Clear Bras

[AlanL]

Originally Posted by 155MPH

So, in a couple of years when I have stone chips and you have peeling edges that are white, brittle and frayed from being in the sun (because ultraviolet light breaks down plastic) which will look better (or worse)?

Once my clear bra gets hammered to the point you describe, I can simply take it off and have a new one put on while the rock chipped paint job still looks like a rock chipped paint job.

I recently removed a pretty hammered clear bra on my Honda S2000 before I traded it in and the paint underneath looked like it was brand new. I had taken so many rocks in the nose of the car that the clear bra looked like it had gone through a war.

[imz4n]

Originally Posted by AlanL

I recently removed a pretty hammered clear bra on my Honda S2000 before I traded it in and the paint underneath looked like it was brand new. I had taken so many rocks in the nose of the car that the clear bra looked like it had gone through a war.

That sounds like the responce I would be looking for. Did you wax it AlanL or did you use a plastic cleaner?: confused2

[155MPH]

Originally Posted by takedown8

The Z4 with the clear bra will look better than yours for 5 years, and then at the 5 years, 1 day mark, yours will look better. But then at the 5 years, 2 day mark, when all your rock chips start to rust, then the clear bra car will look better again.

Okay, we will meet up in 5 years and a couple of days and compare...

[AlanL]

Originally Posted by imz4n

That sounds like the responce I would be looking for. Did you wax it AlanL or did you use a plastic cleaner?: confused2

Yes. I was initially advised to use wax on the clear bras but I have read about carnauba yellowing plastic far too many times to ignore it. At the moment I am using an acrylic sealant (Menzerna FMJ) on my car anyway so I have been extending my coverage from the paintwork with that. I would think that a plastic cleaner/polish like Plexus or Blackfire's equivalent would also work fine.

[AlanL]

Originally Posted by 155MPH

Okay, we will meet up in 5 years and a couple of days and compare...

Sounds fine with me. All I have to do is peel the clear bra off and I will have unblemished paint underneath.....