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Originally Posted by John V
Yes, you can. It requires more work and a very skilled installer because they're working with full sheets of film, not pre-cut kits.
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Actually. now that you say this. If I try to remember correctly, my hood and fenders do seem to have their edges wrapped by the film, but not by much, as it's impossible to wrap too far behind without removing the fenders. (Easy to lift the hood, and open the doors for most edges.) The bumper, though, is only covered to the edges, and you can (barely) see where the film ends around the holes in the bumper. I don't think even cutting on the spot can wrap around all of the bumper's holes -- unless we're talking multiple bits and pieces (edges galore) instead of a single (pre-cut) sheet per panel. It's the complex curves of the bumper that make it a problem, not the pre-cutting.
On pre-cut or not... I did some research before I did mine. There were a lot of forum horror stories (can't find the links but it was a tinting professionals forum) about installations that are cut on the spot. Two main complaints:
1. knife cut-marks to the clearcoat. (ouch!)
2. patches of film (unneccesary edges) instead of a single sheet per panel.
Saw some literally butchered cars. So I decided that it's better to leave the cutting to the computer and not even allow for the possibility of a knife touching the paint. The guy that did mine gets exclusively outsourced by the local Ferrari and Lambo dealers and has done plenty of Porsches, too -- oftentimes full car (all panels) covers. It's actually MUCH harder to line up a large complex pre-cut sheet (e.g. bumper) than improvise on the spot with a knife. It took him three attempts (tossed out two pre-cut sheets) and 6 hours to only do my bumper.
Z.