Boot lip protection recommendations

[gti_travels]

I don't have any pictures of my installation. If I remember it in the morning I'll take a photo.
The clear film covers the top and goes over the lip too down maybe about 10mm.

It's a 3M piece and requires a very clean bumper, there's an IPA wipe, a lubrication solution and a squeegee tool included. The sachet of solution is to be diluted and sprayed onto the bumper and the film to aid with positioning. Then use the squeegee to remove the fluid from underneath the film. In the current cold conditions I used a heat gun on its lowest setting to help get the film to stick in place. A hairdryer should also work. This helps speed up the process of getting it to stick in place.

As for removing it, why would you want to?

If it gets all scuffed up and scratched but you can't remove it without messing up the paintwork (to replace it or go back to plain paint) then what is the point?! You may as well just have scratched paint.....

[MjrSharpe]

i used my local car wrap company, to do the 4 door sills and the boot, using clear 3M film. Great job, no air bubbles 

Same here and it’s a great job. I also got the sills wrapped in the same clear film, to protect from scuffs and it’s doing a good job as well

[Booth11]

I opted for the über budget solution.   

Use an old retired DoDo Juice microfibre drying towel.  It lives rolled up in the boot, ready to be unrolled and draped over the boot lip when stuff is being loaded/unloaded. Works a treat, and no need for anything stuck to the paintwork.  I also have VW bootliner. Plus I’m the only person allowed to put stuff in and out of the boot.

[GTD1414]

I opted for the über budget solution.   

Use an old retired DoDo Juice microfibre drying towel.  It lives rolled up in the boot, ready to be unrolled and draped over the boot lip when stuff is being loaded/unloaded. Works a treat, and no need for anything stuck to the paintwork.  I also have VW bootliner. Plus I’m the only person allowed to put stuff in and out of the boot.

How do you find the VW bootliner? I've seen mixed reviews on these, is it a similar material to the VW rubber floor mats?

[Mike J]

The VW boot liners are junk.
They only fit with the boot floor in its highest setting and they are so flimsy mine folded itself in half when stood on one end for a few days.

So pleased I went for the real thing rather than VWs mickey mouse effort.


The opposite can be said for the VW floor mats, they are superb and cannot fault them in any way.
When my detailer (Tim at Envy) cleans my car I chuck the mats on the ground and he sprays them with 'snow' which lifts off all the dirt and mud, then he washes them off and sprays on something else and they are like new again.
I 'use' my car but Tim has accused of rallying in it!