[DeTomaso] Paint protective film

[Erik Kolstoe]

I would say, make your call based on what you want to do with the car. I
drive my cars on vintage car rallies. Oftentimes on terrible little back
roads with loose gravel, following other old cars that are getting on the
gas. I drive my car more than I take it to car shows, and feel that the
newer quality films are pretty good. My likelihood of getting rock chips
are pretty high and actually expected. The front of my 1969 911 is tattered
with them and the touch up paint looks terrible, leading into what will
eventually be a repaint of the hood and valence. For me, the film makes
sense. My .02 cents.

On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 8:28 AM Garth Rodericks via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

>    FWIW, 2 body shop owners I discussed it with have recommended against
>    applying any kind of protective paint film.
>    Following are some of the reasons they gave:
>    1. It yellows over time.
>    2. It's difficult to remove without damaging the paint underneath.
>    3. The "protected" paint will fade at a different rate from the rest of
>    the car, so when removed the "protected" panels color will not match
>    the adjacent panels.
>    4. Makes touch-up work much more expensive - it's impossible to touch
>    up blemishes, chips or scrapes without removing it, then you face
>    issues 2 & 3 above.
>    Better off to just drive and enjoy your car and touch up any chips on
>    the nose every few years.
>    Cheers!
>    Garth
>    #4033
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   I would say, make your call based on what you want to do with the car.
   I drive my cars on vintage car rallies. Oftentimes on terrible little
   back roads with loose gravel, following other old cars that
   areA getting on the gas. I drive my car more than I take it to car
   shows, and feel that the newer quality films are pretty good. My
   likelihoodA of getting rock chips are pretty high and actually
   expected. The front of my 1969 911 is tattered with them and the touch
   up paint looks terrible, leading into what will eventually be a repaint
   of the hood and valence. For me, the film makes sense. My .02 cents.

   On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 8:28 AM Garth Rodericks via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

     A  A FWIW, 2 body shop owners I discussed it with have recommended
     against
     A  A applying any kind of protective paint film.
     A  A Following are some of the reasons they gave:
     A  A 1. It yellows over time.
     A  A 2. It's difficult to remove without damaging the paint
     underneath.
     A  A 3. The "protected" paint will fade at a different rate from the
     rest of
     A  A the car, so when removed the "protected" panels color will not
     match
     A  A the adjacent panels.
     A  A 4. Makes touch-up work much more expensive - it's impossible to
     touch
     A  A up blemishes, chips or scrapes without removing it, then you
     face
     A  A issues 2 & 3 above.
     A  A Better off to just drive and enjoy your car and touch up any
     chips on
     A  A the nose every few years.
     A  A Cheers!
     A  A Garth
     A  A #4033
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