Window film brand
XPEL
Paint protection film leader that added window film in 2017; listed on Nasdaq since 2019.
- 17lines sold now
- 0discontinued lines
- 1997earliest event on record
- 3news items archived
- Also known as
- XPEL Technologies, XPEL PRIME, XPEL VISION
- Owned by
- XPEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: XPEL)
- Founded
- 1997
- Based in
- San Antonio, Texas
- Makes
- Paint protection film, Window tint, Safety and security film
- Website
- xpel.com (opens in a new tab)
What XPEL sells now
From XPEL's own website, checked September 2026. Lines we sell come first, with a Shop button; the name opens the spec page. Lines without a link don't have a spec page yet.
| Film line | Type | Darkness | Heat rejected | At TintCenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPEL ULTIMATE PLUS | Car · Paint protection film | – | – | From $1,590: buy XPEL ULTIMATE Paint Protection Film at TintCenter |
| XPEL PRIME XR PLUS | Car · Nano-ceramic | 5–67% | 52–71% | |
| XPEL PRIME XR Black | Car · Nano-ceramic | 5–68% | 49–66% | |
| XPEL PRIME XR Blue | Car · Nano-ceramic | 69–78% | 42–47% | |
| XPEL PRIME HP Black | Car · Hybrid (dyed + metal) | 4–54% | 36–59% | |
| XPEL PRIME CS Black | Car · Dyed | 5–86% | 24–45% | |
| XPEL VISION Specialty (All Season) | Home & office · Low-E | 51.0–66.0% | 52.0–57.0% | |
| XPEL VISION Clear View | Home & office · Other | 21.0–72.0% | 41.0–74.0% | |
| XPEL VISION Neutral | Home & office · Other | 12.0–52.0% | 43.0–70.0% | |
| XPEL VISION Metallic | Home & office · Metallized | 6.0–50.0% | 37.0–82.0% | |
| XPEL VISION Exterior | Home & office · Other | 5.0–78.0% | 42.0–88.0% | |
| XPEL VISION Anti-Graffiti | Home & office · Other | 89.0% | 17.0% | |
| XPEL VISION Decorative | Home & office · Frosted / decorative | 0.0–89.0% | 16.0–78.0% | |
| XPEL ULTIMATE FUSION | Car · Paint protection film | – | – | |
| XPEL STEALTH | Car · Paint protection film | – | – | |
| XPEL COLOR PPF | Car · Paint protection film | – | – | |
| XPEL VISION Safety & Security | Home & office · Security laminate | 15.0–89.0% | 17.0–79.0% |
Heat rejected = total solar energy rejected (TSER), lowest to highest across the line's shades, from the maker's published specs (each line's page names the source and its date). Darker shades usually reject more. Figures are for film on clear glass, so treat comparisons as a guide.
XPEL spec sheets and documents
Official spec sheets, brochures, warranties and reports published by XPEL, saved as part of our record of the window film industry. When XPEL reissued a document, we kept every edition. Specs and offers in them may since have changed.
Every document belongs to its maker and is credited to it. Rights holders can ask for a document to be removed or replaced.
- 2documents: browse them all
- 2editions kept: newest first
- 2026–2026years covered: start with the oldest
History and ownership
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XPEL founded in San Antonio
XPEL started as a software company designing vehicle patterns for cutting paint protection film to fit, instead of trimming it on the car. It was incorporated in Nevada in 2003.
Source: XPEL, Inc. annual report (Form 10-K) for 2019, SEC (opens in a new tab)
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XPEL starts selling paint protection film
XPEL began selling its own automotive paint protection film alongside its pattern software.
Source: XPEL, Inc. annual report (Form 10-K) for 2019, SEC (opens in a new tab)
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XPEL ULTIMATE: self-healing paint protection film
XPEL introduced ULTIMATE, which it describes as the industry's first protective film with self-healing properties: light scratches and marks disappear as the film returns to its original state.
Source: XPEL, Inc. annual report (Form 10-K) for 2019, SEC (opens in a new tab)
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XPEL launches PRIME window film
XPEL added automotive window film, branded PRIME, the same year it set up its European headquarters in the Netherlands. In 2018 it added architectural and security film for homes and businesses.
Source: XPEL, Inc. annual report (Form 10-K) for 2019, SEC (opens in a new tab)
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XPEL listed on Nasdaq
XPEL's shares began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol XPEL.
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XPEL launches COLOR paint protection film
XPEL launched COLOR PPF: self-healing paint protection film in 16 colours, with a 10-year warranty, sold through its authorized installers.
Source: XPEL press release (Business Wire) (opens in a new tab)
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XPEL buys a film factory near Shanghai and a San Antonio manufacturing site
XPEL announced about $110 million of manufacturing and supply chain investment: a manufacturing facility near Shanghai, China, and a four-building site of about 435,000 sq ft in San Antonio to anchor its North American manufacturing. It marked XPEL's move into making film itself.
Source: XPEL press release (Business Wire) (opens in a new tab)
XPEL news archive
Mergers, launches and company news about XPEL, newest first, linked to the original reports. "TintCenter coverage" items are our own posts from the time.
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