stone guards

[BillyB]

Hi all can anyone send me in the general direction of carbon finish stone guards for the Z3. I remember a thread a while back but can't find it. Ta

 

[hard top]

Little chap (@littlefeller) will help you out.

 

[Alan W]

A word of caution.. The last set l put on have caused a 'fogging' of the paint / lacquer (these weren't from little fella) and l have heard of other members having the same issue.

 

[Sean d]

Really easy to make and cost about £7 with materials from ebay

 

[BillyB]

Thanks Guys. That's the finish I want Sean d

 

[Sean d]

Thanks Guys. That's the finish I want Sean d

I used motorway grade magnetic sheet and I think it was 8d carbon film

 

[Davyhoogy]

If you have had a respray on that area of the car it will effect the paint having them on. If it is original paint you should be fine

 

[andyglym]

If you have had a respray on that area of the car it will effect the paint having them on. If it is original paint you should be fine

Mine is the same post some paint, any idea why this one affects new paint?

 

[t-tony]

New tangled paint as opposed to 20 year old paint technology's?

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

New tangled paint as opposed to 20 year old paint technology's?

Tony.

Probably

 

[t-tony]

Probably

I'm only guessing Andy, but I bet Sean will put us right. Possibly water based paint versus solvent based paint?

Tony

 

[andyglym]

I'm only guessing Andy, but I bet Sean will put us right. Possibly water based paint versus solvent based paint?

Tony

That was my thought Tony. What say you @Sean d

 

[Alan W]

If you have had a respray on that area of the car it will effect the paint having them on. If it is original paint you should be fine

Apart from the bonnet I wasn't aware that my car had been re-sprayed anywhere else, but as this has only affected my N/S wing and not the O/S this may well be the case I guess?

 

[t-tony]

Could be Alan, I'm sure Sean will shed some light on it for us

Tony.

 

[Sean d]

I'm not entirely sure why it has affected some paint, mine are on 24-7 wet or dry and my paint has not been affected, @t-tony may well be on to something with water based paint verses solvent base, we have a water based mixing scheme at work but I don't trust the stuff and buy solvent base for my car and any side jobs that I do.

 

[Davyhoogy]

Could it be down to the painting process in factories? Dont they dip the panels in something to attract the paint, i assume on a reapray this wouldnt be done.

 

[Sean d]

Could it be down to the painting process in factories? Dont they dip the panels in something to attract the paint, i assume on a reapray this wouldnt be done.

No mate the cars are sprayed by robots

 

[Davyhoogy]

Yeah but arent they electrically charged first so the paint sticks?

 

[Sean d]

Yeah but arent they electrically charged first so the paint sticks?

electric charging is not to make the paint stick, it is to avoid loss in over spray as the atomised paint is negative charged and the item being spayed is positive,

 

[Redsheep]

N/S wing only affected on mine also, but I know my n/s wing was renewed in 2002.
So original wing is ok