Spray-On Coating
ArmorAuto LLC, Missoula, Mont., offers ArmorCoat, a revolutionary spray-on paint protection coating for shops with paint booth capabilities. The clear bra prevents gravel chipping, scratches and damage to automotive OEM and custom paint finishes. The company offers jobber kits which include an installation video, tribute hoods, full-size posters and other promotional materials. USE INFO #428

PPF Marketing Kit
3M Automotive Division, St. Paul, Minn., has added new features to its dealer marketing kit, a professionally designed and produced marketing and merchandising package for its Scotchgard Paint Protection Film. Upgrades include new 36-inch-long windshield clings to grab attention at dealerships. Also available are a redesigned tri-fold brochure and presentation folder, and the kit’s informational CD/DVD has been simplified and updated. USE INFO #404

Clear Applied Window Film
V-Kool Inc., Houston, presents its V-Kool 7™clear applied window film that reduces solar heat and ultraviolet radiation without significantly reducing visible light or changing the appearance of existing glass. USE INFO #414

Printed Window Graphics
Sharpline Converting, Wichita, Kan., presents its Glassics™ line that includes two patriotic-themed graphics, as well as select Realtree™ and Advantage™ patterned window films. The graphics are created by digitally printing vivid colors onto perforated one-way window film. While the selected images show bright and clear on the vehicle exterior, the view from the interior is similar to that of a tinted window. USE INFO #403

Film Cutters
Roland ASD Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., introduces its GX Pro vinyl cutters. Powered by a digital servomotor, these professional-grade devices are accurate and quick. They can be used to produce professional vehicle graphics and wraps, window tint patterns, pinstripe and airbrush stencils and clear paint protection kits. USE INFO #417

Colored Lens Protection
Lamin-x Protective Films, Blue Ridge, Ga., announces two new colored films designed for automotive headlights, fog lights and taillights. Tint and Gunsmoke [light and medium tints] give tinted looks and provide lens protection. All films are adhesive-backed, apply directly onto the lens and are available in precut kits and bulk sizes. USE INFO #411

Windshield Skins
Proline Styling, Sacramento, Calif., presents its pre-cut, pre-shaped, vehicle-specific Windshield Skins. The optically clear protection film absorbs the impact of standard road hazards, significantly reducing the occurrence of rock chips, stars, pitting and bull’s-eyes on the windshield. Impact- and scratch-resistant, the film won’t peel, bubble, crack or yellow, and features UV stabilizers. USE INFO #418

Computerized Film Cutting Systems
Tint Tek 20/20, Shannonville, Ont., presents its Tint Tek 20/20 Computerized Window Film Cutting System and Pro Tek 20/20 Paint Protection Cutting System. Designed by professional film installers, the systems allow users to cut film for an entire vehicle in just minutes, with reduced film waste and consistent cutting accuracy. The company offers an extensive library featuring thousands of current-model cars and trucks. USE INFO #426

Body Armor Kit
Restylers’ Choice, Cincinnati, presents its Funklines Designs Body Armor Paint Protection Kits. The film minimizes damage from stone chips, insects, abrasions and weathering, with more than 400 patterns to fit most popular trucks, SUVs and cars. All kits are computer-cut to ensure rapid and damage-free installation, and are available in either 3M Clear Advantage film or Universal Products UniGard film. USE INFO #419

Film Installation Tool
Performance Tools Distributing, Dublin, Ohio, presents its Quick Foot film installation tool. The 9.75-inch tool is designed for hard-to-reach back window areas, while remaining small enough to easily control. A narrow body allows it to be used to lay down film behind many of the third brake lights on the market. The tool also integrates a convenient chisel edge on the other end. USE INFO #409

Gloss Retention
Venture Tape, Rockland, Mass., presents its VentureShield™ 7510cc paint protection film. Designed to install quickly, the film features Advanced Surface Technology that provides gloss retention and dirt resistance for lasting shine and paint protection for automotive exteriors. USE INFO #407

Surface Protection Film
Universal Products, Goddard, Kan., presents its UniGuard high performance 8-mil ultra-clear non-yellow urethane surface protection film. It features a permanent adhesive with long-term removability and five-year outdoor durability, conforms to any curve and provides vehicles with protection against paint chipping and damage caused by stones. USE INFO #413

Cutting Plotters
Graphtec America Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., offers the FC7000AKZ series cutting plotters, designed for cutting window tint, paint protection film and vinyl graphics for automotive applications. This series is available in 42- and 64-inch models, which feature two additional pinch rollers and two tension settings with extended media brackets to handle thin window film and thick paint protection film without leaving tracking marks. USE INFO #410

Film Printing System
Gerber Scientific Products, South Windsor, Conn., presents the Gerber EDGE™ FX digital printing system. The system infuses transparent resin foils onto clear pressure-sensitive films or perforated window film for one-way viewing. The prints can be applied immediately and are UV-durable. In addition to 11 transparent foil colors there are more than 40 opaque colors plus process colors, which can be used to create tints, spots and more. USE INFO #416

Oval Rear Window Graphics
Adrian’s Inc., Knoxville, Tenn., introduces the WindowBanner Oval line of rear window graphics. The 12-inch ovals are the perfect size for any vehicle, offering a great option for consumers that want the style and safety of perforated graphics at an affordable price. USE INFO #427

Clear Paint Protection
CPFilms, Martinsville, Va., presents its Llumar™ Paint Protection Film, an optically clear paint protection film for automobiles. The 8-mil film is designed to offer a removable shield against scratching, chipping and minor surface damage that can mar auto paint finishes. The product’s extreme flexibility allows it to be installed seamlessly over radically curved body surfaces. USE INFO #425

Film Cutting Software
Chip Guard Custom Designs Inc., Barrie, Ontario, Canada, introduces its Ureguard paint protection film cutting software, offering computer-generated templates custom-designed by Chip Guard professionals. The precision-fitted kits protect the fenders, hood, rooflines, bumpers, mirror caps, doglegs, rockers and moldings, with special attention given to ensure a snug and permanent fit around edges. USE INFO #405

Headlight & Paint Protection
XPEL Technologies, San Antonio, Texas, presents its complete line of headlight and paint protection kits and dealer support services. The company integrates the Internet for design, manufacturing, distribution and customer care strategies, offering full-coverage paint and headlight protection products for ATVs, motorcycles, trucks and automobiles. XPEL’s Design Access software allows for real-time delivery of pre-cut window tint products. USE INFO #402

Rear Window Graphics
Vinyl Graphics, Oostburg, Wis., presents its Adventure Graphics line of rear window graphics, created using high-resolution digital printing. The rear window graphics reduce the sun’s harmful rays by 50 percent and are designed to fit most pickups and SUVs. The company also offers custom-printed rear window graphics with a favorite photo or business logo. USE INFO #401

Film Options
Aegis Films Inc., Norcross, Ga., introduces its Advantage Automotive Films. Advantage films are manufactured in the United States and designed to install easily. The films are available in High Performance, Non-Reflective, All Metal and Paint Protection constructions. USE INFO #408

Film Cutter
Mimaki USA, Suwanee, Ga., presents its CG-130FX film cutter. Features include selectable clamp pressure for a more accurate cut, user-friendly mechanism to position media with high and low settings, and rear media holder that holds up to six rolls simultaneously. A pouncing tool and pen adapter are available as an option. USE INFO #423

Crystal-Clear Protection
Avery Dennison, Strongsville, Ohio, offers its crystal-clear Stoneshield virtually invisible paint protection film. The film is UV- and weather-resistant, and won’t yellow, crack or peel. Conformable and with a high gloss that complements clear coat paints, it can be used to protect any painted surface, chrome or plastic. USE INFO #422

Heat Shrinking Films
Global Window Films, Pembroke Pines, Fla., offers its full series of professional quality, heat shrinking window films. The automotive window films feature the company’s patented Super Shrink™ technology, as well as Anti-Static™  properties providing superior installer handling. Ideal for traditional installations or patterns cut on plotters, they are designed to promote cleaner, faster installations. USE INFO #424

Colored Paint Protection
Ricochet Films, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, presents its complete line of paint protection films. The impact-resistant vinyls have the flexibility and durability to wrap around nearly any surface, including contoured bumpers. Eight-, 12- and 20-mil lines are available in clear, black, brown, yellow, blue and steel for a variety of restyling and restoration needs. USE INFO #420

Online Resource Center
Johnson Window Films, Carson, Calif., introduces its Online Resource Center, a website specifically designed for dealers. The main site provides more than 250 pages of information on installation techniques, products portfolio, window film facts, and marketing and sales aids. USE INFO #421

PPF Rolls & Kits
TopLine USA, Traverse City, Mich., offers its paint protection film in both bulk rolls and precut kits. The precut kits are sold as The Leading Edge Paint Protection. The company offers more than 8,000 applications for paint protection, with more being added each day. TopLine USA also offers headlight protection kits and paint kits for motorcycles, RVs and custom-cut kits. USE INFO #406