Silver mesh kit and respray

[GingerMunky]

Just got my car back from Aston Martin Cardiff today, front end and rear wheel arches re-sprayed, with upper and lower foils and the bright mesh kit (Bonnet vents, mesh below the grille and behind the side strakes). Car looks wicked, thanks Richard, friendly service, endless chat and great price.

[Jockman]

Fantastic look, GM

I was tempted to get my DB9 mesh redone in black to contrast with the tungsten silver but I agree that the bright finish works well with your meteorite type colour

Is your car >really< 7 years old ???

[GingerMunky]

Jockman said:

Is your car >really< 7 years old ???

I had the wheel done end of last year too, so it looks almost new now, so pleased with the result.

Like the idea of black mesh on the lighter silver, but I think Richard had a picture of a silver mesh on Tungsten, worth emailing him.

[divetheworld]

Nice, nice, nice!!!!

That Magnum silver is a great touch, goes well with that splitter and bright grille.
That is a very nice splitter. You must have exquisite taste and style to choose that....

Big tip here..... Ventureshield.... Seriously, get it.

Edited by divetheworld on Tuesday 11th March 21:18

[GingerMunky]

divetheworld said:

Big tip here..... Ventureshield.... Seriously, get it.

I've had it done on the wheel arches, but wasn't sure about the nose, depends where the edge (I know its barely visible) would be.

[mikey k]

GingerMunky said:

I've had it done on the wheel arches, but wasn't sure about the nose, depends where the edge (I know its barely visible) would be.

Complete convert here!

[burntout]

Very nice.............

[northernmedia]

Looks great - what colour was the mesh beforehand?

[GingerMunky]

northernmedia said:

Looks great - what colour was the mesh beforehand?

Was dark grey, standard look.

Edited by GingerMunky on Wednesday 12th March 13:04

[yeti]

My car is all bright mesh - made a huge difference. Good choice

[AMDBSNick]

I like that - a lot

[DB9VolanteDriver]

Just had Venture Shield applied to the nose and sills of my DB7. When I stopped by to see how the installers were progressing, they were placing the sill pieces. I looked at the nose and saw it hadn't been done. The guy said: "How do you like it?" I was floored...the nose was already done! Tremendous product.

So pleased, I am now going to have the front wings, rear bumper, lower door panel and entire bonnet done (plus A-pillars, mirror backs, fog lamps, etc.)

[divetheworld]

GingerMunky said:

I've had it done on the wheel arches, but wasn't sure about the nose, depends where the edge (I know its barely visible) would be.

As quoted above, hard to see. Here is a link to a full format picture taken of mine with a very stylish front splitter......
http://www.puwer.co.uk/files/IMG_4749.JPG
If you download it or view it full size and zoom in, see if you can see the line above the headlamps and across the bonnet of the film.
Hard to spot. Even better is that I can see where its saved my bacon a couple of time already.
My last Aston got a great big stone chip on the bonnet less than a month after I got it. Never again!

[8Tech]

I think the film is a great idea for the protection aspect, but it does eliminate the shine from the paint. In the above pic in full resolution, you can see a slight "orange peel" effect where the film is applied. the gloss from the paint is just abscent. This concurrs with cars I have seen with it installed in the flesh as it were.

I would not hesitate to install it where Aston Martin do originally, but I just dont like the finish it gives on horizontal surfaces.

Stone chips or orange peel, that is the quandry.

I think my choice would be to install it as the lipstick where the paint takes the full impact of the stones.

[Jon1967x]

I was strongly recommended this at the weekend and I imagine the loss of gloss is more notable on some colours, mines black.. Although despite my efforts it's often dirty.

Who do people recommend to install - I'm staffordshire based. And what sort of cost is it?

[GingerMunky]

divetheworld said:

As quoted above, hard to see. Here is a link to a full format picture taken of mine with a very stylish front splitter......
http://www.puwer.co.uk/files/IMG_4749.JPG

Your car looks wicked! Richard should upload some other colour combination he's got loads on his computer, it's really useful to see before you buy.

[paddy328]

I like that, plus the splitter really makes a difference.

If anyone is after paint protection film, paintshield in Peterborough are the best. Their product is far superior to venture shield.

[DB9VolanteDriver]

8Tech said:

I think the film is a great idea for the protection aspect, but it does eliminate the shine from the paint. In the above pic in full resolution, you can see a slight "orange peel" effect where the film is applied. the gloss from the paint is just abscent. This concurrs with cars I have seen with it installed in the flesh as it were.

I would not hesitate to install it where Aston Martin do originally, but I just dont like the finish it gives on horizontal surfaces.

Stone chips or orange peel, that is the quandry.

Not any more it isn't. Current Venture Shield is unbelievably glossy and has ZERO orange peel. You cannot tell the difference in feel or glossiness between the VS surface and an adjacent painted surface (the VS actually feels better). Other materials do have orange peel (like on my other car), but not this new stuff. It is so good that I'm going to replace whatever is on my 5 YO Aston with this stuff.

I'd show you a photo, but there's nothing to see. VS is not as good as some other products from a protection POV, but it is superior from an orange peel/glossy POV, so that's what I chose.

[Jockman]

DB9VolanteDriver said:

8Tech said:

I think the film is a great idea for the protection aspect, but it does eliminate the shine from the paint. In the above pic in full resolution, you can see a slight "orange peel" effect where the film is applied. the gloss from the paint is just abscent. This concurrs with cars I have seen with it installed in the flesh as it were.

I would not hesitate to install it where Aston Martin do originally, but I just dont like the finish it gives on horizontal surfaces.

Stone chips or orange peel, that is the quandry.

Not any more it isn't. Current Venture Shield is unbelievably glossy and has ZERO orange peel. You cannot tell the difference in feel or glossiness between the VS surface and an adjacent painted surface (the VS actually feels better). Other materials do have orange peel (like on my other car), but not this new stuff. It is so good that I'm going to replace whatever is on my 5 YO Aston with this stuff.

I'd show you a photo, but there's nothing to see. VS is not as good as some other products from a protection POV, but it is superior from an orange peel/glossy POV, so that's what I chose.

Agreed. Upon perusing Mikey´s V8VS whilst he was cleaning my DB9 there was zilch Orange peel on the horizontal and he had the entire bonnet covered apart from the tiny portions next to the windscreen.

Indeed he was cursing himself for a stonechip on the uncovered wing mirror !!!

[mikey k]

Jon1967x said:

I was strongly recommended this at the weekend and I imagine the loss of gloss is more notable on some colours, mines black.. Although despite my efforts it's often dirty.

Who do people recommend to install - I'm staffordshire based. And what sort of cost is it?

My first roadster had it on and a careful coat of wax sorted the "loss of gloss" not got round to doing it on the S yet
I used these guys

http://www.invisiblepatterns.co.uk/what-is-3mventu...

Cost me £900 for a V12V kit AND full bonnet

Make sure you do ALL the paint correction first and it is spotless when you hand it over