[jinkazama0619]

Everytime i wash my car which is once a week, i find a new paint chip or small scratch and it kills me. i wish there was better or stronger paint out there thats damage proof(a fools hope) but i guess i just have to live with the fact that nothing stays perfect forever and the more you want perfection the more unhappy you'll be... But i wont stop washing it tho

[nyc3r]

stop washing your car and you won't see them anymore.. I've always gone to car wash and one time I washed it myself I noticed all the little scratches I didn't know where there b4..

[ejazbmw]

lol i hate that feeling as well but then i got my car detailed by a pro and now i acutally enjoy washing my car and also im alot more careful then i was before

[jinkazama0619]

I just finish washing it then used the new ICE by Turtle wax its so shinny and smells so good....then it rains but the water runs right off the car

[bartman32]

Get a clear bra and you won't get that many scratches. Mine goes right to the front windshield.

[iatacs19]

It's just how it is, don't worry so much and enjoy your ride!

[milehigh5000]

Originally Posted by iatacs19

It's just how it is, don't worry so much and enjoy your ride!

yeah unless youre trying to bring it to car shows dont worry so much about the minor things..i heard every time you you get stressed out over a scratch on your car, it takes a year off your life..just lookin out for ya buddy

[discoboy1]

Originally Posted by milehigh5000

yeah unless youre trying to bring it to car shows dont worry so much about the minor things..i heard every time you you get stressed out over a scratch on your car, it takes a year off your life..just lookin out for ya buddy

If that's true, I should be dead by now...

[Kiemyster]

yeah. i have a similar problem. and what makes it worse is that my car is alpine white. ohh my god. that really screws things up for me.

[montreal_bimmer]

some people put a clear bra... itll help prevent some of the chips...

[tjnptel1]

Originally Posted by montreal_bimmer

some people put a clear bra.....

female i hope?

[jinkazama0619]

I thought about getting the clear bra for my car but then i feel like my gramma and her plastic cover couch!

[Kiemyster]

nah. i dont like the clear bra thing. i think BMW should make their gelatin coat 2mm more thick. what they have right now i think is no good.

[jinkazama0619]

Originally Posted by Kiemyster

nah. i dont like the clear bra thing. i think BMW should make their gelatin coat 2mm more thick. what they have right now i think is no good.

I agree, im willing to pay a lil more for the paint....

[panzer948]

I put a full hood clear bra on my car and have regretted it ever since. I can see a place for it on the front bumper, but the bra has stretch marks (called scaling in the industry and they trapped dirt underneath it. Both of these look like scratches and rock chips from a distance. I am now actually going after the original installer to have it removed and get my money back. Also, for the 335, the full hood kit doesn't cover the entire hood. They can't cut a piece that big, so it actually is two pieces covering the hood. This removed any advantages of not seeing the edge of the bra. Even my grandpa thought I had a big scratch on the car.

If you get a clear bra, make sure you get a very experienced installer. That makes all the difference in the world.

[ejazbmw]

Originally Posted by panzer948

I put a full hood clear bra on my car and have regretted it ever since. I can see a place for it on the front bumper, but the bra has stretch marks (called scaling in the industry and they trapped dirt underneath it. Both of these look like scratches and rock chips from a distance. I am now actually going after the original installer to have it removed and get my money back. Also, for the 335, the full hood kit doesn't cover the entire hood. They can't cut a piece that big, so it actually is two pieces covering the hood. This removed any advantages of not seeing the edge of the bra. Even my grandpa thought I had a big scratch on the car.

If you get a clear bra, make sure you get a very experienced installer. That makes all the difference in the world.

i was just going to say the guy who did it must of sucked i didnt get whole hood done just the bumper and i cant even see it ...in fact sometimes i forget theres something even there.....

[Kiemyster]

wow really? and you have a black bmw right? damnn.... i may have to see it in person to be convinced though.

[bartman32]

I would say mine's about 90% there too. No dirt under or anything it looks great. Only problem is that it is 2 pieces so yes you can see a line in the hood but it's almost all the way up. Fact of the matter is in Europe I already got a scratch that high up so I figured it wasn't worth doing it unless I did it all the way. It would be better if it was 1 piece but I'm pretty happy as my e46 looked like CRAP after 8 years and 20 some odd track sessions. I'm thinking with the clear bra it will look much better over time. I'll take the line over the millions of little pits.

[panzer948]

Okay, see these photos I just sent for my claim

And if the installer/3M doesnt make it right, then I will post a lot more than here so that others buyers are aware of the issues.

Photos 1, 4, and 5 show what the industry calls silvering. This is usually caused by over streching the product.

Photo 2 is a big air bubble that never wend down.

Photo 3 is an example of what dirt looks like trapped under the clear bra.

[Ryan323i]

Originally Posted by discoboy1

If that's true, I should be dead by now...

+1

[Geoff]

I have some dirt under my clear bra, as well as the stretch silvering. I believe some silvering is unavoidable but I may be wrong. My clear bra installer took out air bubbles with a small hypodermic needle.

[panzer948]

Hi, does it look as bad as my examples. Here are two more images I left off.

Woops, i repeated one.