What a mark up!!

[trueman]

Scothgard is $12.50 at bunnings .... there today

[Maverick]

Can you actually see the plastic film that protects the exterior of the car?

No it's invisible. Only took my installer 30 minutes to do the whole car and I can't see anything there. Great job.

[WhiteJames]

OzyCozi

Seen a couple of R32's (Blue & Black) with the OzyCozi version of plastic film. No denying the benefits of protection. Film is easy to see if your looking for it. The OziCozi std treatment covers the 1st 3rd of the bonnet for the std pack from memory.

My old MKV GTI had two stonechips, both occured in metro city, rather than out in the country. Both stonechips were outside the OziCozi protection film area (top 3rd of bonnet & roof immediately above the front windscreen). I used a Genuine Volkswagen touch kit paint kit ($15) to patch up the white paint (MK6 will be white also; so one bottle for two rides). Mechanical Inspector (State Roads.com.au PRE PURCHASE MOTOR CAR VEHICLE INSPECTION SERVICE Sydney Melbourne Brisbane.) spent 2.5 hrs check over my ride with paint thickness testers and all. Didn't seem to pick up on the two touched-up stone chips. Neither did the new owner at time of inspection.

Questions:

How difficult is it to take off the plastic film re: selling vehicle?
Do you have use a hair dryer of something to heat the plastic up prior to taking it off?
What about sticky reside after taking off the plastic? Does it require multiple washes to completely remove any residue?

I'm still liking the idea of mudflaps over the plastic film, reason being that I hit a truck tyre retread at 110kph which left black rubber over one side of the front bumper bar - no damage, rubber just buffed out. Next impact was with a Magpie, which slid up the bonnet and onto the windscreen - still no damage to any panels or the paintwork. Golf is a tough little vehicle. Mudflaps should keep the rear end cleaner for longer and prevent any tar build behind the front wheels ... then again, bug'n'tar remover only costs $15 per bottle -v- $294.00 for mudflaps.

Cheers.
WJ

[Peteaussi]

I just picked up 4 cans of scotchguard at bunnings, fairly cheap and the stuff from the dealer won't be any better, just a con job.

Hahaha.. I myself went to bunnings and bought 3 cans of scotchgard in preparation for when I get my car!!! Absolutely cannot wait.

[G-rig]

Hahaha.. I myself went to bunnings and bought 3 cans of scotchgard in preparation for when I get my car!!! Absolutely cannot wait.

Nice one, should be worth the effort applying it.

I just finished vacuuming the car but realised that my car may already have interior protection. The dealer told me that the previous buyer who cancelled the order got paint protection, and after checking in the AutoGard booklet/warranty card it has interior (Carpet & fabricGard) ticked.. I did the mats anyway since I'd gone to the trouble buying four cans of this stuff. Would be good to compare it against a stock GTI cloth as the seats do feel a bit harder and carpets seem slightly slippery.

If anyone in BNE needs any let me know LOL.

[Corey_R]

Questions:

How difficult is it to take off the plastic film re: selling vehicle?
Do you have use a hair dryer of something to heat the plastic up prior to taking it off?
What about sticky reside after taking off the plastic? Does it require multiple washes to completely remove any residue?

You can find the answers to your question on The SurfaceTech (OziCozi) FAQ page. They use VentureShield.

Btw, the latest version of the film is not easy to see. It is not distinquishable from the regular clear coat. The only way to see it is if you get really close and look for the edge. A workmate had it done on his new Audi A4 wagon by OziCozi, and told a few other people to go check it out. They came back 10 minutes later and said they couldn't find his A4 because they couldn't see the film. I also had trouble spotting it from any more than 50 cm away under the dim light of the carpark.

[G-rig]

Further to that it's easy to see from a good metre or two back, especially when you know what you're looking for. 50cm is a bit of an exageration but it looks better on some colours than others. Once you get the edge dirty it's easier to see, and a few people thought someone had keyed my car looking at the line on the front fender. Still worthwhile doing though, and i'd recommend masking off the edge of the film when detailing.

I removed a damaged section of film and it came off quite easily WJ.. I didn't need to use any heat but best to check the manufacturers instructions.

I'd give the mudflaps a miss too WJ, would look crap. I'm glad cars haven't come out with mudflaps for 10 years at least, my E30 had them and a few of them were broken etc from scraping on stuff.

[Maverick]

Questions:

How difficult is it to take off the plastic film re: selling vehicle?
Do you have use a hair dryer of something to heat the plastic up prior to taking it off?
What about sticky reside after taking off the plastic? Does it require multiple washes to completely remove any residue?

It just peels off by hand, you can use heat to assist by leaving it in the sun or for your southerners using a hair dryer. It doesn't leave an residue.

I'm still liking the idea of mudflaps over the plastic film, reason being that I hit a truck tyre retread at 110kph which left black rubber over one side of the front bumper bar - no damage, rubber just buffed out. Next impact was with a Magpie, which slid up the bonnet and onto the windscreen - still no damage to any panels or the paintwork. Golf is a tough little vehicle. Mudflaps should keep the rear end cleaner for longer and prevent any tar build behind the front wheels ... then again, bug'n'tar remover only costs $15 per bottle -v- $294.00 for mudflaps.

Mud flaps are for old men who also fit weather strips, headlight and bonnet protectors, reverse beeper and sheepskin seat and steering wheel covers.

There's a golf owner on this forum who had a large piece of plywood hit his bonnet at 100kph, minor scuffing to the paint protection but no damage to the car. ducoscratch.com.au has an example of a large scrap on a car's bumper in a car park, film is removed and no damage to the paint work at all.

I've had a number of hits from stones and the film has protected the paint. Any scratches in the film can be removed with a heat gun (personally I'd get the company that installed it to do this as I'd be worried about overcooking the film/paint.

You can protect as little or as much as the car as you want. I also did the a pillars, door cups, side strips (not relevant to you as the 6 comes without them), the vw badge and a few other areas as well. You can do the leading edge of the roof as well.

[Corey_R]

Further to that it's easy to see from a good metre or two back, especially when you know what you're looking for. 50cm is a bit of an exageration but it looks better on some colours than others.

No, I'm not exagerating, in fact, I might be being overly generous. Maybe I might see if I can remember to take a photo of the installation.
There have been several updates to the Ventureshield products, and there are different thicknesses of it too. How long ago did you have it installed on the R32? Unless it was within the past year or two, it was more than likely an older version.

[G-rig]

No, I'm not exagerating, in fact, I might be being overly generous. Maybe I might see if I can remember to take a photo of the installation.
There have been several updates to the Ventureshield products, and there are different thicknesses of it too. How long ago did you have it installed on the R32? Unless it was within the past year or two, it was more than likely an older version.

You may be right, got it applied by The Racing Room about 2 years ago but was Venturesheild and is probably the current stuff.

It may not show up in photos whereas a trained eye could pick it but agree is pretty invisable compared to car bras.

Still wouldnt mind getting it myself again. Drove up from ACT and was stone chip free beside one that hit on the very top of the windscreen/leading edge of the roof corner so wouldn't have helped anyway.

[Corey_R]

Unless you get the entire car wrapped

[G-rig]

Re: What a mark up!!

Unless you get the entire car wrapped

That would cost a lot and the finish isn't as nice as paint.

[Corey_R]

I don't know man.... the finish is designed to be pretty much the same as any "factory finished clear coat". So by that I mean, any car which has the factory original paint and hasn't had the clear coat "sanded down" to form a completely flat mirror surface by a specialist car detailer.

Put it this way, the finish on the lastest Ventureshield product is so good that Ferrari now offer it as a factory option. It's even included in the latest Ferrari 599 GTO configurator on their website.

[G-rig]

I know it's good stuff, but once you've done a really good detail the paint looks amazing. The film comes up ok too but not as good if you catch my drift. Still worthwhile getting.

I got full bonet last time so it was more subtle and you'd be annoyed if a stone hit higher up the bonet above the film line. If i had a black car i'd probably get full bonnet but may just get the front portion next time to keep the cost down.

[Corey_R]

I think that the full bonnet plus the leading edge of the roof (to the front edge of the sunroof) and A pillars are worth while. I always get stone chips in those locations!