Bra for the Car

[richsd]

Originally Posted by davids

Brian, just a note..try to forget about the 3M bra..Highly overrated for sure...A projectile at 80 mph will do more damage to the car with the Clear Bra than will a good bra with alot of padding..Besides, the 3M shows the hits and it changes color no matter what the installers say..dave

Poor logic and information here. I posted originally to suggest the 3M paint shield. Sure a projectile at 80 MPH will do less damage when hitting a thick padded bra than a clear bra. However, a regular bra is not good for your paint as grit will get under it and rub with vibration. A regular padded bra only covers the front section when a clear paint shield can be put in the various places around the car that are prone to chips. Plus a regular bra looks very stupid. Let me clarify some things and what to expect from the clear paint shield. First, I also am not a huge fan of it for a number of reasons. I will never put it on my Cobra because I agree with BPWilliams that a car is meant to be driven and chips are okay. However my Cobra is aluminum and fiberglass cars are much more prone to chips than aluminum cars. I do have the 3M product on my Noble which is fiberglass. I debated putting it on the Noble because I did not want to cover the paint in any way and I was afraid I would see the line but am very happy with the product. Here are some clarifications on what to expect. It will NOT yellow if you get the right product as some have suggested. Even if it did, it is very easy to remove and replace with new sections. It will however change the reflective qualities of the paint especially at close range. After a few weeks you will not notice it and it really can't be noticed from 10 or 15 yards. One thing that can happen is that it can get scuff marks on it. When washing or cleaning if you rub too hard with the wrong type of cloth you will scuff the film permanently. It will definitely protect from rock chips. Your paint will be completely protected from regular stones and the 3M film does not show the hits from rocks as Davids suggests. It does tend to be a bit harder to get dirt off of it like smashed bugs and if you rub too hard to clean it off you are likely to permanently scuff it as I mentioned.

I think your plan makes sense to try it out and see how it works. You can always have it removed if you don't like it.