getting front painted!

[bryce]

Ive yet to be impressed by venturesheild or the like, Im too fussy :banghead:

I got my bumper resprayed end of last year and it still looks minted. Body shop told me they could not re-laquer the splitters so Id be interested to see/hear how you get on Ade :thumbs:

[Ade]

I got my bumper resprayed end of last year and it still looks minted. Body shop told me they could not re-laquer the splitters so Id be interested to see/hear how you get on Ade :thumbs:

He had a look at them up close, and he said 'no problem'. He's painted and lacquered bits of CF for me before so I know relacquering CF is possible. Hopefully these shouldn't give him trouble!

[Jay55]

with most film its down to the installer!!!!!!

if you get a cowboy you get a shit job, ventureshield has some good installers and they have some shite ones...its all about finding a reputable installer.

film has come a long way over the years, its was once known to go yellow, edges folding etc etc etc but the biggest factor is getting a good installer and IMO Tom and his team at Paintshield do a fantastic job

[Rags]

Yeah, I'm not doing a lot of mileage, but I hate seeing my P&J with bad acne and the white basecoat puss pushing through - especially rolling into the summer when she sees more daylight! Mind you, a front end (not bonnet) paintjob is just a couple hundred quid, so it's almost worth getting it done each year to as new again rather than 1500+ for the film.




Will do Shim. It's a bodyshop I've known well as he has prepped and restored vintage 911s to concours standard for the past 20+ years and he has his own oven. Should get it back in a couple of days, will let you know how it goes! :thumbs:

Not a proper job, should cost you a lot more but chips will occur again!

[Rags]

Paintshield - Tom is the man.

[Ade]

Not a proper job, should cost you a lot more

:hahaha:

Really? Don't critique the work without seeing it and basing it on cost without knowing who's doing the job

:gayfight:

[shimmy]

:hahaha:

Really? Don't critique the work without seeing it and basing it on cost without knowing who's doing the job

:gayfight:

knickers?:beer:

[glendog74]

Just cling-film the car - cheap as chips and you could renew it every week if you so wish to keep it fresh looking :hahaha: :clown:

[Ade]

knickers?:beer:

nope, but he'll get the ventureshield job. Actually, thinking of it, I would gladly have given him the paint to do as well:thumbs:

[Jay55]

:clown:

Just cling-film the car - cheap as chips and you could renew it every week if you so wish to keep it fresh looking :hahaha: :clown:

:hahaha: there's always one clown

[Ade]

Well, I got the car back today just before some epic thunderstorms(!), and she looks gorgeous :smt055

He even managed to emulate the exact same factory paint finish orange peel on the rest of the car! :hahaha:

He relacquered the carbon splitters using proper 2-pack lacquer, but he said it needed to have a flexible additive added so that it does not crack at the first sign of flex or stone impact. He commented that the tolerance on the splitters is very tight, and it's not surprising that 3rd party/non-OEM splitters are not always a good fit. I'm very happy with the results - they really do look as good as they would brand new.

He said it's a simple job to do, and he would be able to do them quite easily for others if there was interest. His process is to simply strip them back, relacquer, and 'bake' in his oven. He cannot repair cracked CF, and he said there may be very slight, almost imperceptible dimples where a stone may have penetrated back to the raw CF. The cost is about £125, so not the cheapest, but the finish is really excellent and he uses the correct lacquers etc.

Photos tomorrow when it's not raining!

[Ade]

Did a quick wipe down, and here are the results!

[glendog74]

Looking good :thumbs:

[karbonkid]

Looks a clean Job. Did you get the parts under the headlight and lower bonnet done? Nice work. Just waiting for my splitters to turn up tomorrow from a final top coat and oven session.

[DazBlackCSL]

Think mine would last days looking like that !!:hahaha:

Looks tidy tho