Ventureshield & Thom Pettigrew Rock

[Hayabusa]

Thom did full hood, full fenders, rockers, mirrors, behind rear wheels, front end, and lights at my home this week. He was meticulous. The hood was a killer with all of the angles, tapers, openings and the stripes. Did I mention he did the job at my house? Great job, Thom, Thank you!

I've got to decide if I'm going after any cars before he comes through again in 4 - 6 weeks!

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[texas_venom]

Thanks for the kind words Rob. It was a pleasure meeting you and your family. Hopefully next time I come through it will be a little warmer... and you will have the Bellanger installed.

 

[FLX109]

how does it look where the white stripes are raised from the factory paint? Is there a bump there or did it actually blend smooth over it?

 

[Flexx91]

I'm quite sure it looks good but why the full hood?

 

[Hayabusa]

Full hood and fenders because........ because they were there!!!

Truth is, I'd seen other film jobs in the past where the line across the front was a real distraction for me. For the price difference I figured I'd just go "total enclosure" and not worry plus get some extra protection.

I'm probably a bit paranoid because there's still a ton of pea gravel everywhere around here. Doesn't seem as though it'll ever go away. Hyper-aware because i also ride bikes.

The Ventureshield material is so good my worries were for naught. I would have been happy with the appearance if I'd gone the regular wrap route. I'm still pleased I went full wrap, just felt a bit bad because it was a lot of incremental effort on Thom's part to have it come out right.

Thom did a stellar job. As the moisture evaporates from under the film it is laying down right into the ledge along the stripes. Just pressing along the lines a bit with my thumbs as the film is curing, works like a charm. Doesn't "smooth" it, more conforms to it. He mentioned that, generally, the 08 and 09 cars have less of a pronounced difference between the height of the body paint and stripe paint than prior Gens, making his life a bit easier when doing these years.

Best,
Rob

 

[texas_venom]

I'm quite sure it looks good but why the full hood?

I get a lot of people who prefer the full hood/fenders because of the lack of seem lines. Another reason is for some of these exotic multi stage colors today. SSG, Viper Orange, and a few of the other colors could be very difficult to match if you have to get it resprayed.

On a side note, I found out on this trip there are over 5 different shades of black for Chrysler. One ACR in particular had mirrors that were a different shade of black than the rest of the body. Not sure how that happened from the factory but in the sun light it was very noticable.

 

[theviper]

I also had a great experience with Thom. Thom, the Viper and Jeep SRT8 look great. I'm still waiting for it to get warmer so I can drive the Viper around and get some of the bubbles to settle, but the Jeep bubbles have gone, like you said! Thanks again!!

 

[02 Graphite GTS]

Nice work Thom!
Make sure you let us know when you get back home to Sunny So Cal !

 

[theamigo]

Looking forward to his visit to Washington!

 

[texas_venom]

Nice work Thom!
Make sure you let us know when you get back home to Sunny So Cal !

Hey Lance. How was the trip to Vegas? Hopefully the new tires didnt tear up your rockers too bad. I wish I could have had time to get the clear bra on for you before you left. Thats too pretty of a car to get all chipped up.