Venture shield
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From: WI
Venture shield
Hi everyone,
First time posting. Thrilled to say my husband got me an '07 for my birthday! Love it. I have been looking in to the venture shield clear bra product. I'd like to know if any of you have used it, and if anyone in the Milwaukee/Madison area can recommend an installer?
Thanks, Troy
First time posting. Thrilled to say my husband got me an '07 for my birthday! Love it. I have been looking in to the venture shield clear bra product. I'd like to know if any of you have used it, and if anyone in the Milwaukee/Madison area can recommend an installer?
Thanks, Troy
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From: Port Orange Florida www.atomicautostore.com
Hi everyone,
First time posting. Thrilled to say my husband got me an '07 for my birthday! Love it. I have been looking in to the venture shield clear bra product. I'd like to know if any of you have used it, and if anyone in the Milwaukee/Madison area can recommend an installer?
Thanks, Troy
First time posting. Thrilled to say my husband got me an '07 for my birthday! Love it. I have been looking in to the venture shield clear bra product. I'd like to know if any of you have used it, and if anyone in the Milwaukee/Madison area can recommend an installer?
Thanks, Troy
Team Owner
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From: Northern, VA
St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
The installer is everything imo. A few suggestions:
call up the local Corvette club prez and ask where the club members get it done. S/he will tell you the good ones. Then, go look. Don't just take a phone call as being gospel; go look for yourself. May take an hour or a few, but watch and see the end result. Worth every dime of your time, again imo.
next, post this same thread over in the regional section for Wisconsin. may help to get responses.
finally, altho you mentioned venture, there is a 3M site that lists by city and state: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...ind_Installer/
Try this and ask if they've done C6s, not that that is an absolute must have, but it can't hurt.
Sorry to hear about Atomic's issues. Presume it's the same installer who's done it each time and just can't quite get it right.
call up the local Corvette club prez and ask where the club members get it done. S/he will tell you the good ones. Then, go look. Don't just take a phone call as being gospel; go look for yourself. May take an hour or a few, but watch and see the end result. Worth every dime of your time, again imo.
next, post this same thread over in the regional section for Wisconsin. may help to get responses.
finally, altho you mentioned venture, there is a 3M site that lists by city and state: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...ind_Installer/
Try this and ask if they've done C6s, not that that is an absolute must have, but it can't hurt.
Sorry to hear about Atomic's issues. Presume it's the same installer who's done it each time and just can't quite get it right.
Former Vendor
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From: Port Orange Florida www.atomicautostore.com
The installer is everything imo. A few suggestions:
call up the local Corvette club prez and ask where the club members get it done. S/he will tell you the good ones. Then, go look. Don't just take a phone call as being gospel; go look for yourself. May take an hour or a few, but watch and see the end result. Worth every dime of your time, again imo.
next, post this same thread over in the regional section for Wisconsin. may help to get responses.
finally, altho you mentioned venture, there is a 3M site that lists by city and state: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...ind_Installer/
Try this and ask if they've done C6s, not that that is an absolute must have, but it can't hurt.
Sorry to hear about Atomic's issues. Presume it's the same installer who's done it each time and just can't quite get it right.
call up the local Corvette club prez and ask where the club members get it done. S/he will tell you the good ones. Then, go look. Don't just take a phone call as being gospel; go look for yourself. May take an hour or a few, but watch and see the end result. Worth every dime of your time, again imo.
next, post this same thread over in the regional section for Wisconsin. may help to get responses.
finally, altho you mentioned venture, there is a 3M site that lists by city and state: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...ind_Installer/
Try this and ask if they've done C6s, not that that is an absolute must have, but it can't hurt.
Sorry to hear about Atomic's issues. Presume it's the same installer who's done it each time and just can't quite get it right.
When I was at Bowling Green I saw some examples and I can say there were some I would not be happy with and some that were good...so the installer is for sure key.
Find somene who had it done right and go with that person and mae sure they will stand by their work if it does not meet your expectations. Also, my installer said that Venture Shield is not totally invisible, so know what your getting before you make the investment
Burning Brakes
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From: Eagle River Wisconsin
St. Jude Donor '08
I know of three in Wisconsin. They are in the cities of Brookfield, east of you, Hudson and Chippewa Falls. Number of the guy in Chippewa Falls is 715-491-4600, his name is Adam Resnick of ( Northland Dealer Services.) Hope it helps a little. 
Cruising
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From: Monterey CA
finally, altho you mentioned venture, there is a 3M site that lists by city and state: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...ind_Installer/
Melting Slicks
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From: Mill Creek Washington
I'm sure everyone that spends any time here is tired of seeing me post the link to my write-up on VS but here it is again.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1946332
Shop around for the best deal and most importantly the best installer. The installer is key to the product being invisible.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1946332
Shop around for the best deal and most importantly the best installer. The installer is key to the product being invisible.
Former Vendor
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From: Port Orange Florida www.atomicautostore.com
I'm sure everyone that spends any time here is tired of seeing me post the link to my write-up on VS but here it is again.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1946332
Shop around for the best deal and most importantly the best installer. The installer is key to the product being invisible.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1946332
Shop around for the best deal and most importantly the best installer. The installer is key to the product being invisible.
Your jobs looks First Class...
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Melting Slicks
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From: Mill Creek Washington
I saw your post and that is what make up my mind to go with VS. I wonder if the Silver masks the small bubbles and defects much better? I am also having a problem right at the front of the nose where the VS wraps underneath, it keeps lifting up!!! The last one my guy put on had some small defects and they look like bubbles butthere not...so on black they show up like white dots.
Your jobs looks First Class...
Your jobs looks First Class...
The VS on my nose (at least the top half above the grill opening) ends right as the bodywork rolls underneath. These reduces tension on the film and unless you lay on your back and look up you cannot tell that the VS does not run all the way back to the grill.
I'm glad you were able to use my post in the decision making process. That was my intent from the beginning.
Burning Brakes
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From: DFW Texas
I have been installing ClearMask for a few years now. I tried Venture Shield before but was having a lot of kits showing up with defects in the material... and I just didnt like the finish. You can contact Jim at ClearMask.com and he can refer you to an installer in your area. A good installer is a must... but you have to start with a good film first.
Team Owner
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From: Northern, VA
St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
I'm sure everyone that spends any time here is tired of seeing me post the link to my write-up on VS but here it is again.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1946332
Shop around for the best deal and most importantly the best installer. The installer is key to the product being invisible.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1946332
Shop around for the best deal and most importantly the best installer. The installer is key to the product being invisible.
I think your writeup is practically one of the best complete with pics. I applaud your detailed explanation.
If anyone gets tired of it, it's because they don't know that this is not an easy thing to do---or to do correctly.
Former Vendor
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From: Port Orange Florida www.atomicautostore.com
QUITE THE CONTRARY, IMO! This is a high-ticket item that CFers are at least wise enough to ask about.
I think your writeup is practically one of the best complete with pics. I applaud your detailed explanation. If anyone gets tired of it, it's because they don't know that this is not an easy thing to do---or to do correctly.
I think your writeup is practically one of the best complete with pics. I applaud your detailed explanation.
If anyone gets tired of it, it's because they don't know that this is not an easy thing to do---or to do correctly. 
Team Owner
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From: Northern, VA
St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Post it there, too.
And btw, Atomic, if that's the case above by Tex. Venom, that might be the issue, too. I've seen so many "clear bras" and as I've said, only one was in bad shape. The fellow was a bit embarrassed by it because it was on a dark blue Vette (LeMans Blue) and it just showed like crazy. I felt sorry for him. In his case, however, it was clearly the material---everything that I could see was put down/on correctly. But the material looked like someone had gone over it with a 3M scrubby (no pun intended, I just don't know who else makes the green, black and blue scrubbies). And it was less than a year old.
Last edited by AORoads; May 14, 2008 at 03:19 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Mill Creek Washington
QUITE THE CONTRARY, IMO! This is a high-ticket item that CFers are at least wise enough to ask about.
I think your writeup is practically one of the best complete with pics. I applaud your detailed explanation. If anyone gets tired of it, it's because they don't know that this is not an easy thing to do---or to do correctly.
I think your writeup is practically one of the best complete with pics. I applaud your detailed explanation.
If anyone gets tired of it, it's because they don't know that this is not an easy thing to do---or to do correctly. Thanks again. Glad I could help.
Race Director
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From: Frederick, MD
Here are a couple pics of mine after it was done by Tint Specialists near Salt Lake City. You can barely see it when driving. In the first pic you can see the line above the fender. It covers everything forward of that line.
