RaidersR1

I went to a tint company that knows what to do. They had my car done in 2 hours.

toona

Just to follow up.. my MagnaGrafik stone guards fell off at speed (and got lost). I emailed the company and they implied that it was my fault, didnt care or offer to fix it. Lost me as a customer for good.

F308gt4

Oh man, that sucks.

Approx what speed is "at speed". 3 digits?

Thanks.

RaidersR1

Can you imagine how many people call and make the claim? Don't take it as non support but as protection from loss. Just because you drive a Porsche doesn't mean people are always honest. Not saying you are not mind you. Just that's the way it is.

Brainz

Another option for those wanting black stone guards: PlastiDip.

I masked the perimeter of my yellowed/hazy factory clear guards with some painters tape and sprayed with black PlastiDip (actually I think it was a Rustoleum equivalent). Took about an hour to wash and clean the area (car soap and water followed by wipe with alcohol on a towel on the sticker), mask and spray several coats.

Note that you don't need to be too precise when you mask. The edge of the factory sticker provides a tear point when you peel up the overspray. Read the instructions on your paint, but i think I did 3 light coats followed by a wet coat. The wet coat is the tricky one as it may want to run. I got a bit of sagging in some heavy spots, but it mostly flattened out when dry and is not noticeable from a couple feet.

Peel the masking after an hour of dry time and clean up any overspray. I trimmed the cotton heads off of a Qtip and used the paper stick as a soft scraper to clean up any extra residue around the edge (using the factory sticker as a guide).

Looks great. Less than $10. Completely reversible. Time (8 mos and going strong), heat (Houston summer), and speed (um, fast) tested.

Brainz

Another option for those wanting black stone guards: PlastiDip.

I masked the perimeter of my yellowed/hazy factory clear guards with some painters tape and sprayed with black PlastiDip (actually I think it was a Duplicolor equivalent). Looks great. Took about an hour to wash and clean the area (car soap and water followed by wipe with alcohol on a towel on the sticker), mask and spray several coats.

Note that you don't need to be too precise when you mask. The edge of the factory sticker provides a tear point when you peel up the overspray. Read the instructions on your paint, but i think I did 3 light coats followed by a wet coat. The wet coat is the tricky one as it may want to run. I got a bit of sagging in some heavy spots, but it mostly flattened out when dry and is not noticeable from a couple feet.

Peel the masking after an hour of dry time and clean up any overspray. I trimmed the cotton heads off of a Qtip and used the paper stick as a soft scraper to clean up any extra residue around the edge (using the factory sticker as a guide).

Looks great. Less than $10. Completely reversible. Time (8 mos and going strong), heat (Houston summer), and speed (um, fast) tested.

Iceter

Brainz, please let us know what the old, clear stone guards look like when you remove the Plasti-Dip. I have read about some color staining when dark P-Dip is sprayed over light-colored surfaces and left on for a while. Some people recommend a base-coat of a light color or clear as a buffer before you spray dark P-Dip onto a contrasting surface.

Brainz

Will do. I'm assuming you're mostly concerned about the staining assuming you have nice existing clear guards. If your clear guards are nice, I might lay down a coat or two of clear or gray to protect it as you suggest.

Since mine were yellow and chalky/rough I'll probably just recoat them with the black if I need to. The factory guard makes the perfect template for PlastiDip, so no point in removing it, even if in bad shape, if all you plan on doing is covering it with PlastiDip.

F308gt4

How hard is it to clean? That area gets a lot of dust.

toona

Mine came off in light rain flirting around triple digits

SoCal C2S

162mph on the back stretch of California Speedway...very dry conditions. They stuck like glue as did the magnetic side graphics.

Iceter

Yes, you're right. My clear guards are yellowed and scuffed but not dramatically so. So if I don't like the Plasti-Dip and want to peel it off, I don't want the underlying clear guards to be stained and look worse than they already are.

F308gt4

That will do it. I remember calling Micrografik a few weeks after I ordered, asking about my order. We got to chatting, and he mentioned that if they get wet, you should remove them and dry them off. The capillary effect will get water to go underneath the stone guards, and the result is to make them "less sticky".

Perhaps they should include this warning with the stoneguards (maybe they do, but I guess I didn't read it).

Luckily, I live in Socal, so don't really need to worry about the rain too often.

SoCal C2S

Never seen rain....it's a myth in SoCal.

MIK911

The good 'ol days