Rothmans Build.

[Martin]

Looks stunning Mike and great attention to detail

[Alan]

I have been told that by the use of a mock up, a hairdryer and by wet fitting, they will be made to mould to the shape of arches.
Personally I just couldn't see it and for every expert that said it could be done, there were 2 graphics experts saying it couldn't.
Would like to know if anyone has tried this approach.

The car that was built by Sooty for Ari to use on the McRae stages was striped up using the modern method ( Graphics ). And whilst a very good job was made of it, no way was it as nice as the traditional paint job ( shade of blue / width of stripes etc etc )

Your car looks fantastic, well done on a damn fine build.

[Alan]

Was told you can get like a clear decal to go on to the rear arches to protect the paintwork, has anyone seen these and what do they look like fitted. I'm thinking they would look crap, better off with battered paintwork??

Stuff you are on about is made by 3M, comes in several diffent micron thicknesses and is clear. However it is not invisible you can see it. Americans use it a lot on the front of their cars to protect from stone chips

[Chesney]

belter that

[emily]

great work , love it

[Moose]

Stuff you are on about is made by 3M, comes in several diffent micron thicknesses and is clear. However it is not invisible you can see it. Americans use it a lot on the front of their cars to protect from stone chips

Agreed and got myself a nice big role of 3M

[ray]

hi stunning car would be proud to own that

[RSi]

Looks great.

[pushrod]

I have been told that by the use of a mock up, a hairdryer and by wet fitting, they will be made to mould to the shape of arches.
Personally I just couldn't see it and for every expert that said it could be done, there were 2 graphics experts saying it couldn't.
Would like to know if anyone has tried this approach.

The car that was built by Sooty for Ari to use on the McRae stages was striped up using the modern method ( Graphics ). And whilst a very good job was made of it, no way was it as nice as the traditional paint job ( shade of blue / width of stripes etc etc )

Your car looks fantastic, well done on a damn fine build.

Thanks Alan. The graphic guys who were against it said they could probably fit it OK, but couldn't guarantee and actually predicted that the graphic would on the arches through time.

Stuff you are on about is made by 3M, comes in several diffent micron thicknesses and is clear. However it is not invisible you can see it. Americans use it a lot on the front of their cars to protect from stone chips

That puts that to bed then. I had thought it would be reasonably visable, and whilst a very practicable device it's going to look stupid on a replica.

[pushrod]

Agreed and got myself a nice big role of 3M

Is it just the stuff you use to laminate pages or maps?

[taffr]

That puts that to bed then. I had thought it would be reasonably visable, and whilst a very practicable device it's going to look stupid on a replica.

get some nice big scania truck mudflaps on it mike, that'll look good on a repica

[Alan]

Is it just the stuff you use to laminate pages or maps?

No Mike its special stuff and is very hardy. I have used it on a couple of gravel events to protect the lower arch / cill area and tbh it does the job although it needs replacing every event ! AND it has such a strong adhesive backing it pulls the bloody paint off !!!!

[68 Bullit]

She looks the Dogs Bollocks , how fun

[roths]

fantastic!

[pushrod]

Thanks for the comments. Still a lot to do.

get some nice big scania truck mudflaps on it mike, that'll look good on a repica

I wondered where you got yours from
Whats next rubber duck, a chrome stack up the back pillar?