CRAZY ? Contact film for scratch avoidance
Submitted: Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 13:53
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Member - Willie Sydney
Hi All ,
I am worried about the scrub scratching my car on my 26 day desert safari . I don't mind a bit here and there but constantly hearing the braanches scraping along the side of the car wears against my nerves .
What do you think of the idea of running silver contact vinyl strip down the sides of my car. It would be cheap and effective , but would it damage the duco at the end of the month when I remove it ?
My car is silver so it would look marginally better than totally sh'house .
Any comments would be appreciated .
Thanks ,
Willie .
Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 15:22
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 15:22
Willie,
I to have light colourd vehicle Champane is what Toyota call it. (goes with the price of Cruisers back in '92). My vehicle has done the odd trip and it does have a few marks but not that easy too see. I am trying to think of where in
the desert that you might get scratches from branches.
I did see a Cruiser that had sheets of fride magnet stuff on the guards, but I think that it would scratch the body more putting the stuff on and off.
Once you have the first scratch and you learn to live with it, the following scratches don't hurt as much.
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie Sydney - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 15:28
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 15:28
Hi Wayne ,
The trip is with Murchison Safaris in August through the
Little Sandy Desert and
Great Sandy Desert . I read a trip report about someone who had their car badly scratched on the tracks around either the Calvert Ranges or Rudal N.P. and I want to take some precautions .
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Reply By: Member - StevenL - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 18:38
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 18:38
Hi Willie,
I have just shelled out $60,000 for a gleaming 4WD. When I picked it up from the dealer I was scared to touch it in case I left a fingerprint such was the magnificence of the $1,000 wash that is sometimes called Dealer Delivery.
3 weeks on it is covered in dirt from the Finders Ranges and from
Cape Jervis last week. I am now scared to wash it to reveal the scratches! Think I'll just leave the dirt on it.
Seriously though.. I paid alot of money for it but I certainly am not scared of scratching it. These vehicles are built for a purpose. I bought the
Champagne brown colour because I liked the lighter interior but also because I think the sctaches don't show up quite as much as other colours, particularly darker colours. My mum's navy blue commodore showed EVERY little nick and scratch (also see comment above).
I had a Mazda MX-5 in Gold and would have nearly cried if that got scratched. I washed it constantly to keep it looking it's best (and enjoyed washing it as nearly as much as driving it!), but the Prado will only get a wash when it really needs it. It is a bush wagon. Appearance is less important.
If you find a good product that you can apply to protect the scraping of branches down the sides the best of luck to you. Personally I don't know if it is worth the hassle.
Each to their own!!!!!
Cheers
Steven
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Reply By: Member - Rick - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 20:33
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 20:33
some of the scratches we have had on our patrol have been awfull.
but then again, as everyone else has allready said, its a 4by, so dont worry about it.
i put one scratch down the left hand side ( from front to back, just below the mirror line) that for the life of me, i could not polish out.
took the patrol off to the local panel beater and forked out $160.
got it back in the arvo looking as good as new, even fully detailed inside.
then went out the following sunday and scratched it again :).
mate, its made for going off-road, so just use it.
worry about the scratches when you get
home, then give it to a panel beater for a day. all fixed.
rick.
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Reply By: Member - Willie Sydney - Saturday, Jun 05, 2004 at 19:21
Saturday, Jun 05, 2004 at 19:21
What is it with most of you guys that want to give me a lecture about how I should not worry about scratches .
I have owned a nasty Nissan , a rattling Landrover, a converted V8 TLC 60 series , an 80 Series petrol , an 80 series TD and now a 100 series TD . I have been up the Cape twice and through the center and the NT many times .I fished the tracks in the Snowy for twenty years .
I HAVE HAD PLENTY OF SCRATCHES - OK - yes PLENTY .
Why must I let my car get scratched when I don't bloody
well want to . I am about to take a big trip and feel like protecting my investment .
Thanks for all those who gave me some constructive comments .
Willie
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