Thread: Hmmmm

NAH MATE.
Just keep is washed and polished they look a million bucks clean.
Andrew

Haha, just as well I didn't get to see the green one up close and personal,, that'd be heartbreaking to see all scratched up I reckon.

Still, she won't be a show pony,, maiden voyage is being organised for hopefully the weekend after we pick it up,, depends if we go up to Albury for a drive instead,,, in which case, it will probably do Lightning Cr Track (Mitta Mitta/Omeo area) that weekend anyway 😏

Originally Posted by Chops

I've thought about clear wrap along the sides and wings for mine.
I don't think it's really cheap, but I suspect on blue it could be a good investment to help save the paint.
My biggest concern is how clear it will be exactly, and if it detracts from the colour.

It's not cheap as you say. I have done just the rear wheel arch flares for $150 and it's virtually invisible.
Nara Bronze is lighter than the blue I think but is still a decent amount of colour and you can't really see any difference with the wrap.



I've done just there because it gets hammered with rocks from the front wheels. Less so with good mud flaps but still prone.
But for more aggressive shrubbery I'm going to invest in the same stuff as Rich.

Both the wrap and the other temporary stuff (Road Warrior) are covered in these threads:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ne-used-2.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...d-sides-4.html

Oh and good to see you joining the club.

Scott

Cheers Scott, happy to be back in a Disco again, that's for sure. I miss my creature comforts. hehe,,, I'm a bit excited
Yeah, I had the Defender flares priced to have wrapped, that's was about $30 each,,, if I removed and replaced them, it would have been a tad cheaper, and they say, a slightly better finish.


One could always try and do it ones self, which might be fine on the Defer, but I wouldn't do it with the Disco.

Now we're talking about paint ....

Some A-hole recently damaged my driver's door. No dent but there is a symmetrical pattern that looks like a bracket or tubing or something. It's gouged right through the clear and paint in 3 spots. Whilst it's not worth getting the door resprayed it's a PITA that I'd like fixed. I once tried one of those Touch Up Guys for my old D4 before I sold it but was suitable unimpressed. He had thousands of paints but no LR colours. So I effectively got nothing more than a buff and some clear applied on some of the less deep scratches.

Has anybody tried genuine LR Touch Up pens? I'm assuming there is such a thing?

Cheers.

Has anybody tried genuine LR Touch Up pens? I'm assuming there is such a thing?

I bought a small vial of non-genuine touch up paint (Nara Bronze) from eBay after an unfortunate garage door incident, and the colour matching was pretty good. it hasn't got a clear coat (yet?) and I am not sure if it will get any. The trick is to build up the paint in layers to the level of the original paint, then once level/higher than original, slice it flat with a razor blade after a couple hours, then polish after a couple days.

Ive got the Land Rover touch up for mine after a mysterious deep scratch(down to bare metal) appeared whist parked in the shed.I know olde Mal did it as he had a key,and was working on his 2a Ambo in my yard,no more key for Mal .
I filled it deep enough over several days then put the clearcoat on.Both are in small containers with a small brush.Its quite a wound as there is also a small dent,you have to look very closely to see it.

Andrew

I thought I had another pic,seems not.
Andrew