I think it has been beat to death, but body color is perfect. If it were a euro chin spoiler or BRE then you can get away with matte black, but those eurothane style need to be painted.

 

siteunseen, you are killing me by posting that orange Z.  Almost makes me want to put fender flares on mine!  STOP IT

@dmorales-bello could you give us a bit more info what brand you used, any problems you ran into, tips? Oh, and your car is stunning by the way.

Thanks,

Chris

11 hours ago, grannyknot said:

@dmorales-bello could you give us a bit more info what brand you used, any problems you ran into, tips? Oh, and your car is stunning by the way.

Thanks,

Chris

Sure Chris,

The material I used is called Ultimate self healing film by a company called Xpel (well known in wrap application circles). It's not too difficult to apply on flat surfaces with soft contours, however, applying on surfaces with multiple compound curves like the airdam or the headlight scoops takes a lot of practice. You need to learn to use a heat gun properly on this material and watch a lot of Youtube instructional videos before even attempting it. A very clean and very wet surface is critical. Has to be done indoors with as little as possible ambient dust. I applied it successfully on the cowl, hood and front fenders but after failing miserably several times on the headlight scoops and airdam, I had those done professionally. Once applied it's virtually invisible and can be washed and waxed as if it wasn't there. I think life expectancy is about 8 to 10 years but If damaged it peels off without harming the paint and a new piece is applied.

Another important detail is not to use UV resistant film (unless you apply it to absolutely every surface of the car) because, in time, the uncovered paint will discolor differently from where the film was applied.

I also used it to protect my NOS perfect fusebox cover from careless passengers' shoes. Applications are numerous.

Hope this helps,

Dave

Edited May 18, 20177 yr by dmorales-bello