A Quick Lesson About Clear Bras

eclipsisNA · 08-24-2010, 08:49 PM

I thought what I'm about to say would be fairly obvious for most clear bra installers, but apparently it isn't.

This 09 Jet Black E92 came to me recently with a VentureShield install on the entire hood. The first picture below shows the severity of the swirls, which was universal over the entire car. The problem with the swirls wasn't that they were on top of the bra, and if they were, it would be a fairly straightforward fix. Turns out the swirls were underneath the bra and on the clear coat. The installer, who I won't name, attempted to polish the hood before install with horrid results.

I ended up removing the clear bra to fix the swirls. This is the lesson I want to leave everyone with: make sure whichever surface you're putting a clear bra on is 100% swirl free, otherwise you'll be stuck with a heavily swirled surface for the lifetime of your clear bra.

Before:

After:

Taxvictim · 08-30-2010, 11:16 PM

Whoa, nice work!

Jean-Claude · 08-31-2010, 11:05 AM

Dude, I've seen your work and you do good work. But that is not a good after shot. You can't shot that before and that after....and you know what I mean.

dimisa1977 · 08-31-2010, 11:07 AM

after shot looks amazing! great job

08-24-2010, 08:49 PM	#1
eclipsisNA Colonel 360 Rep 2,931 Posts Drives: 2013 Estoril 328i M Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2014 BMW 428i [7.76]	A Quick Lesson About Clear Bras I thought what I'm about to say would be fairly obvious for most clear bra installers, but apparently it isn't. This 09 Jet Black E92 came to me recently with a VentureShield install on the entire hood. The first picture below shows the severity of the swirls, which was universal over the entire car. The problem with the swirls wasn't that they were on top of the bra, and if they were, it would be a fairly straightforward fix. Turns out the swirls were underneath the bra and on the clear coat. The installer, who I won't name, attempted to polish the hood before install with horrid results. I ended up removing the clear bra to fix the swirls. This is the lesson I want to leave everyone with: make sure whichever surface you're putting a clear bra on is 100% swirl free, otherwise you'll be stuck with a heavily swirled surface for the lifetime of your clear bra. Before: After:
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08-30-2010, 11:16 PM	#2
Taxvictim Private First Class 31 Rep 193 Posts Drives: 2008 328i, Titanium Silver 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wake County, NC iTrader: (1)	Whoa, nice work!
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08-31-2010, 11:05 AM	#3
Jean-Claude Banned 1 Rep 168 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (1)	Dude, I've seen your work and you do good work. But that is not a good after shot. You can't shot that before and that after....and you know what I mean.
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08-31-2010, 11:07 AM	#4
dimisa1977 Major 57 Rep 1,137 Posts Drives: BMW Specialist (exhaust) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW [0.00] 2008 BMW [0.00]	after shot looks amazing! great job
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