Paint safety movie may help stop injury to costly paintwork, but it surely additionally needs to be reduce and formed to the person physique panels it is meant to guard. This video from Topaz Detailing reveals how that is carried out.

Patterns have to be created for every new automotive that will get paint safety movie. On this video, the method is demonstrated on the primary Mercedes-Benz AMG One buyer automotive, which was delivered to its proprietor earlier this yr.

To design paint safety movie for the AMG One, items of movie have been first laid over the physique panels and reduce to type a top level view of every panel. The ensuing shapes have been then scanned and tweaked digitally to create better-fitting templates. Some take a look at becoming can also be concerned to make sure the movie conforms as intently to the bodywork as doable.

The AMG One has some advanced items, together with a bit protecting the entrance finish that curves to observe the bottom of the windshield. There’s additionally all of the cutouts for the vents on the tops of the entrance fenders. Different items cowl the doorways, the pop-up rear spoiler, and the roof-mounted scoop. Even the wheels get their very own small sections of paint safety movie. 

With the patterns in hand, it is time to set up the paint safety movie on the automotive.

First, the surfaces are wetted down. The movie is then slid into place and smoothed out with squeegees till it is utterly flush with the floor. Topaz Detailing has additionally developed a way of steaming the movie so it’ll stretch round exterior mirrors, which could in any other case must be eliminated to put in the movie.

Watch the total video for extra, in addition to appearances by a number of different noteworthy supercars, together with an Aston Martin Valkyrie and Vulcan.