Tesla paint protection film.Color and protection in one.
3M™ Protection Wrap Film is paint protection film that comes in colors. You get the appearance of a color change and the protection of PPF in a single layer — which is why it is priced like PPF, because it is PPF.
On a bare Cybertruck, 3M do not warrant PWF on stainless. We have done it and it can work, but it sits outside the manufacturer’s warranty, and you should hear that from us before you pay a deposit rather than after.
We wrap the Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck. The Model S and Model X are not vehicles we take.
Check the total before you tap Pay. Square offers a tip on these links and it arrives already selected. It is optional and it is not part of your project price. The amount on the button is what you owe us. Anything above that is the tip — clear it, change it, or leave it. Your project is identical either way.
This is the standard case: color-change vinyl, at the Ashburn studio, inside our home area, with no old film to remove. Travel, removal and the thicker films change the number — check which one you are before you pay.
We do not carry insurance on your car. There is no commercial garage-keepers policy covering damage to your Tesla while it is with us, and no policy number to give you, because there is no policy. What we do instead is document: the car is photographed and its condition recorded at intake, and we walk it with you against that record at handover. That deters and it evidences — it does not indemnify you. Your own insurance is the coverage that applies. The full terms.
The deposit is non-refundable. Paying it commits the project. We do not decline work over timing or difficulty — what we do instead is tell you the truth about your car first. Failing clearcoat, rust or an old wrap underneath change what the finish can look like, and we will show you what to expect on your car rather than after it. The decision is yours. If we do decline a project after you have paid, the deposit is returned in full. What we tell you before you pay.
When Square asks, put your Tesla model and the color you want in the note — we cannot match a deposit to a car without it.
Who PWF is for
People who were going to do a color change and then also wanted the paint protected, and did not want two films on the same car.
Choose this if
- You want the color changed and the paint protected from stone chips
- The car sees highway miles and you care about the front end
- You would otherwise be pricing clear PPF plus a wrap
- You want a self-healing film — 3M state minor scratches disappear with heat
Choose something else if
- You only care about the color — color-change vinyl costs $4,000 less
- You want a mirror chrome finish, which PWF does not do
- You have a bare stainless Cybertruck and want a warranted install — read the note below first
Cars we finished this way.
Every wrap on this site is one we installed. Some carry our earlier name.
Cybertruck — matte black 3M™ Protection Wrap Film
Finished in the bay
Mid-install — arch trim off so the film tucks behind it3M™ Protection Wrap Film, on real cars.
Each one has its own page — the film, the finish, and what was specific about that car.
It comes off. That is the whole point.
Think of it as gift wrap for your car. You are not repainting anything — you are wrapping what is already there. The paper comes off and the present underneath is the present you started with.
Film sits on top of your paint, not in it. Nothing is sanded, nothing is sprayed, and the factory finish is untouched the whole time the wrap is on. That is why people wrap leased cars and hand them back in the original color, and why a wrap is the one way to change how a car looks that you can undo.
Wrapping paper does not stick to the present for three years. Film does, and how cleanly it comes off depends on the paint it was stuck to — which is a surface we did not put there.
Factory paint in good condition is the best case there is, and if your Tesla has never been resprayed, repaired or previously wrapped, that is what you have. Where removal gets genuinely risky is old paint, a previous respray, or panels somebody else repaired. 3M’s own warranty expressly excludes what the trade calls paint pull — a patch of paint lifting away with the film instead of staying on the car — and we are not going to make a promise the manufacturer declines to make.
It installs like PPF, not like vinyl
We install PWF using a dry PPF process, which is what 3M specify for this film — not the wet method conventional clear PPF is applied with. It is a different job from a vinyl wrap and it is not interchangeable with one.
- Dry application, per 3M’s own product bulletin
- 7.5–9 mil depending on color — 3M state at least 70% thicker than typical vinyl
- Cold-stretch capable, conformable into deep recesses
- Removable: 3M publish a removal procedure — professional, heat, 30–60° peel angle
Remove → Lay → Stretch → Finish
A hand and body position that keeps the squeegee under control as it crosses a panel — angle, pressure and stroke staying consistent instead of drifting as the reach gets longer. It is named for where the hands sit, the way ten-and-two describes hands on a wheel.
From $11,000
The 3M™ Protection Wrap Film deposit is $3,000 — three times the color-change vinyl deposit, because it is a different film at a different price. It reserves the project and comes off the total. The gap to a color-change wrap is material, not labor — a full vehicle in PWF runs into thousands of dollars of film before anyone touches the car.
On a bare Cybertruck, 3M do not warrant PWF on stainless. We have done it and it can work, but it sits outside the manufacturer’s warranty, and you should hear that from us before you pay a deposit rather than after.
And $11,000 is a starting price rather than a Cybertruck price. PWF is sold by the square foot in effect — more surface is more film — so a Cybertruck sits above the figure, not at it. We quote the actual vehicle before you pay.
Workmanship — 12 months from the day you collect the vehicle
Our workmanship coverage applies to installation-related problems under normal use, within the coverage period. Premature edge lifting, installation-related film failure, or another workmanship concern — tell us, and we inspect the car and work out the right fix.
Existing vinyl wrap removal — $3,500
Already have a wrap on your Tesla? We can remove it before your new installation.
- Northern Virginia: $3,500 flat removal fee.
- Outside Northern Virginia: the $3,500 removal fee plus travel, quoted for your location and agreed before travel is confirmed.
It does not cover every situation. Unusually difficult removal, excessive adhesive, multiple layers, severely deteriorated film or other abnormal conditions are reviewed and priced before work proceeds — we tell you, we do not surprise you.
Wrap Together does not apply to this film. The multi-car discount in the banner above is color-change vinyl only. Protection Wrap Film is priced per vehicle whether you bring one car or three. Color-change vinyl, if that is what you meant →
TeslaWrapper does not carry a commercial policy on your vehicle while it is in our care — your own insurance is what applies. We say so here rather than leaving you to find it. The full position →
When Square asks, put your Tesla model and the color you want in the note — we cannot match a deposit to a car without it.
Things nobody asks for, and we do anyway.
- Photos of your material as the box opensWe photograph your film as we unpack the shipment and send them to you, so you see the actual material that arrived before anything is cut. Nobody asks for this. Everybody likes it.
- A daylight inspection before you take itThe car sits overnight, then we pull it outside and inspect it in sunlight — shop lighting hides things daylight does not — and walk it with you before you sign anything. Whatever we find there is ours to fix.
- Your material is locked once orderedWhen your film is ordered the selection is locked to your project. No silent substitution to whatever is in stock, and any change after that is recorded with who approved it.
- Condition documented before we startEvery panel, the wheels and the interior photographed and reviewed with you before any work begins — so neither of us is relying on memory at handover.
- 12-month workmanship commitmentIf an edge lifts or a seam opens because of how it was installed, we put it right at no charge for labor or material for twelve months. Small corrections can often be handled at an event or a Supercharger rather than a trip back.
- Panels cut from your vehicle’s patternYour film is cut here, on a bench, against your vehicle’s pattern, before we go anywhere — which is why a mobile install is four hours a day rather than a week of somebody cutting on your driveway.
None of this is an upsell. It is what a project includes, and it is most of the difference between our number and a cheaper one.
Studio, or at your own home.
We come to you
Your panels are cut from your vehicle’s pattern before your appointment. Our installer arrives at your home in a scheduled four-hour window, and the installation runs over two to three days depending on the vehicle and the package.
This is a requirement of mobile installation, not of working with us. Installing at your address needs a single-family detached home you own, with a private enclosed garage held in the film’s working range, around 70°F — so condos, townhouses and apartments do not qualify for the mobile route. If that is you, the other two routes are open: drive the car to our Ashburn studio, or ask us to quote travel to a facility in your market.
Mobile requirements & markets →One project at a time
Bring your Tesla to our Ashburn, Virginia studio. One project in the bay from arrival to handover, in a controlled indoor environment built for the work — and no requirements on your own property. A single car is the usual case; a Wrap Together booking of two or three cars is still one project and still the only thing in the bay.
Appointment only. No walk-ins and no public address — access details come with your confirmed project.
Coming from out of state →The awkward questions.
Is 3M Protection Wrap Film the same as PPF?
It is PPF — a polyurethane paint protection film, the same class of material as clear PPF, in color. What it is not is a vinyl wrap, and calling it one would be wrong. If it helps, think of it as color-change PPF.
Why does it cost so much more than a vinyl wrap?
The material. A full vehicle in PWF is thousands of dollars of film before any labor. It is roughly twice the thickness of color-change vinyl and it is priced like the protection product it is, not like a decorative one.
Does it really self-heal?
That is 3M’s claim about their material and we will point you at their product bulletin rather than paraphrase it: 3M state that minor scratches disappear when heat is applied. It applies to light surface marks, not to impact damage, and we are not going to stretch it further than 3M do.
Can you put PWF on a Cybertruck?
Yes, and we have. The thing you need to know first is that a bare Cybertruck is stainless steel and 3M do not warrant PWF on stainless. The film can work there; the manufacturer’s warranty does not follow it. For a lot of Cybertruck owners, color-change vinyl is the better-matched answer — ask us and we will walk you through both rather than sell you the more expensive one.
The next question.
- Cybertruck specifics
- Compare with color-change vinyl
- Compare with Paradox Supreme Color PPF
- Vinyl vs paint vs PPF
- The films we carry
TeslaWrapper™ is an independent vehicle wrap studio. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, authorized by or in any way connected to Tesla, Inc. Tesla, Cybertruck, Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X are trademarks of Tesla, Inc., used here only to identify the vehicles referred to. We wrap the Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck; the Model S and Model X appear as earlier work we no longer take. 3M™ and Avery Dennison™ are trademarks of their respective owners. TeslaWrapper™ is a trademark of Raoul Shah.
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