Paint Protection Advice

[GES81]

Am looking to get a V8V Roadster and have done plenty of reading up etc. but have managed to only bits of information on protecting the paintwork. Would someone be kind enough to give me some advice on what the best option is and if buying from a main dealer what's worth trying to negotiate to get them to put on as part of the deal.

Thanks

[sadlerj]

If you mean stone chip protection? Get some "Stone Guards" aka mud flaps if not already fitted they really save the rear arches. Also get some Venture Shield or other paint film for the lower bumper area. This area gets hammered with stone chips, they can hide this film quite well. I would not bother with higher up as you can really see the lines of the film. Here are some before and after pikkies following my spray and film adding
Before

After


Now I must remember to be more careful!

If you mean Wax, then ask them to do a Zymol or Swisswax Job on it before she leaves.

[GES81]

Great stuff thanks.-What a difference!

[mikey k]

I managed to find one with Venture shiled fitted across the whole of the front bumper, sills & rear arches.

[bogie]

definately get ventureshield, armourfend (whatever brand these days) film fitted on a new car IMO

I bought mine used and it didnt have it, now 45K miles later, it needs a respray and I will be getting it fitted

I had it on other cars and even after 80-90K miles they were like new

[toofastforme]

I had the stone guards fitted a couple of months ago, and on the strength of that have just removed the venture shield from the upper part of the rear arches. They may get a few stone chips, but the line of the protective film was so obvious people kept asking me whether it had been keyed. Looks much better with it off in my opinion. As for front bonnet protection film, urghhh!. I don't understand why anyone would want to own such a great looking car and then stretch a condom over the front of it just so that the next owner can enjoy nice fresh paintwork. Controversial perhaps, but there you go.

[bogie]

if the line from the film is so obvious , is it not from a build up of polish/wax residue on it?

..ive had previous cars where the film was near invisible...if applied properly...and you dont put 3mm of white polish around the edge! LOL

the front of my non-protected Vantage at 45K miles needs a respray....in some places on the lower plastic bit of the nose cone it looks like somes unloaded a box full of shotgun shells into it

[iluvmercs]

Another user/preacher of Venture Shield here!

Dad had his Aston's front bumper and side sills painted, after which the shield was applied. From my point of view, it makes it easier to clean!
We were so impressed, my brother had his car protected from brand new, and after my front end had a respray, I had it protected too.
Whenever I spy the odd tiny mark in the film, I know it's done it's job!

Although my experience is with Venutre Shield specifically, any plastic film will do, so long as it's fitted correctly. It really does work.

Darren

[mikey k]

I'm with bogie
The car I'm buying has it across the front wings above the lights and at the same level across the bonnet. I could only tell when the light was just right as it caught the polish build it. A bit of cleaning will sort that.

The rear arch and sill looks loads better as the OEM ones have been removed.

I have seen some "shields" that scream at you and that has put me off in the past. Having seen threads on here and detailing forums I'm happy to leave it on my "new" car.

[EBruce]

Have not been able to pull the trigger on the mud flaps......they just do not look right on the car in my opinion. I have the high rear wheel 3M protection and you do not notice it if you keep the wax away from the lines.

[Murph7355]

Whether it's polish, dirt, general road grime or merely the fact that the film sits a fraction of a mm higher than the rest of the body, you can *always* see film IME.

Unless you can get a whole panel wrapped with no join (you cannot do the bonnet of a V8), I wouldn't bother. I don't believe the cost of a front end respray is horrifically more than an equivalent wrap anyway...

[mikey k]

Whilst we are talking about paint work.
Anyone ever get their corrosion inspection part of their service book stamped each service?

[ShieldandProtect]

[quote=Murph7355] Unless you can get a whole panel wrapped with no join (you cannot do the bonnet of a V8),

Why not?

The main idea is to protect the factory paint, once a car is fitted out you cannot then bake it as hot as at the factory when it is just the shell, yes you can get it resprayed, for a princely sum by an authorised repair centre, but it will never be the same as the original paintwork, plus time & hassle having it off the road getting resprayed, if you want ppf on after a respray you need to leave it 2 weeks for cross linking & off gassing to take place before fitting the film.

[JohnG1]

ShieldandProtect said:

Murph7355 said:

Unless you can get a whole panel wrapped with no join (you cannot do the bonnet of a V8),

Why not?

The main idea is to protect the factory paint, once a car is fitted out you cannot then bake it as hot as at the factory when it is just the shell, yes you can get it resprayed, for a princely sum by an authorised repair centre, but it will never be the same as the original paintwork, plus time & hassle having it off the road getting resprayed, if you want ppf on after a respray you need to leave it 2 weeks for cross linking & off gassing to take place before fitting the film.

I don't know about all this stuff, but I have had stone chips and dings resprayed on my V8 and my previous car (997) and I could not see the difference - maybe I don't have a good enough eye, I don't know... pearls before swine maybe. I do think ppf looks pretty nasty unless - like Murph says - you can cover the whole panel in one piece.