Iridescent Gloss Emerald Green

3M Iridescent Gloss Emerald Green is a iridescent green film, catalogued as PWF-GP246. 3M lists 2 other green shades, so it is worth seeing them side by side before you settle on one.

This is color paint protection film from 3M's catalog, not a vinyl wrap. The color sits inside the film itself, so one layer changes the car and shields the paint from rock chips at the same time. It is thicker than wrap vinyl, the top layer is elastomeric so it absorbs impact instead of transmitting it, and light swirls and scratches self-heal with heat. It costs more than vinyl in the same shade, and it is the choice when you want the color change to also be the protection.

The iridescent finish

An iridescent film shifts color with viewing angle, so the car reads as different shades from the front, the side and in a photograph. Colors like this are chosen for exactly that effect and rarely photograph the way they look in person.

Living with green in the Pacific Northwest

Green is the family that most rewards seeing in person: shop lighting pushes greens warm, and the same film can read olive indoors and much colder outside. Mid-tone colors are the easiest to live with here: they hide both road film and water spotting better than either black or white.

Care: hand wash with a wrap-safe soap and a soft mitt, and dry the car rather than letting it air dry.