Why Do Top-Quality PPFs & Color Films Love Ashland’s Adhesive?

In recent years, as people’s lives have gotten better and more folks own cars, drivers are paying more attention to keeping their rides looking sharp. Many now choose to add paint protection film (PPF) or color-change wraps. Whether they pick PPF or a new color, both options give their car extra protection (saving that factory-fresh paint!) and a cool, personalized style.

When choosing high-quality clear car wraps or color-changing films, the adhesive layer is a critical factor alongside the quality of the base material. From a functional structure perspective, the installation adhesive layer directly contacts the original car paint, playing a pivotal role in determining the quality of the product. If low-quality adhesives are used, the clear car wrap or color-changing film will be more difficult to remove, and the residual adhesive will be hard to clean—potentially even corroding the original car paint and failing to provide protection.

   High-quality adhesive layers exhibit the following characteristics: residue-free, non-yellowing, scratch-resistant, dirt-resistant, and capable of preserving the vehicle’s appearance and value. These features ensure that the adhesive layer provides safe protection for the car paint and maintains the optimal condition of the clear car wrap or color-changing film. Therefore, when selecting a clear car wrap or color-changing film, one should not only consider the quality of the base material but also pay close attention to the adhesive layer’s performance.

(Pictured above: Low-quality adhesive residue left on car paint.)

   Ashland’s pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) from the U.S. is a top pick for high-quality glue – trusted worldwide for its reliability. It fixes all the sticky problems (literally!), which is why premium PPF and color films swear by it.

Ashland PSA (U.S.)

The glue is the hero! We handpick crystal-clear pressure-sensitive adhesive through strict tests. Result? Peels off clean — no sticky leftovers

Benefits of Ashland Adhesive

High-quality clear car wraps and color-changing films all utilize Ashland pressure-sensitive adhesive. Brands such as SunTek, Llumar, V-KOOL, and Guangdong Chelimi subsidiaries (Weiyan, Aolixuezhong) rely on this adhesive. Ashland pressure-sensitive adhesive is eco-friendly, posing minimal harm to the human body. Its low tack allows installers to adjust the film’s position with ease, ensuring full adhesion to the paint surface. Once applied, the adhesive’s tack fully activates, securely bonding the film to the paint without leaving any residue. When removed, it guarantees the paint remains clean and undamaged, as if newly applied.

Incidentally, the clear car wraps and color-changing films under Guangdong Chelimi brands (Weiyan and Aolixuezhong) not only use Ashland pressure-sensitive adhesive but also improve upon it and innovate their processes. By applying stabilizer technology to optimize the adhesive formulation, laboratory tests have shown that this innovation has tripled the adhesive’s stability! The improved adhesive not only offers stronger adhesion, ease of application, environmental friendliness, non-toxicity, and residue-free removal but also its low tackiness ensures no damage to the vehicle’s original paint.

Therefore, before choosing a clear car wrap or color-changing film, it is crucial to select high-quality products from the source. Brands like Weiyan and Aolixuezhong under Guangdong Chelimi leverage their integrated R&D, production, and sales advantages. They meticulously source top-tier raw materials from Fortune Global 500 companies (including Ashland pressure-sensitive adhesive and Covestro TPU) and introduce international advanced coating production lines—featuring class 1000 cleanrooms and class 100 clean coating rooms. Combined with their industry-leading LED light-cured fluorocarbon anti-fouling coating technology, these products deliver superior hardness protection without compromising flexibility, along with hydrophobic and anti-fouling properties, enhanced abrasion resistance, and corrosion resistance. When applied to vehicles, they significantly boost the paint’s brightness by 50%.

    Additionally, when selecting a clear car wrap or color-changing film, it is recommended that car owners choose enterprise brands with official warranties, high-quality materials, and integrated R&D, production, and sales capabilities. This is because different brands employ varying coating and adhesive technologies, ingredients, and formulations, leading to differences in performance such as anti-fouling, anti-yellowing, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance.