Odd marks in clear bra

pro-tect mbl · 07-13-2011, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

rubbing alcohol is used in the installation mixture with water to accelerate the drying process. it does NOTHING for swirls.

Yes I know this as I am an installer... and been doing this for 9 years. It is well known that IA works well for 3M clear bras... not any others. I do not install 3M though for numerous reasons so I can only go by what I have heard work for othr consumers and from other installers.

kenchan · 07-14-2011, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pro-tect mbl

Yes I know this as I am an installer... and been doing this for 9 years. It is well known that IA works well for 3M clear bras... not any others. I do not install 3M though for numerous reasons so I can only go by what I have heard work for othr consumers and from other installers.

oops, sorry. didnt mean to discredit.

pro-tect mbl · 07-14-2011, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

oops, sorry. didnt mean to discredit.

LOL, no problem. It was early when I typed that and didnt go back to re-read it. Guess it came out a little wrong. Good advice on the polishing above. I do not know much about detailing ... and I am sure there are better ways to get scuffs out. I just go with what I have done in the past. Sometimes though it doesnt matter what you try it wont come out. But at least its the bra and not the paint.

SeattleLion · 07-15-2011, 08:43 PM

I just finished working on the car. I used Plastic X 2.0 to polish the marks on the bra. You can still see them, but they are much reduced. While I was at it, I polished the rest of the car and applied Regex to both the paint and bra. It started to rain while I was putting on the Regex, so back inside the poorly lit garage to finish the job.

Adam has some amazing detailing videos. I watched his polishing and sealing videos. They saved me a lot of work! The Porter Cable polisher did a great job of not only polishing, but applying the Regex and then wiping it off. I am truly an Adam fan now! While it is still a lot of work, the job is easily 1/3 the effort than when I did the Regex by hand.

The only problem is that the polishing foam pad I used to apply the Regex absorbed quite a bit and I can't get it all out. Washing doesn't help at all. So I guess that I have to expect to toss a pad after applying Regex.

Thanks for all the great suggestions. Z looks much more beautiful now. Owning a black car really is a lot more work!

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07-15-2011, 08:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
SeattleLion Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 226 Drives: '13 Mustang GT Prem. Rep Power: 234	I just finished working on the car. I used Plastic X 2.0 to polish the marks on the bra. You can still see them, but they are much reduced. While I was at it, I polished the rest of the car and applied Regex to both the paint and bra. It started to rain while I was putting on the Regex, so back inside the poorly lit garage to finish the job. Adam has some amazing detailing videos. I watched his polishing and sealing videos. They saved me a lot of work! The Porter Cable polisher did a great job of not only polishing, but applying the Regex and then wiping it off. I am truly an Adam fan now! While it is still a lot of work, the job is easily 1/3 the effort than when I did the Regex by hand. The only problem is that the polishing foam pad I used to apply the Regex absorbed quite a bit and I can't get it all out. Washing doesn't help at all. So I guess that I have to expect to toss a pad after applying Regex. Thanks for all the great suggestions. Z looks much more beautiful now. Owning a black car really is a lot more work!