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title: "Paint protection film (PPF) in Columbia, MO"
canonical: "https://galensautobody.com/services/paint-protection-film/"
description: "Paint protection film installed in-house at Galen's in Columbia, MO: partial front, full front or whole-car coverage against chips and scratches."
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Clear film that guards your paint against chips and scratches, installed in our shop: partial front, full front or the whole car.

Paint protection film, or PPF, is a clear film applied over your car's paint. It takes the hits your paint would otherwise take: rock chips and road debris, bug splatter, and the small scratches of everyday driving. Once it's on, it's hard to see, so your car keeps its finish while the paint underneath stays protected.

## Installed in our shop

We install paint protection film in-house, at our shop in Columbia. Your car doesn't go anywhere else for the work, and the people protecting your paint are the same people who repair it.

## Choose your coverage

- **Partial front.** The parts of the front end that take the most hits from the road.
- **Full front.** The whole front of the car.
- **Whole car.** Every painted panel, for the most protection.

Not sure how much you need? Tell us how you drive and how long you plan to keep the car, and we'll help you choose.

## Why protect your paint

Chips and scratches aren't only cosmetic. A chip that goes through to the metal leaves it open to moisture and road salt, which can lead to rust, and fixing chipped paint later means touch-up work or repainting the panel. Bug splatter and bird droppings can etch paint too, and on a protected panel the film takes it instead. Film on the panels that take the most abuse keeps the factory paint underneath intact.

Paint protection film is a good fit for a new car you want to keep looking new, for a car that spends a lot of time on the highway, and for any car whose paint you'd rather protect than repair.

## Get a quote

What paint protection film costs depends on your car and how much of it you want covered. Call us or [request an estimate](/estimate/) with your car's year, make and model and the coverage you have in mind, and we'll help you pick the coverage that suits your car and the way you drive it.

## Questions

### How much of my car can you cover?

As much as you like: partial front, full front, or the whole car.

### Do you install paint protection film yourselves?

Yes. We do the work in-house, at our shop.