Some photos of my car post-Paintshield

[CraigBruce]

Managed to take a few photos of my car today, about a week since it was Paintshielded. Not as sunny as I would have liked, but hopefully good enough to give you an idea. If not, I'll be at Ragley tomorrow...






The car is Paintshielded all over, apart from wing mirrors (needed a respray first) and the rear deck/softtop cover, so the last shot gives a with & without view of the work.

[headlesshorseman]

hi your car looks good,do you think it has lost any depth to the shine or is it just as good as pre paintshield also will the paint shield not mark or swirl like normal paint finish.regards pete

[CraigBruce]

headlesshorseman said:

hi your car looks good,do you think it has lost any depth to the shine or is it just as good as pre paintshield also will the paint shield not mark or swirl like normal paint finish.regards pete

If you compare (at least on my black car) a Paintshielded area with a just polished non-covered area from 10cm away, you'll spot the difference. If you compare from 1m away you'll be hard pressed to tell the difference. Once both areas have a day of road dust/grime on them you wont be able to tell the difference.

If you keep your P&J garaged, polish it before & after every use and carefully drive it to avoid stonechips, then you probably wouldn't want/need Paintshield. Drive the car like it's meant to be driven/enjoyed, on a daily basis, and some form of protection is a must - getting a big stonechip on my bonnet within 2 weeks of owning the car brought a tear to my eye and on a black car it was always a visible reminder.

I fully understand the desire to have that perfect, just waxed, look to your car (I've probably got over 1k worth of waxes, polishes and detailing equipment from the likes of Zymol, Meguiars, AutoGlym and Poorboys in my garage) and any form of protection will be a compromise. Having seen Paintshield before I had it applied, I knew what I was getting into and the quality of the finish is so good I was happy to take the plunge - passers by will never notice it's there.

Additionally, I'm very pleased that I had the car transported to Grantham so that Tom and his team could work on it in ideal conditions thereby ensuring the best possible finish. I believe they can and do install at other locations including OPCs and bodyshops, but the environment in those location isn't dedicated to the application of a film so you could be taking a chance on the final finish.

[vpr]

Had mine done prior to delivery at the OPC. Tom and Ann are professional people who go out of their way to make sure you're more than happy.

Just got to watch the edges and keep them stuck down before they get dirt under them.

[headlesshorseman]

cheers.