Thread: Painting Defender Flares

Remembering all of my required conditions to get on a do my wheel arch flares (and thanks to this thread being re-awakened to remind me) I realised just now that I am working from home today so can maybe get downstairs to make a start.

1) I have the time today!
3) Looks like perfect weather!
3) Plenty of available parking on the street!
4) I've remembered I need to do this!

Sweet! Well, that's what I thought until I remembered that the reason I am working from home today is that I took my car to my local Land Rover specialist for a post-trip inspection this morning!

Looks like I need to add an extra item to my list.

5) Make sure I have my car!

Hehe,, gotta hate forgetting the most important item

When I leave work this arvo, I'm off to a place just around the corner to find out what the go is.
Looking at the Net last night, I've discovered that the vinyl may be the cheapest/best option. The operation doesn't look hard at all,, the vinyl, hair dryer, some (what I think is [?]) alcohol cleaner and a squeegee

The vinyl seems to range from about $25-30 through to about $150 depending on size.
The job doesn't really look that hard to do, but we'll see

Lookee what I found.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4Bsi_n1wdE]3m vinyl wrapping / car wrapping / - YouTube[/ame]

And a Land Rover

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZYHBW7ewzU"]Arsenal's Sagna gets Range Rover Wrapped PINK! Sweet Wrap - YouTube[/ame]
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Right-i-oh,,
As you can see, sort of, in Arthurs flick, the jobs not really that hard. Thanks for posting that dude.

So, this arvo I have gone to a company in Melbourne called Car-X which is based in Clayton.
Just a small firm which looks very busy, but they have quoted me $30 a corner if they do it on the car without removing the flares. He seemed a bit worried about breaking the clips that hold them on. This of course would increase the price.
He didn't seem very confident when I was talking to him. It was just one of those things you kind of get a "feel/vibe" with, as if it were his first quote for his boss maybe. So maybe it might be different at other places,, but I cant be stuffed running around wasting fuel/time, even if I was to save a couple of bucks a corner.

So, when I've sourced new replacement clips, I'll take the flares off myself, drop them into them so they can do them properly whilst off the car. I just believe from the vids etc I've seen, if off the car, the job will be finished off better.
Then in a couple, or a few weeks, a mate and myself will paint the rims in 2-pack flat black.

Hi there,

I am on my way to do something similar.
can you share where did you get those platic fasteners?
and how much?

THanks
Martin