Still strugling with Clear Bra!

kenchan

why not try installing it yourself? it's not rocket science if you get the pre-cut ones.

Auto Paint Guard Inc. Tampa Florida Clear Bra 3M Paint Protection Film Car Bras

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Waxing should not be required on the clear bra. I use a simple wipe on product that goes on while the car is still wet after being washed. It polishes as you shammy it dry and looks great on my Lincoln MKX. I have not had the chance to try it on the Z yet though. The MKX shines equally brilliant with the wax but i do the whole vehicle with that product, bra included. As for a hard wax, I will have to try it and find out this spring.... I don't think that it would HURT the clear bra, but I don't see a benefit either as wax fills in the pores of the paint to make it shine and the plastic film is smooth already.

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zmyride

good site. I got a clear bra for the front fender, partial hood today. Pretty expensive! i want to do the two doors, to save money, i might buy a pre-cut bra and do it myself.

JvKintheUSA

You can re-paint your whole car for $1,000!

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specblue02

Hi - I was offered the 3m Clear bra by the dealer when I bought my car yesterday. I am paying $900 for partial hood, headlights, front bumper, mirrors, full fenders and it is wrapped. He said normally the price from the dealer is around $1495 to have done but because they screwed up a little with missing options on my car they brought it down to $900 after tax so I'm bringing mine back to the dealer tomorrow to get done! I had been quoted by a professional shop in the local area for $1300 w/o headlights wrapped edges. Nissan in this area has a couple guys that only do Nissans but my dad had them put in the verbiage that "customer expects wrapped edges as well if there are any imperfections in the job that the job will be redone at no additional cost to the customer." So when I pick it up Monday afternoon I'm going over every part of that clear bra to make sure it was done right! Then I can finally start to enjoy the car w/o worrying about chips on the front.

IDZRVIT

No kidding. That's why I'm not bothering with a bra. And touch up paint is far cheaper if you get a stone chip(s).

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dalparadise

Lots of competition in Houston. Lots of high-end cars. Lots of debris on the freeway. I guess we're fortunate to have good prices on this stuff. I got Venture Shield half hood and fenders, full front bumper and mirrors for $450. It was a no-brainer at that price.

A $1000 repaint will be cheap and show it. Touch-up has never worked for me. I guess I just don't know how to do it right. I have sandblasted the fronts of my last three really nice convertibles. I'm not doing it with this one. So far, the clear bra has been great and well worth the expense for me.

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Zigen5

I think that would be overkill if you got your whole front fenders and hood done. I paid $400 for front bumper, half the hood, half the fenders, and mirrors. I love it, its on a Black Cherry roadster and is hardly noticeable. I just use the Turtle Bug & Sap remover on it if I ever get anything stuck on it.

SoCal 370Z

Don't know if you are close to Phil's Shop, but take a look at how it's done right in your area: Clear Film Installs

Pay the piper the first time around and you'll be very happy in the long-run.

I've bought goodies from Phil, and he does a person right.

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SalA

I found an installer in Allentown PA..not too far from where I live in NJ. He is doing the install for $800 flat.

40th370z

There are tons of videos for both research an how to apply it, youtube ftw.

Some things you should NEVER do ,like in this video 3:20 minutes in,cutting the clearbra on a car is a sure sign your in the wrong place,most professional installers have a machine that cuts the patterns to the correct size, more then one person n the forums have had there paint cut by bad installers.

YouTube - Applying Clear Paint Protection Film by DECALFX.COM

Razor blades an paint don't mix well .

AutoPaintGuar

Hello. The application of the clear bra to be honest isn't really a "do it yourself" type job. A beginner isn't going to get the film to lay down perfectly without stretch marks, lift lines, dust, miss alignment etc. However some people love to try and do it themselves. Perfection not might be everyones goal, but at least it is protected. That is how I got into the business 10 years ago, bought a kit online and ended up in the trash. At any rate if you feel you are still up to the challenge, shoot me an e-mail, I can help you out with pricing etc.
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Ryan@autopaintguard.com

milesdavis11

I agree with you, Zigen5. I did the same thing on black and it looks great. I also got the back half of the rocker panels done since I was already showing marks there as well and paid $640. Although some people don't like the almost invisible line the film makes and end up covering the whole fender and the whole hood.

Any advice on polishing the car paint that is not covered by the film? Would you do it? Will it make the paint look noticably different or would you simply wax it?

Also, the guy that installed my film said you could wax the car and film with a synthetic wax and as long as you go away from the bra it will be unnoticable at the seem. Any thoughts on waxing the bra?

PapoZalsa

I'm trying to get the local guy that tinted my window to do the clear bra. He is affiliated with Llumar and he gets the pieces already laser cut. Trying to deal on a price.

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steveg78

I had mine done in NJ by a guy who does it out of his house but is a licensed 3M installer and the work is warrantied. A local shop recommended him to me because the shop didnt have an installer. His price was about right for what I had done, $800.