I TRANSFORMED A HUMMER EV SUV INTO SOMETHING GMC WOULDN'T...

This is it. Today we're working on an epic transformation for a brand new Hummer EV. This owner loves to take it to the off-road. Today we're going to be starting a project where we're transforming the finish for this vehicle to shield it for the off-road. The owner not only wants to completely shield this vehicle from rocks but they want to change it up. Chevrolet or actually GMC does not offer a color like this color we're going to be making inside the shop. So with this black finished Hummer EV we're going to be putting on matte PPF. So what it's going to do is it's going to completely change that finish of the gloss black into a matte stealth like look. This I think should make this Hummer look even more aggressive. We're going to start applying the film all around. So I'm excited to show you guys this behind the scenes process here at Speed Phenom Film. It's incredible to see the transformations you can do with paint protection film and this is why I got inspired to get into this field years ago. Seeing how it can transform not only the look of a car but for owners and their lifestyle it's pretty incredible. So let me show you what it's like for the application. But first let's finish these panels for tonight and start everything fresh in the morning for a hands-on tutorial on what it's like actually putting on film on a vehicle like the Hummer EV SUV. All right here we go we're finishing up with the hood of the vehicle right now with the team but here's some behind the scenes right now. So it's a full free cut for the hood is what you'd usually want to do and giving us some margin for the distance of how long it's going to be but let's just get this cutted and put onto the hood to finish off this matte PPF transformation. Make sure it's covered. Covered? No. Okay go more. That's good. It's covered right around. All right so here we go we're locking the film onto the hood right now so initially start out with the corners of the hood itself lift up quite a lot spray a lot of silk underneath but we're just gonna tack down the corner edge to really get a good fit and a slight stretch underneath with a ton of tack it should be good to go. Finally we're gonna finish the job with installing some windshield protection film to block those rocks and here we go. So a couple days later we have finished this complete transformation on this Hummer EV SUV. Please let me know in the comment section down below what do you think of the finish. It looks mean. It looks aggressive. We were actually contemplating leaving those badges on or off. We left the red badges on because they were a special option when the owner of this vehicle bought the car or the SUV. It matches the tow hooks so by leaving them on you have more red accents on the sides of the vehicle but let us know what do you think should those side badges come off. With this matte black finish it's providing more of a two-tone similar to what you've seen in the past with like g-wagons so it's making the entire build look more aggressive and just ready to go before the desert. I do believe more people should consider going on the route of matte PPF simply because it will transform any color you have into a matte finish. It's not like you're trying to get a whole new colored film. No no no this is a film that is the equivalent of PPF the clear film you put on your car but it'll actually have a visual appeal an aesthetic look that completely changes up the original car. So if you're in the market for getting your vehicle protected but then the same time if you want to change it up the matte PPF film styles can go really far with helping owners out with that. As I was mentioning they're just as safe meaning they're still eight mils thick so when you go off-roading or you go to the track with your track car you're still gonna have that protection that you would have with PPF. I honestly do prefer PPF over vinyl. Anyways let's pull out the Hummer EV SUV and get into the sunlight for its first official look outside. Yeah this is just this is crazy looking. It's almost like a like a vehicle from Halo a video game right look at the body lines. I would actually argue when you have matte PPF on a vehicle like the Hummer EV with those extruding and loud body lines it helps them to be more obvious. Your eyes go more towards those body lines because they're so three-dimensional and they're so just popping out in your face. Could you imagine wrapping like the Corvette ZR1 in a matte finish? Imagine if you got purple and you wrapped it matte purple. Oh my gosh that would be crazy. Or if you've always wanted to make your black car matte like a matte stealth black similar to what you would see with Lamborghinis coming out the new like Revueltos you can get a factory matte black option. This type of film allows you to actually do that. It's crazy to think about. Honestly I don't think I've ever seen an orange matte a car but there are a lot of colors that I see quite often and it's really cool seeing these owners want to go down this route to completely change up their car. That's what this enables you to do. So I really do hope that you're getting inspiration based off this build. If you wanted to change up your vehicle even put on carbon fiber for a wrap or make it Miami blue you can do that kind of stuff with PPF. So if you need any help please reach out to our team at Speed Phenom Film. You'll find our email floating on the screen right now. Also our full contact information is in the description down below. If you want to see more photos from other builds going on here in the studio on the beach of Carlsbad California check out our Instagram page at Speed Phenom Film. There's always something going on here in the shop. So stay tuned to see many more different clips and videos come out giving you a behind the scenes look at unique builds. I really do love helping to protect these cars but I enjoy it even more when we're creative and we have an owner come in that wants to change things up. So imagine making for example your Corvette or other car fully carbon fiber by the PPF wrap or just there's so much you can do here with wrapping cars and at the end of So with my McLaren 750s it's protected for the track and the street so I don't have to worry about damaging it. The resale will stay high for these types of vehicles. Anyways I just wanted to show you this first look behind the scenes of making a Hummer EV black matte. I think it'd be fantastic if GMC brought out a matte black. Could you imagine that? Please let me know your thoughts. At least it costs significantly less right than going down the route of If you enjoyed this video please hit the like button it really does help me out and subscribe for much more great content coming out your way. While you do that hit the notification bell so you're up to date with all the new videos coming out. I'll see you in the next episode.