Armor coating
10-20-2010, 06:11 AM
#11
Originally Posted by Jet sitter,Oct 19 2010, 06:20 PM
^The way OEM's cut corner's, you are lucky to have a steering wheel, let alone a $600. coat of protectant sealer.
10-20-2010, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Jet sitter,Oct 20 2010, 11:21 AM
^That's true, but they make even more if they don't.
10-21-2010, 08:53 AM
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For what it is worth one of the local members of sister club to Allegheny S2K (Pittsburgh Cars and Coffee) uses a clear bra on his 3 rides (Lamborghini and 2 BMWs). I can get the manufacture info for you guys but he loves the product and I know I would use it on my S2K in a heartbeat if I ever get the front bumper and hood repainted.
10-21-2010, 10:16 AM
#16
Seems like a good time to chime in with my experience regarding clear bras.
When I purchased my 03 back in 2007 (I think it was) it had a clear bra installed. It was supposedly installed by the original dealer but that info was strictly word of mouth. It did seem to work as advertised, though. There was one very tiny tear in the material from some past road hazzard, but you had to get up pretty close to even find it.
In 2008 on my way to a Dragon event, a semi dropped a tire's worth of tread right in front of me on the Interstate. Traffic in the adjacent lane prevented any avoidance maneuver. The result was serious damage to some of the fender and wheel well liners and the OEM front lip. There was also pretty severe damage to the finish on the driver's side fender, front cap, and hood. So once back home I took the car to a very good local body shop for corrective repainting. This meant replacing the clear bra material from the front cap and driver's side front fender.
The body shop had one heck of a time getting the bra material off. They ended up sanding some of it off. After refinishing everything they applied new clear bra sections to the front cap and fender.
Fast forward to last year. The original passanger fender section of the clear bra started to discolor and crack. A few months later the upper portions of the mirrors which also were protected with original clear bra material started to darken as well. I attribute this to exposure to UV.
So in short, a clear bra that has been on a while may not be easy to remove and could even require a respray of the protected bodywork after removal. And the clear bra may discolor over time if exposed to excess UV.
Of course it should be noted that my car was parked outside night and day a good bit of the time I owned it. Also the original bra material may date back as far as 2007. And I don't have any documentation as to brand or manufacturer.
Just sayin'.
When I purchased my 03 back in 2007 (I think it was) it had a clear bra installed. It was supposedly installed by the original dealer but that info was strictly word of mouth. It did seem to work as advertised, though. There was one very tiny tear in the material from some past road hazzard, but you had to get up pretty close to even find it.
In 2008 on my way to a Dragon event, a semi dropped a tire's worth of tread right in front of me on the Interstate. Traffic in the adjacent lane prevented any avoidance maneuver. The result was serious damage to some of the fender and wheel well liners and the OEM front lip. There was also pretty severe damage to the finish on the driver's side fender, front cap, and hood. So once back home I took the car to a very good local body shop for corrective repainting. This meant replacing the clear bra material from the front cap and driver's side front fender.
The body shop had one heck of a time getting the bra material off. They ended up sanding some of it off. After refinishing everything they applied new clear bra sections to the front cap and fender.
Fast forward to last year. The original passanger fender section of the clear bra started to discolor and crack. A few months later the upper portions of the mirrors which also were protected with original clear bra material started to darken as well. I attribute this to exposure to UV.
So in short, a clear bra that has been on a while may not be easy to remove and could even require a respray of the protected bodywork after removal. And the clear bra may discolor over time if exposed to excess UV.
Of course it should be noted that my car was parked outside night and day a good bit of the time I owned it. Also the original bra material may date back as far as 2007. And I don't have any documentation as to brand or manufacturer.
Just sayin'.
10-21-2010, 02:32 PM
#17
Originally Posted by HannibalACP82,Oct 21 2010, 08:53 AM
For what it is worth one of the local members of sister club to Allegheny S2K (Pittsburgh Cars and Coffee) uses a clear bra on his 3 rides (Lamborghini and 2 BMWs). I can get the manufacture info for you guys but he loves the product and I know I would use it on my S2K in a heartbeat if I ever get the front bumper and hood repainted.
10-21-2010, 02:35 PM
#18
Originally Posted by tof,Oct 21 2010, 10:16 AM
Seems like a good time to chime in with my experience regarding clear bras.
When I purchased my 03 back in 2007 (I think it was) it had a clear bra installed. It was supposedly installed by the original dealer but that info was strictly word of mouth. It did seem to work as advertised, though. There was one very tiny tear in the material from some past road hazzard, but you had to get up pretty close to even find it.
In 2008 on my way to a Dragon event, a semi dropped a tire's worth of tread right in front of me on the Interstate. Traffic in the adjacent lane prevented any avoidance maneuver. The result was serious damage to some of the fender and wheel well liners and the OEM front lip. There was also pretty severe damage to the finish on the driver's side fender, front cap, and hood. So once back home I took the car to a very good local body shop for corrective repainting. This meant replacing the clear bra material from the front cap and driver's side front fender.
The body shop had one heck of a time getting the bra material off. They ended up sanding some of it off. After refinishing everything they applied new clear bra sections to the front cap and fender.
Fast forward to last year. The original passanger fender section of the clear bra started to discolor and crack. A few months later the upper portions of the mirrors which also were protected with original clear bra material started to darken as well. I attribute this to exposure to UV.
So in short, a clear bra that has been on a while may not be easy to remove and could even require a respray of the protected bodywork after removal. And the clear bra may discolor over time if exposed to excess UV.
Of course it should be noted that my car was parked outside night and day a good bit of the time I owned it. Also the original bra material may date back as far as 2007. And I don't have any documentation as to brand or manufacturer.
Just sayin'.
When I purchased my 03 back in 2007 (I think it was) it had a clear bra installed. It was supposedly installed by the original dealer but that info was strictly word of mouth. It did seem to work as advertised, though. There was one very tiny tear in the material from some past road hazzard, but you had to get up pretty close to even find it.
In 2008 on my way to a Dragon event, a semi dropped a tire's worth of tread right in front of me on the Interstate. Traffic in the adjacent lane prevented any avoidance maneuver. The result was serious damage to some of the fender and wheel well liners and the OEM front lip. There was also pretty severe damage to the finish on the driver's side fender, front cap, and hood. So once back home I took the car to a very good local body shop for corrective repainting. This meant replacing the clear bra material from the front cap and driver's side front fender.
The body shop had one heck of a time getting the bra material off. They ended up sanding some of it off. After refinishing everything they applied new clear bra sections to the front cap and fender.
Fast forward to last year. The original passanger fender section of the clear bra started to discolor and crack. A few months later the upper portions of the mirrors which also were protected with original clear bra material started to darken as well. I attribute this to exposure to UV.
So in short, a clear bra that has been on a while may not be easy to remove and could even require a respray of the protected bodywork after removal. And the clear bra may discolor over time if exposed to excess UV.
Of course it should be noted that my car was parked outside night and day a good bit of the time I owned it. Also the original bra material may date back as far as 2007. And I don't have any documentation as to brand or manufacturer.
Just sayin'.
10-21-2010, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Jet sitter,Oct 21 2010, 02:32 PM
I'd especially be interested, if in fact, it is the Armor Coat.
10-21-2010, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jet sitter,Oct 21 2010, 02:32 PM
I'd especially be interested, if in fact, it is the Armor Coat.
http://www.invisiblemask.com/site.html
If the film is damaged he can peel and replace. If a coating is damaged he said "what then....repaint?" He has had some small rock chips but they have only damaged the film...nothing through to the paint.