. Doors, wings, bumpers and mirrors benefit most, as they are constantly exposed. A quality clear film is almost invisible, preserving the car's original colour, gloss and appearance.

PPF does not make a car armoured and will not prevent damage from a heavy impact or a deep dent. But it does protect against the everyday wear that can leave paintwork looking tired after a couple of years in the city.

The Yaris left looking just as it did from the factory, only now its bodywork is far better prepared for daily city life.