What do people think of Clear Bra Paint Protection?

Educ8r

agreed!

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WoZZer

I'll report back to this thread once I've either crumpled the material and thrown into the garbage can, or send a picture or two on how it went. I live in Canada, so it will be a week or two by the time I get the material and have it installed (customs holds things up for several days).

MightyBobo

I can almost guarantee the biggest key to your success, will be PREPARATION! Clay bar it REALLY good and make sure all the contaminants are all gone.

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WoZZer

Well.. got it installed today. All went pretty well, but the outside corners on the front bumper were NOT easy and it took quite a while to get them done. Can't say it is a perfect job on those two sections but as good as I can do. There are some white spots in a few areas that I hope will disappear that seem to have come about from the stretching and constant wiping to get it to stick in the non-flat areas. Any thoughts if those spots will go away? They seem to be from the soapy water. i.e. suds

If I had to do it again??? Probably, and now that I've done it, not as hard, but the funky curves make it harder.

antennahead

When the residual liquid evaporated on mine it all went away. The fit is very good, but I have one section on the drivers side/top of the bumper, right next to the headlight where he obviously had to do some stretching, or the material stuck together. Look closely in the light at an angle and you can see a few lines and a stretch mark. I am a perfectionist, but feel like I might be too much of an a** hole to demand he take it off and put on a new one. I was under the impression from what I read and the installers comments, that small lines from wrinkles or stretching would even out over time from sitting in the sun like my car does during the daytime at work. So far, hasn't gone away. It still looks 10 times better than the chips I had all over my 2006 Z though. I have only one spot under the bottom lip that you can't see unless you get down on your knees and look under the car, where a large rock obviously hit the bumper and stretched the material slightly. If it still looks this good a year from now it will be worth it. As far as the few wrinkle lines, I just keep telling myself it is not permanent, will come off with the bra when removed.

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WoZZer

Thanks for the info. The blemishes seem to be going away, but will have to wait for a day or two before I get it back out of the garage and into proper daylight (weather not so good now). I tend to be a perfectionist as well, but ripping the film off and reinstalling may not result in any better installation. I had a couple of very small creases that I cannot remove by stretching at the very bottom (not visible while standing). I've just used the razor blade knife and removed them at the surface, and all looks well. After my drive on Sunday, the front was splattered with bugs, so WELL WORTH the effort and time.

rebe945

Its been since April that i had Ventureshield Ultra installed. My installer is top notch but we agreed to re do the bumper in the Fall. I had a scrape on it so I decided to have the frt done again. The problem is the adhesive is very difficult to remove and looks and feels sticky. Im crossing my fingers it comes out like i hoped. Ive let the installer keep my car now for over a week(he has other jobs) and added window tinting. Man, Im worried about that adhesive. Any installer have any comments? Thanks, Rich

flashburn

Wow, that's pretty crazy for him to keep the car a week. I had part of my front bumper redone because it had too much bubbling around an edge, so the installer agreed to redo it for free. He simply heated it up with a heat gun a little bit, pulled it off, and then sprayed and wiped it down with the same stuff he uses to install. There were no issues and everything turned out perfect. It didn't take long at all. Granted it was only on for a couple of weeks before it was removed, but he said it was pretty common for people to replace parts of it if they get badly damaged.

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CBRich

I still need to decide on this. Haven't driven my Z much and I need to figure out if I want to do this yet.

miguez

Thanks for the report. I have just come back from a trip, and the InvisibleMask I bought for my wife's Mitsu Outlander should be waiting for me at work, so I'll install it myself this week and report back.

HTP AutoWorks

It sounds like you have some work marks in the film. Thats what makes a good installer... being able to apply it without any work marks and hiding the seems. I HIGHLY recmmend not using a razor blade o nthe car. You will cut your paint (if you havent already) and will run into clear coat issues down the road once water starts getting under neath it. Post some pics of the install so we ccan check them out.

WoZZer

I'll get some good pictures on the weekend and post. I used the razor, but cutting on the surface, not into the film and through to the paint. Description sounds bad, but really was not, and you can only see it if you are lying on the ground.

k.alexander

Im siting here ready to pull the trigger on ordering from InvisibleMask.com. Does anyone know about that product's (they sell "invisi-mask" film) reputation for turning yellow???

Venture Shield appears to be better, from what everyone says, but I can't find the place to buy it, for the 370Z, online anywhere.

I want to do my own install. Have never done one on a car, but have done similar film applications on other, much smaller, items. I'd say I'm pretty decent at it. It's going to be a b**ch and a half, but should be doable nonetheless.

Thoughts? Links to places to buy? Anyone?

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mspeasl

Sorry that I didn't see your post until now. If I had I would have told you about my experience with InvisibleMask.com. What you saw on their website is not what you will be getting. I purchased the "Clear Bra" and had it installed by my guy that does all of that stuff for me. When I picked up the car there were lines from the corners of the headlights to the corner of the grill. WTF is this I asked? He told me that is the way that it was in the box when he opened it.
1: Two large panels one on each side.
2: One panel between the headlights and above the grill.
3: One panel covering the teeth and lower grill.

It was not a one panel upper from side to side and through the center and one panel covering the teeth and lower grill as shown on their website.

To say I am pissed is an understatement. I tried to call "InvisibleMask" and all I got was a machine and no return call several times. I emailed them and finally received an email after a week and additional emails from me. Their excuse was poor at best. I hope you have better luck and experience than I had. Now I am out several hundred bucks and have a car that looks like $hit................

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k.alexander

Thanks for the info. Does it not look "good" the way it is, with the line?

They actually sell two of each kits, and from what I'm gathering from your description, the front bumper kit you bought was the two-part kit; this one:
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Is that right?

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I actually purchased this one, let's hope it's all one piece:



How is the film by itself? I know it's too early to tell if it will yellow at all. But any other observations?

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