film

[The Radman]

what do you call that film stuff that you can get in precut kits for protecting the paintwork? i want to see if i can get one for the wifes fiesta

[BUSYBOY]

Arma fend or paint shield nick

[MATCOS]

I have it on my car Nick, I bought the 3M DIY pre cut kit for the front and although its a bit tricky to fit, it s pretty much invisible and I don't have one stone chip

[1TJH]

Paint shield is the best by far, self heals, doesn't discolour over time like the rest, dont know if you can get diy kits of it though.

Ive had whole cars done, ive done sections on my others with the offcuts from it, its not too bad to do when you get in the swing of it, I quite enjoyed it actually, 5yrs on my focus, not a chip in sight.

[The Radman]

the only precut film sets i can find are in the states,surely someone over here does a kit? other than that all the other places are companies that only seem to fit it themselves

[The Radman]

well i finally got some 3m, precut kit had to get it from the states in the end, anyone got any fitting tips?

[The Radman]

I have it on my car Nick, I bought the 3M DIY pre cut kit for the front and although its a bit tricky to fit, it s pretty much invisible and I don't have one stone chip

did you fit it yourself mat? ive got no instructions or anything does the paintwork need to be polished up or anything before fitting?

[Cochyn]

Armourfend is awesome stuff, got some extended arch ones after having the quarters painted on the Mrs FRS. Easy to apply as it comes with special solution and squeegee.

[BUSYBOY]

well i finally got some 3m, precut kit had to get it from the states in the end, anyone got any fitting tips?

yes nick clean all the areas you want to cover with a panel wipe or similar

have a hot air gun or hair dryer ready to use

get a squirty bottle with a little fairy liquid added to water

did you get a soft applicator to help squeeze air out from underneath the film ? if not make a small rubber pad out of something soft about 3/4 of the size of an iphone

make sure your hands are clean before starting pull the backing off the film but don't touch the film on the sticky side or youll leave finger marks on the glue , spray water on to the film now as well as the panel & position the film where you want it then start moving the air bubbles & water from underneath it pushing it to the sides once all of the bubbles & water has gone gently warm the film up & job done ,

just so you know sometimes you can get a silvering effect for a couple of days but normally gos as it fully drys , hope the makes sense

if not google is always a good friend

[The Radman]

thanks mart, yes i got a rubber squeegee thing,do i use the heat after ive got rid of all the bubbles/water just to sort of set it/dry it in place?

[MATCOS]

It will dry on its own Nick, mine had quite a few tiny bubbles no matter how hard I tried not to get any but they all dried after a month or so and now you can't see any, spray the water solution- I used johnsons baby shampoo as directed mixed with water- onto your hands too, that way if you do accidentally touch the sticky side it won't leave marks. I did it totally on my own and although it was tricky and I swore a lot at times, it came out pretty much perfect
A trick to get rid of stubborn bubbles if they remain after a few days that really works is to use a very small hyperdermic needle, load it with the solution and pop the bubble while injecting the solution, then just smooth the bubble flat, this works a treat on any stubborn bubbles.
Good luck

[BUSYBOY]

thanks mart, yes i got a rubber squeegee thing,do i use the heat after ive got rid of all the bubbles/water just to sort of set it/dry it in place?

Yes spot on nick

Do it as iv said & you'll not get many if any bubbles

[The Radman]

thanks for the tips guys,took me all day today and the headlamps were an absolute pain,prob couldnt have picked a worse shape than the mk9 fiesta i see what you mean about the silvering,hopefully it will disapear,ill check on it in the morning

[georgie1]

get pics up nick

[coswurv]

I've got this all over the front of my mk2 frs and the skirts and rear quarters, 5 years its been on the car and no stone chips. As said it gleams as good as the paintwork and does its job that's for sure.