What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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Yes, what you and I would know as gunmetal, but FoliaTec call Carbon Metallic.
It was mostly straightforward. Followed a combination of @Dellmassive ’s guide plus a FoliaTec vid and an American guy on YouTube. Took about 4 hours, 2 of which were drying time. Decided against clear lacquering after reading some horror stories when the lacquer goes on and good stories from people who put the decals on without clear lacquer. So hard to know when the paint is dry enough to apply decals though. In hindsight would have left it another hour - had to do a little touch up but it touched up nicely.
Will need to tackle rears another day.
Every Amazon review of HT / XHT lacquer I read bar about two said it crazed, lifted or melted the decals when used on calipers. I’m sure if you have compatible paint and lacquer systems it would be fine but I didn’t want to take the risk.
I think I caught a the rusty remains of a sign post hidden in a grass verge a few days before.
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My Shuttle's paint work has been getting slightly worse over the time I have owned it, with stone chips, a pinch point between the bumper and the body resulting in paint flecking off, bikes being lent against it and finally my son dinging the door of the car off the driver's side sliding door recently....
So I took my pride n joy to the local body shop respray place and gave it some TLC. I'm very happy with the result. The chips have gone, the dent and paint gash is gone from the side door. They even removed two dents in front of the rear near side in front of the rear wheel arch which were there when I bought it three years ago. And they were able to remove slight deformation and discoloration of the bumper from when Mrs Dave reversed into a lamp post a month after I bought it!
It wasn't cheap, but it now looks mint!
Now I need to put it in a plexiglass display case before someone dings it Again!!
So I took my pride n joy to the local body shop respray place and gave it some TLC. I'm very happy with the result. The chips have gone, the dent and paint gash is gone from the side door. They even removed two dents in front of the rear near side in front of the rear wheel arch which were there when I bought it three years ago. And they were able to remove slight deformation and discoloration of the bumper from when Mrs Dave reversed into a lamp post a month after I bought it!
It wasn't cheap, but it now looks mint!
Now I need to put it in a plexiglass display case before someone dings it Again!!
What a great idea, would one of those mean I wouldn't see the Mrs in the passenger seat? (Or hear her too much!)
As soon as you get the bucket away ffs......
On the plus side I now have dimming awning lights thanks to @TallPaul_S
On the plus side I now have dimming awning lights thanks to @TallPaul_S
Today I managed to smash and break my front splitter off going through a flooded area (usually is in heavy rain) which turned out to be deeper than anticipated. Slowly through heard a crunch assumed I ran over something next few corners heard ominous noises then stopped inspecting it 3/4 of splitter hanging under van on 1 rivet and the rest sticking out on 1 rivet. Not something I needed at 0515hrs first day back on shift. Gutted.
