rat123

Hi
has anybody used 3m film on there car to protect it from stones
Does it work. I'm thinking putting some on my rockers on my 1984 corvette
thanks

dankhts

Yep works great..... 3M has great products although there are other brands...

rat123

What parts of the car should I get film wrap
I know rockers. I live on a dirt road
thanks

36couper

Where can I buy the 3m wrap?

dkw

Just look up any local auto body supply shop. Comes in different sizes. YouTube shows how to install it.

Neverdone

The previous owner installed 3M on my '06 in '08. It has held up great up to this point. I live in the north and get a lot of rocks. Paint is flawless underneath the 3M as far as I can tell. I would absolutely install this product on future vehicles.

It is installed on the entire front end and half way up the hood to about the middle of the fender well, the mirrors, and the rockers. They missed the rear fender where it bulges out for the brake ducts(Z06) and it is showing significant pitting after 65k.

walleyejack

not to hi jack the thread, but, anyone that installs 3 m would do a wrap possibly ?
or do i need to shop different vendors for the wrap ?

walleyejack

No wrappers ?

NoShade

Al. The shop in Mississauga that did my Xpel also does wrapping. If you are interested I can PM you the contact info.

walleyejack

Please do Ryan

-=ICE=-

I had my ZR1 full hood and front end done when I purchased it and before I drove it, completely recommend it for protection !

However it wasn't done locally, but places that wrap the cars are a good place to look

Maxpowers

I just had Xpel wrapped across the front of mine. I can recommend a good shop in Mississauga that's done several vettes

FireRoc

I has a 2005 C6 that I put the protectivefilm on the front end myself, including the headlights and fog lights. The front bumper, half the hood and half the fenders were covered. It worked really really well. After approximately 280,000 kms of year-round driving, the film was looking a little beat but it did it job in protecting the paint from rather nasty hits (that were in the film but had not got through to the paint). I ordered the kit from a company in the US.

When looking for an installer, one of the questions to ask is if they cut the film on the car. If they say "yes" run! This will leave cut lines in the paint when and if the film is removed.

Cutting on the car is not necessary if a pre-cut pieces are used and a good installer will have their own plotters/cutters.

Maxpowers

+1. A good shop that does a lot of film work will have their own film cutting machine.