protective car film
09-16-2009, 08:02 PM
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protective car film
Hey all, im going to The NMRA finals in oct. and was planning on driving my 91. im wanting to protect my bumper from bugs and stuff like that if possible. its like a 3 hour dirve. Was wondering if anyone has used 3m protective car film or anything like it? if so does it leave resedue, easy to take off???
09-18-2009, 02:22 AM
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I have heard that kind of thing but I don't know how getting it wet could hurt. Leaving it on year round in the sun could cause a difference in the fading of the paint, which would be more visible on certain colors.
But there are a lot of myths about bras, like how they scratch the paint. A bra made specifically for your model year Mustang should fit very tightly, and should not rub at all. I used the sport bar on my 2005's hood for 4 years. Some times it would be on for just a trip lasting a few days. Other times it would be on until I got the car dirty after over a month. Not one scratch or color difference. I don't park my car in the sun every day though.
Either way I would recommend a $150 bra over the expensive 3M clear bra any day.
09-18-2009, 05:01 AM
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What experience did you have with a bra to draw that conclusion?
I have heard that kind of thing but I don't know how getting it wet could hurt. Leaving it on year round in the sun could cause a difference in the fading of the paint, which would be more visible on certain colors.
But there are a lot of myths about bras, like how they scratch the paint. A bra made specifically for your model year Mustang should fit very tightly, and should not rub at all. I used the sport bar on my 2005's hood for 4 years. Some times it would be on for just a trip lasting a few days. Other times it would be on until I got the car dirty after over a month. Not one scratch or color difference. I don't park my car in the sun every day though.
Either way I would recommend a $150 bra over the expensive 3M clear bra any day.
I have heard that kind of thing but I don't know how getting it wet could hurt. Leaving it on year round in the sun could cause a difference in the fading of the paint, which would be more visible on certain colors.
But there are a lot of myths about bras, like how they scratch the paint. A bra made specifically for your model year Mustang should fit very tightly, and should not rub at all. I used the sport bar on my 2005's hood for 4 years. Some times it would be on for just a trip lasting a few days. Other times it would be on until I got the car dirty after over a month. Not one scratch or color difference. I don't park my car in the sun every day though.
Either way I would recommend a $150 bra over the expensive 3M clear bra any day.
I would recommend the 3M clear one any day over the "others" but your right about the cost.....IMO not worth it. So the painters tape will work for temporary trips and drag runs, auto x, etc and I just live with the fact that bugs and yes even stone chips can and will happen if the car is driven at all. If you drive on freeways and expressways where a rock chip is more likely then the clear bra would pay for itself in the long run IMO.....
that was Ford paint of yesteryear and todays paints are actually much better then previous yrs so that is something I should have mentioned in the first place. I do use bug deflectors on the trucks in the past but never on the sports cars.