Understand PPF well enough to advise clients and spot quality.
For detailers who want to add PPF knowledge to their consultancy, or for vehicle owners making an informed decision about PPF for their car.
What You'll Learn
PPF Essentials is an understanding and consultancy course — it teaches the product, the coverage decisions, the quality indicators, and the installation principles so you can advise clients accurately and identify quality work. It does not teach installation technique (installation is hands-on and requires studio time).
Module 1: What PPF is and is not
- Film construction — urethane, adhesive, topcoat
- PPF vs ceramic coating — what each protects against
- Self-healing — what it is, what it is not
Module 2: Coverage decisions
- High-impact zones for typical driving profiles
- Partial vs full body — when each is appropriate
- Client questions to ask before specifying coverage
Module 3: Product quality and selection
- Film construction differences between quality tiers
- Yellowing, delamination — what causes it
- How to evaluate a PPF product before recommending it
Module 4: Installation quality indicators
- What to look for in a professional installation
- Edge handling — tucks vs terminations
- Identifying poor-quality installation for client protection
Module 5: PPF + ceramic coating combination
- Coating over PPF — why and how
- Maintenance for PPF-covered vehicles
Is this course right for you?
If you care about your own car
You maintain your own vehicle and want to do it correctly. You've watched videos, read forums, and still aren't fully confident. This course gives you the structured foundation that self-research never quite delivers — the why behind every step, not just the how.
- Stop second-guessing every product purchase
- Build a safe, documented wash and maintenance system
- Know when a job needs a professional and when you can do it yourself
If you want to detailing as a profession
You want to take on clients or already do. The gap is the documented knowledge — knowing why the process works and being able to explain it to clients. This course gives you the curriculum structure to move from doing it by feel to doing it professionally.
- Close the knowledge gap between hobbyist and professional
- Earn a verifiable certificate to show clients
- Learn from a working studio, not a product manufacturer
If you're already in the industry
You have experience. You're here for refinement, business methodology, or to add a specific skill (coatings, PPF consultancy). The studio-based curriculum is grounded in real-job practice — not training-centre theory.
- Refine specific techniques with direct instructor feedback
- Add a documented certification to your credentials
- Learn coating or PPF consultancy as a business service
Everything in the enrolment.
- 5 video modules
- PPF coverage zone reference guide (PDF)
- Client consultation checklist (PDF)
- Lifetime access
Included in the Full Academy Bundle — save when you buy all four.
Marco Ferretti
Lead Detailer & Academy Instructor
Marco Ferretti founded freshcardetail in Dalmine to close the gap between Italian detailing practice and accessible professional education. Every course in the Academy is built from the same methods used on client vehicles at the Dalmine studio — not from product manufacturer guides or theoretical frameworks.
He works on client vehicles and teaches at the studio simultaneously, which means the Academy curriculum reflects current, real-world practice. Students working with Marco receive instruction from someone who does the work every day.
Specialisms:
- Paint correction (DA and rotary)
- Ceramic coating application
- PPF specification and consultancy
- Detailing business methodology
Start whenever you're ready.
Self-paced — Lifetime access
Enrol today, start today. Work through the modules at your own pace. Your access never expires — revisit any module anytime.
Enrol Now — €149Enrol in PPF Essentials
Included in the Full Academy Bundle — save when you buy all four.
- 5 video modules
- PPF coverage zone reference guide (PDF)
- Client consultation checklist (PDF)
- Lifetime access
Send an Enrolment Enquiry
Enquiry received. We'll be in touch within 1 business day.
From Our Students
Frequently Asked Questions
Will this course teach me to install PPF?
Ready to enrol in PPF Essentials?
Enrol today and start the same day. Lifetime access, no subscription.