V8V stone protection film.

[Ikobo]

When I bought my car it already had the paint protection down both sides, front end and the lower section of the bonnet. Thing is I really dislike it and would like to remove it from the car, how susceptible are the cars to stone chips from standard driving? I think I'd rather risk the odd chip than not be able to polish the car properly with the film removed.

[jonby]

Ikobo said:

When I bought my car it already had the paint protection down both sides, front end and the lower section of the bonnet. Thing is I really dislike it and would like to remove it from the car, how susceptible are the cars to stone chips from standard driving? I think I'd rather risk the odd chip than not be able to polish the car properly with the film removed.

IMO there are 2 elements as to why Astons seem more susceptible to stone chips than many cars, the first being that the profile (especially the bit in front of the rear arches & the front end of the car) seems to attract them like flies (they attract flies too btw !) and the second being the type of driving/types of speeds one often does in an Aston

So the bottom line is, to answer your question, very susceptible !

[V8 Animal]

Ikobo said:

When I bought my car it already had the paint protection down both sides, front end and the lower section of the bonnet. Thing is I really dislike it and would like to remove it from the car, how susceptible are the cars to stone chips from standard driving? I think I'd rather risk the odd chip than not be able to polish the car properly with the film removed.

No different from any other car.
I guess if you keep your distance, not drive to fast, drive on smooth roads you have a lesser chance of getting chips.
Depends on the colour of the car some colours show up worse than others, black being worse as it shows white underneath.
Also the cost of a frontal respray as Aston paint can be pricey.



Im having full frontal stone protection.

[Ikobo]

Oh I know about the flies, I had to remove about 47 thousand dead ones from the bumper on Saturday! The one bonus of the film is they wash from it fairly easily. I'll leave it on then and live with the slight irk.