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08-22-2010, 03:47 PM | #1 |
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A Quick Lesson About Clear Bras
I thought what I'm about to say would be fairly obvious for most clear bra installers, but apparently it isn't.
This 09 Jet Black E92 came to me recently with a VentureShield install on the entire hood. The first picture below shows the severity of the swirls, which was universal over the entire car. The problem with the swirls wasn't that they were on top of the bra, and if they were, it would be a fairly straightforward fix. Turns out the swirls were underneath the bra and on the clear coat. The installer, who I won't name, attempted to polish the hood before install with horrid results. I ended up removing the clear bra to fix the swirls. This is the lesson I want to leave everyone with: make sure whichever surface you're putting a clear bra on is 100% swirl free, otherwise you'll be stuck with a heavily swirled surface for the lifetime of your clear bra. Before: After: Last edited by eclipsisNA; 08-23-2010 at 12:37 AM.. |
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08-22-2010, 04:40 PM | #2 |
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Kinda obvious, but clearly (no pun intended) good to know, and good reason to have quality detailing prep done before the install. Without tipping my hand I'd ask any installer what kind of prep they do before installation, and if they give the wrong answer I'd be outta there!
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08-22-2010, 05:16 PM | #4 |
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The after pics are gorgeous.
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10-18-2010, 06:08 PM | #5 |
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anyway we could get the name of this installer, so other members could avoid such headaches....
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10-18-2010, 06:53 PM | #6 |
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10-19-2010, 04:56 PM | #7 |
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more like clay, polish, polish, polish, prepsol wash....no wax necessary!
I encountered the same thing on a E63amg a couple weeks ago..nothing I could do |
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11-07-2010, 01:36 PM | #9 |
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11-07-2010, 02:54 PM | #10 |
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Ventureshield installer in S.F. Eastbay
Sorry if this has been brought up before but I want to have Ventureshield
applied to my 10 M3. I have been unable to locate any good recommendations for a local installer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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OP might I say you did a fine job. Did you have it done or did you do it. Either way well done. |
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But the pics are exactly why I do my own prep before I take a car in for a clear bra. Last edited by quality_sound; 11-09-2010 at 12:06 AM.. |
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11-08-2010, 01:58 PM | #13 |
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I thought a glaze then a wax if wanted was fine as long as the cars swirls were out and car was perfect.
As I go look at my Megs mirror glaze #7 pro show car glaze all it is is a pure polish for a gloss shine and it stats you can follow with a wax. So as long as you had you car swirl and scratch free this process would do good. Anyway you did a fine job on your car. Last edited by Dice13; 11-08-2010 at 02:10 PM.. |
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