Thread: PAINT PROTECTION FILM, HAS ANYONE USED IT?

So following the excellent advice in this thread I have started using the Paint Shield for the first time, getting one coat on one side done tonight.

I used a small microfibre roller.


And this is what the first coat looked like while drying.
Do people who've used it reckon this looks ok for a first coat?
Looked pretty even after drying, just not sure how thick to go as a finished coating.





The 4L container looks like it'll be good for many applications.


Cheers,
Scott

I used a thicker microfiber roller but should still be okay. Main thing is to get it to the correct thickness. I'm going to use a thick mils guage next time. Which will be soon=) It will be horrible to get off cleanly if it's too thin and this is more the reason to get it right than anything else. I learnt that from the last coat which I'm still removing in places.... 3 months later...

If when you remove the coating you have some small residual bits of the Paint Shield left simply use a rag wet with some Metho to remove them without any damage to your paintwork.

What is a mils gauge?

I've got no idea about how to apply it, but our Mazda 2 came with it and it has certainly saved the paint from copping some scratches, so it seems worthwhile. I try to get the bird poo off quickly so it doesnt eat through it.
The dealer woman supplied some special car wash she said we had to use to maintain the warranty as she reckoned ordinary car washes contained some additives which could harm the film.

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Oops wet mils guagewet-film-gauge-img2.jpg They recommend 10

I have found the 'residual bits' are along the edges where you tend to get a feathered (ie. thin) rather than a thick coating. Also, certain parts such as the mirror covers have been difficult to remove from and therefore I apply an extra coat.

Be careful with the mils gauge. If you are using more than 1 litre to cover the sides and front, you may be wasting it.

Mario

Feedback on Paint Shield .... excellent product that worked exactly as described here, under very difficult conditions.

Applied 3 coats and this is definitely the key to robustness and ease of removal.

Rainy conditions on the weekend saw it go milky white but nothing came off and it hardened very quickly once the rains stopped.
Other guys I was with had it all coming off in big sheets and/or small patches in the rain due to being too thin, although some people had not used exactly the same product.

This is what it looked like after driving in rain.


Here is removal in process. Used a gernie to get edges started and then just peeled off.


As mentioned, the thinner feathered edges are fiddly to get off and I will mask some edges better next time, especially window surrounds and grooves in the wing mirrors.

We pushed through some overgrown lantana that was very "sticky" and sharp without any marks getting through the shield.
Will be using it again for certain.

Cheers,
Scott