Armorfend / Paint Protection
Discussion
Guys,
Does anyone have any experience with buying the rear wing Armourfend as per attached?
I hindsight I should have fitted the film prior to fitting the carbon stone protectors but I didn't.
My question is do I need to take the carbon guards back off for fitting the film or will I get a good enough finish using the L-shaped pattern that's available??
Chris
http://www.sevenspeed.co.uk/armafend.html
http://www.sevenspeed.co.uk/images/armafend/armafe...
Does anyone have any experience with buying the rear wing Armourfend as per attached?
I hindsight I should have fitted the film prior to fitting the carbon stone protectors but I didn't.
My question is do I need to take the carbon guards back off for fitting the film or will I get a good enough finish using the L-shaped pattern that's available??
Chris
http://www.sevenspeed.co.uk/armafend.html
http://www.sevenspeed.co.uk/images/armafend/armafe...
Hi,
I bought the rear wing protection, parts for the front wing tips, pieces to stop the door rubbing grit onto the side panel and a bit more to protect the bonnet when the doors are open. I bought mine from PPG and they were great to deal with.
Of the protection I bought the rear wings were the most difficult to fit... I can't stand anything that looks less than right so I had to go back and buy some more, guess there's a learning curve. No pun intended. Mine's been on for a couple of years and it still looks good and does the job its there for.
If you need any advice I'll pass on my knowledge on 'how not to do it'.
Andy
I bought the rear wing protection, parts for the front wing tips, pieces to stop the door rubbing grit onto the side panel and a bit more to protect the bonnet when the doors are open. I bought mine from PPG and they were great to deal with.
Of the protection I bought the rear wings were the most difficult to fit... I can't stand anything that looks less than right so I had to go back and buy some more, guess there's a learning curve. No pun intended. Mine's been on for a couple of years and it still looks good and does the job its there for.
If you need any advice I'll pass on my knowledge on 'how not to do it'.
Andy
Beverlonian said:
Hi,
I bought the rear wing protection, parts for the front wing tips, pieces to stop the door rubbing grit onto the side panel and a bit more to protect the bonnet when the doors are open. I bought mine from PPG and they were great to deal with.
Of the protection I bought the rear wings were the most difficult to fit... I can't stand anything that looks less than right so I had to go back and buy some more, guess there's a learning curve. No pun intended. Mine's been on for a couple of years and it still looks good and does the job its there for.
If you need any advice I'll pass on my knowledge on 'how not to do it'.
Andy
Andy,I bought the rear wing protection, parts for the front wing tips, pieces to stop the door rubbing grit onto the side panel and a bit more to protect the bonnet when the doors are open. I bought mine from PPG and they were great to deal with.
Of the protection I bought the rear wings were the most difficult to fit... I can't stand anything that looks less than right so I had to go back and buy some more, guess there's a learning curve. No pun intended. Mine's been on for a couple of years and it still looks good and does the job its there for.
If you need any advice I'll pass on my knowledge on 'how not to do it'.
Andy
Did you buy the L shaped protection film or the full rectangle? I'm wondering if I need to be removing the stoneguards?
Thanks
Chris
You can save some cash buying the 3M stuff off the roll on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3M-Paint-Protection-Film-300... I'd agree the rear wings are the hardest to fit. It does take some practice to stretch the stuff round the corners without making marks.
The wing protectors really have to come off
The wing protectors really have to come off
Hi Chris,
I did fit the L shape pieces, there was no point in fitting the full one unless I was going without stone guards? After trying to stretch it two ways at once and having serious grief I cheated. On the second attempt I cut the top off the L and applied it in two parts. Skillful cutting with a craft knife made for a good job and only a few mm of unprotected area between the two. I'd put up a picture but you would never see the film.
Andy
I did fit the L shape pieces, there was no point in fitting the full one unless I was going without stone guards? After trying to stretch it two ways at once and having serious grief I cheated. On the second attempt I cut the top off the L and applied it in two parts. Skillful cutting with a craft knife made for a good job and only a few mm of unprotected area between the two. I'd put up a picture but you would never see the film.
Andy
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