Elise paint protection.
Discussion
You can buy it for $1 a square yard in the US!
The issue is how well you can fit it yourself. It isn't that difficult, so long as you do not expect perfection....and even with perfection ( at 300-500 quid or so ) the damn stones can still wreck the area not covered.
A decent go yourself with slightly offset cuts ( bigger gaps around the lights, for example ) is by far the best compromise - but as said, it ain't easy!
The issue is how well you can fit it yourself. It isn't that difficult, so long as you do not expect perfection....and even with perfection ( at 300-500 quid or so ) the damn stones can still wreck the area not covered.
A decent go yourself with slightly offset cuts ( bigger gaps around the lights, for example ) is by far the best compromise - but as said, it ain't easy!
I'm interested in getting the lower sill panel (where the factory sharkfin protectors are) Armourfended after a respray, as that's where the worse stone chipping seems to happen. Anyone had this part done? Doesn't the film itself just get all pitted and look just as bad? The standard sharkfin protector is all covered in marks from the stone chips now.
23,000 miles in, the armourfend under the rear of the doors on my Elise is pretty pitted, but it looks better than stonechipped paint would be. Everywhere else on the car the armourfend is unmarked. Theonly issue I have with it is that when you wax the car, the wax gets stuck under the edges of the film and it really shows.
RobM77 said:
23,000 miles in, the armourfend under the rear of the doors on my Elise is pretty pitted, but it looks better than stonechipped paint would be. Everywhere else on the car the armourfend is unmarked. Theonly issue I have with it is that when you wax the car, the wax gets stuck under the edges of the film and it really shows.
A short-haired detailing brush run back and forth along the edge once the wax is dry will shift it, and stop the edges of the film being highlighted...HTH
Tol
Anatol said:
RobM77 said:
23,000 miles in, the armourfend under the rear of the doors on my Elise is pretty pitted, but it looks better than stonechipped paint would be. Everywhere else on the car the armourfend is unmarked. Theonly issue I have with it is that when you wax the car, the wax gets stuck under the edges of the film and it really shows.
A short-haired detailing brush run back and forth along the edge once the wax is dry will shift it, and stop the edges of the film being highlighted...HTH
Tol
a soft toothbrush would do the job I'd have thought?You do know Halfords sell kits for 35 quid, with enough to do the nose...I think is is 160mm by 25mm? ( The film costs 30, the applicator kit another 7. I think the film they use is by Ventureshield - still a good product.
More expensive than the US or E-Bay perhaps, but no postal worries and readily available.
More expensive than the US or E-Bay perhaps, but no postal worries and readily available.
jondude said:
You do know Halfords sell kits for 35 quid, with enough to do the nose...I think is is 160mm by 25mm? ( The film costs 30, the applicator kit another 7. I think the film they use is by Ventureshield - still a good product.
More expensive than the US or E-Bay perhaps, but no postal worries and readily available.
Thanks, I didn't know that.More expensive than the US or E-Bay perhaps, but no postal worries and readily available.
Russ.
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