Helicopter Tape

wilf leek · #1 (**permalink**) 01-21-2002, 11:43 AM

Hi Guys. My car is due out of the paint shop in a few weeks, and one thing I need to sort out is how to protect the lower front edges of the rear wings from stone chips (no trailer queen here!).

I do not want to go the ally/stainless "spat" route. I have heard of two things that I could use - "helicopter tape" and something called "Invincashield".
Does anyone have any experience of either of these, and do they really stop stone chips?

Thanks

Wilf

BMMILLER · #2 (**permalink**) 01-21-2002, 12:28 PM

Wilf: Don't have any experience with this stuff but it looks interesting. Here is the link if you haven't been there.

http://www.invinca-shield.com/main.htm

Good Luck,

Blair

Roscoe · #3 (**permalink**) 01-21-2002, 01:43 PM

Plenty of hits at

http://www.google.com/search?q=Invin...=Google+Search

Roscoe

Speedracer · #4 (**permalink**) 01-21-2002, 03:05 PM

I have "Armourfend" on the nose of a Porsche 911, which is very low and VERY vulnerable to stone chips. It seems to work great. I believe it is a 3M film, probably similar to other films available. I have seen Armourfend ads in several of the British car mags, such as EVO, and (I think) CAR.

Double Venom · #5 (**permalink**) 01-21-2002, 03:34 PM

We use the 3M material - to much money- but it does work. If it gets too beat up, remove with a hair dryer and install new stuff.

Goes around coumpound curves pretty good too!

DV

Andy FIA · #6 (**permalink**) 01-21-2002, 03:35 PM

Wilf - You could always flog the 427 and buy a 289 street car, or "slabside" as they call them over there. Job solved

Andy

wilf leek · #7 (**permalink**) 01-21-2002, 03:56 PM

DV - when you say the 3M material - is that the aforementioned "helicopter tape"?? And does it come in sheet as well as strip form?

Andy - I too like the 289 look, we have the "Hawk 289" replica over here, very pretty it is too. However, since British "humour" tends toward the ironical, I personally like the irony of a "restrained British gentleman" driving around in the "pumped up with steroids" version namely the 427! Anyhows, I gotta finish the 427 first! If I had the money, I would have one of each,the 427 with the torquey stroker, the 289 with a "screamer".

Thanks for your input all

Wilf

Bob Putnam · #8 (**permalink**) 01-21-2002, 04:30 PM

Wilf,

The material is 3M 84911, available on this side of the pond in body shop supply stores. It is very similar to the Porsche product, if not identical.

Bish Wheeler · #9 (**permalink**) 01-22-2002, 02:56 PM

Wilf,

I was just on the phone with "Invinca-shield". They make a completet kit for the Cobra and in fact Superformance contracts them to do all the cars that come into that area. The whole kit is $192.00 but the fender "covers" are $27.00 ea. I explained that no two Cobras seem to be the same in the fender area. The Fellow I was speaking with , Tom Bell said no problem, just send a pattern, note right and left side and they will cut them.

Bish

wilf leek · #10 (**permalink**) 01-22-2002, 03:33 PM

Bish - I do hope you didn't make that 'phone call especially because of my question. If you did, then one day I really must get over to meet some of you folks in person and say thanks. I would love to ship my own car over for a tour, but that might have to wait until I retire!!
Invincashield UK seem equally helpful - they said they would let me buy the stuff in sheet form (24" wide) so I could get the fender protection up as high as I wanted by making up my own shapes. They would also throw in the necessary "wet stuff" for fitting.

So - good service does sometimes exist here in the UK!

Wilf

Bish Wheeler · #11 (**permalink**) 01-22-2002, 07:23 PM

Wilf,

No, as a matter of fact, I am in the same process as you re; the fender stone guards. I just happened to see your post at nearly the same time. The idea of getting a sheet of that stuf is also appealing, will have to ask them about that too.

Come on over this summer, we got some good stuff planned.

Bish