Interested in body protection
Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 04, 2003 at 21:37
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Andrew
I was interested in body protection (for the car lol) that was mentioned in Overlander November 2003 (in passing) on page 60....."Land Rover Australia put him onto a product that protects the duco from harsh bush scratches. It's like a heavy duty contact film that can be removed once the vehicle returns
home." Then there is a picture of the rangie on page 64 with stuff down the side with a hell of a lot of bubbles - looking like my English books when I got to them with the contact adhesive.
Sounds like an interesting product but probably hellishly expensive. I would be interested to know what it is like because I reckon I would enjoy my trip more if I knew that I had some protection while I listen to the sounds of bushes scraping down the side of my duco.
Andrew
Reply By: joc45 - Tuesday, Nov 04, 2003 at 23:19
Tuesday, Nov 04, 2003 at 23:19
That's why I was happy with a non-metallic white duco, which is fairly easy to polish the scratches out.
Unfortunately, when buying the new GU, the only non-metallic colour on an ST was white - bit bland for an ST, and besides, I was sick of white, so ended up with metallic, didn't I? Funny, now one doesn't seem to go down those narrow, overgrown tracks as much in the new wagon.
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Reply By: Slammin - Wednesday, Nov 05, 2003 at 01:33
Wednesday, Nov 05, 2003 at 01:33
It's funny how things link up, when I saw your topic "body protection" my 1st thought was for motocross chest protection etc , something motorbike related - funny because the product you talk about is the same stuff dirtbikers cover their plastics with (or stickers).
I don't bother myself but have seen that signwriters can get a much cheaper clear or coloured film that you can use. Alternately those suffering from Tightarse Tuesdayitis get the school book film and do a double layer.
The best hint is to use a hairdryer to mould the plastic on rounded panels.
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Follow Up By: Andrew - Wednesday, Nov 05, 2003 at 14:09
Wednesday, Nov 05, 2003 at 14:09
Thought about trying contact but I would be nervous that after applying it, it would be hard to remove or I would remove the paint or leave a sticky residue. Not sure how effective it would be either. Signwriters stuff sounds alright but I would still be nervous putting it onto my duco
Andrew
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