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As for repainting the bumper every 5 years, I am against painting in general, for one it might not be 100% match and two after one or two years your bumper is going to look like crap with chips.. do you really want to see that. With the clearshield it looks great day in day out for years. Seeing a small little line on my hood is worth it to me not to have any chips. The last car I owned without a clear shield the bumper looked like it was under mini machine gun fire with all the little chips on the bumper after just one year. It was horrible! I don't ever want that again. |
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I wax/polish the clearshield on my car, never had any problems with doing that before. Looks very shinny and clear afterwords. I guarantee after a proper cleaning and waxing no one will even be able to tell you have a clearshield on as they walk past your car. Its not until they get up close and analyze your car that they see it. And if you don't have the clearshield on, when they get up close and analyze your paint all they will see is a ton of little rock chips
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01-11-2011, 01:45 PM | #25 |
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My dealer said that it is not commercially available on a large scale yet. Only to certain dealers for testing.
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this is exactly why i elected not to do the hood and fender wrap..wasnt a matter of cost...did only bumper..cuz i like a shiny powerdome...physchologically was wierd for me to zaino 2/3rds of a car...but i hate having to bend my back over for a long time to detail and polish the curves of a front bumper...so with the clear bra, i just spray with water and soap and wipe dry..done deal and looks new
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01-11-2011, 02:14 PM | #29 |
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3M does not cover the entire hood unless you do 2 sheets and it only has a 5 year warrenty. I would not go with 3M.
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Is nobody listening? Avery-Dennison Nano-Fusion FTW! Its brand new, not widely available yet but it can be acquired, lifetime warranty for parts and labor, guaranteed not to yellow, much hight resistance against scratching, much higher gloss then anything else out there. What more do you need to hear?
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01-11-2011, 02:34 PM | #31 |
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3M did buy out VS, but they are not the same. The pros at Detailing Dynamics (these guys are at the top of the heap) say otherwise. They won't work with VS anymore.
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01-11-2011, 02:37 PM | #32 |
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Because a good layer or countless layers for that matter won't protect against the smallest of the small stones being hurdled at you car's paint at 50+ mph.
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01-11-2011, 02:49 PM | #33 |
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I had about 40% of the hood done (just covering the front of the bump), and got a small nick from a rock about 3" past it. Full hood may look better, too, without the faint line. Fenders definitely. Don't forget the mirrors. Some people do the running board area due to rocks being kicked up by the wheels. But I have not done the bumper (the shop I went to rarely does bumpers, as bumper material is more robust than the clearcoat/paint-on-metal).
Can't comment on the material. 3M on mine, and it's been great so far, and has a proven track record for clean damage-free removal years later. |
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Had Ventureshield on a previous white car and It was flawless..Maintained it with Plexus and it looks great after 2 years. |
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Word...man I was going to get it on my car (white) but decided against it. I talked to a lot of people beforehand and heard that you'll eventually get some dirt under the edges of the film. I also heard about the yellowing. Either way, not something I want showing up on my car. Bought myself some Langka for the occasional chips, etc.
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definitely go with a custom wrap and not pre cut. 1500 seems high since I paid around $500 for custom wrap when i used to have a 335i which covered front bumper, headlights, 1/4 hood, side mirrors, and some of the fender. Maybe it's the location as well.
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01-11-2011, 05:55 PM | #41 |
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This was on a 997gt3,full hood,full fenders,bumper,mirrors,wheel wheels,Head light had to come out etc..All day job.Guys at Premier came to my house and knocked it out.
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The problems with Ventureshield is that 1. it WILL yellow without a doubt and 2. scuff marks show up very easily on it whereas the 3M won't. you get what you pay for.
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I have had both VS and 3M recently on different cars. The 3M looked and held up a great deal better than the VS. In addition, the quality of the install is probably just as much the installer as it is the material so check references/experience. Good luck. PS - If you do a search on "clear bra" you will find lots of other threads on this that might help.
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This is an amazingly hard decision, there are a ton who say you gotta do it, others say 3M all the way and others that say go with nothing. I have a tough time going with the 3M because of the line halfway up the hood. VentureShield apparently scratches way to easily so thats out, that and its really expensive. 2 weeks till I get my car and I'm going to drive myself crazy making this decision. Given that I will be Zaino'ing I want everything to match.
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