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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: mrlapou on 11 September 2008, 16:44

Title: Protect those painted sills
Post by: mrlapou on 11 September 2008, 16:44

Cars right up next to garage wall when parked inside, making access from the drivers seat tight.
Always seem to be scuffing the painted portion of the door sill.  :cry:
My solution was cheap, easy to apply and lightweight.  :laugh:
I used a 3M clear protective film product. It's like that used to apply to the car bonnet and wings.
Bought from a company of eBay.
Came in 150mm width and any length required.
Fitted it to all door sill areas.

Not easy to see in the pic..after all it's supposed to be invisible ! 

Easy to apply. Simply clean the area throughly, wet with a mix of water and a teeny bit washing up liquid. Apply film and squeege out air pockets. Now leave to dry. It's almost invisible when dry.

(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/MrLapou/Sill%20Protector/PlasticFilmSillprotector.gif)

Title: Re: Protect those painted sills
Post by: 182_blue on 11 September 2008, 16:48

Nice idea, do you have a link to the eBay seller ?

Title: Re: Protect those painted sills
Post by: RedRobin on 11 September 2008, 16:51

....My solution is some plumber's dense foam pipe lagging as fenders (like on a boat) on the garage wall in the area of my car door.

Ooops! slightly different! Sorry - I don't seem to scuff my sills.

Title: Re: Protect those painted sills
Post by: 08micsta on 11 September 2008, 16:53

Great idea.... A whole year of ownership with three kids (Incl me) hopping in and out the car and it only took VW a day to scuff every door sill  :lipsrsealed:

If they cheap I would use them just for when the car is serviced.  :evil:

Title: Re: Protect those painted sills
Post by: mrlapou on 11 September 2008, 16:55

Mistake.. size I bought was 100mm x 600mm long.   :embarassed:
But believe they may do others...

Do not have eBay name, but this is their realworld contact details..

The Team @ Premier Paint Guard
Tel: 01926 811652
Mob: 07756 018966
Email: info@premierpaintguard.com
Website: www.premierpaintguard.com

Title: Re: Protect those painted sills
Post by: RedRobin on 11 September 2008, 17:47

....How easy was it to apply? Did you use washing-up liquid?

Title: Re: Protect those painted sills
Post by: mrlapou on 11 September 2008, 17:58

Dead easy to apply. Go to the supplier's website, there's info and a video on 'How to'.

Title: Re: Protect those painted sills
Post by: Jimp on 11 September 2008, 22:20

I have some scuff guards on the black bit just above the painted sill. I hate when people get mud and stuff on that bit, so I got a set on ebay. They are shiney and say Golf on them  :smiley:. Look nifty too.

Title: Re: Protect those painted sills
Post by: markymark on 12 September 2008, 09:23

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3M-Paint-Protection-Film-kit-610mm-x-300mm_W0QQitemZ200252305883QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200252305883&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14