Color Paint Protection Film Is Spreading. Several of the Newest Aren't Sold in the US Yet.
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Until recently, a new color and protected paint meant two films: a vinyl wrap for the color, and clear paint protection film (PPF, a urethane layer that takes stone chips so your paint doesn't) for protection. Color PPF does both. Around the SEMA Show (November 3 to 6, 2026, Las Vegas Convention Center), Avery Dennison and Ceramic Pro announced more of it and SunTek's site said its own is coming, though most of what follows is the makers' own wording (SEMA).
Avery Dennison: more PrismaPro colors
Avery Dennison launched PrismaPro, a color PPF installed dry, in 10 colors in June 2026 (Avery Dennison). Its SEMA page invited visitors to "explore new colors and finishes, expanding our PrismaPro™ lineup" (Avery Dennison SEMA page). At the show, Avery was demonstrating clear PPF, color PPF and wrap film, Window Film magazine reported on November 5, without naming new colors.
SunTek and Ceramic Pro: coming soon
SunTek's site says "Coming Soon: Color Paint Protection Film", for the United States and Canada at launch, with no date (SunTek, read November 8, 2026). Ceramic Pro's SEMA page lists a Shift Color PPF, marked "Coming Soon", with no details (Ceramic Pro SEMA page).
Also announced: Korean tint and a smash-and-grab film
ZIVENT, the car-film brand of the South Korean maker NDFOS, said it would show its ZV Series window tint at booth 12023 and meet distributors. The number in each name is the infrared rejection: ZV90, ZV80 and ZV70 reject 90%, 80% and 70% (ZIVENT's SEMA release).
Gardstrike, a Ceramic Pro brand, announced Defense, a film that "reinforces automotive glass against smash-and-grab break-ins" (Ceramic Pro SEMA page). Security film holds broken glass together so a thief has to work longer; it doesn't make glass unbreakable.
Sources
- SEMA: registration opens for the 2026 SEMA Show (April 29, 2026)
- Avery Dennison: PrismaPro Color Paint Protection Film (June 16, 2026)
- Avery Dennison: SEMA 2026 (read November 8, 2026)
- Window Film magazine: From Camrys to Lamborghinis, Avery Dennison sees room for more PPF options (November 5, 2026)
- SunTek: Color Paint Protection Film (read November 8, 2026)
- Ceramic Pro: SEMA 2026 (read November 8, 2026)
- SEMA Show: ZIVENT introduces automotive window film portfolio at SEMA Show 2026 (October 2026)
