Film absorbs small-particle energy. Large rocks and repeated hits can still mark film.
PPF is built to take the hit from small, fast grit so OEM clear coat does not crater. A large stone can still star the film. Thickness and TPU quality change the odds; they do not make them zero.
Do not pick at the crater. Ask whether the film took it or the paint did.
Small grit is the design case. Geology still wins sometimes.
Inspect film after long gravel trips instead of assuming silence means safety.
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No.
Often it did its job.
Sometimes a panel is replaced.
They help one spray path. Not the whole bumper.
It leaves the hood.
Energy rises fast with speed.
It reduces paint craters from small grit.
Thicker cores help; wrap ability still counts.
Not reliably.
Leading edge at minimum.
Often, because of following distance and tires ahead.
Not for craters. That is impact, not a wash swirl.
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