Please, who ever comes up with a good bra, let us know, i am also wanting to put a bra on mine, since i have no chips, so i can drive it.
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Please, who ever comes up with a good bra, let us know, i am also wanting to put a bra on mine, since i have no chips, so i can drive it.
The problem with a bra is that it protects the paint, but could damage the paint while providing that protection. And, the car looks uglier with the bra on than with it off (typical of bras of other kinds).
I always laugh at the cars that drive around with their bras on all of the time. The paint underneath it is now so damaged that they need to leave the bra on.
You can catch a stone just as easily leaving a stoplight as you can on a highway. It is just that I think that it is more likely on a highway. So, I am going to reserve the use of my bra for those instances. We'll see how it goes.
But I don't regret driving Kermit for the past 8 months (subtract wintertime please) even with the stone chips. I just need to learn how to fill and buff them down. These aren't the last, it's just another thing to deal with.
larry
Guys and dolls, the 3M film can be applied to the early cars. I know a number of people with it. Virtually invisible. If you spent a bunch of money having the car restored and repainted it really makes sense to protect it. The nightmares of the canvas bras etching the paint underneath them have convinced me to steer clear. Although if Sherwood says his version works, then I'd take him on his word. I just don't want to drive around with one on the car. ;)
We once were asked to prep our friend Mike Pierra's green silhouette RS race car for the sunday concours at the Vintage Fall Festival at Lime Rock. This car had been campaigned hard all season (maybe two) at the Glen, Mont Tremblant, Lime Rock, VIR, etc. Once we got all the rubber and oil snot off the car, there was maybe one or two tiny dings where a larger missile had actually made a mark on the paint. He had run it that day and won...he also won his class at the concours the next. Very cool. :cool:
I'd recommend the stuff. If you really wanted it off again for some reason, it comes right off with a hair dryer I'm told.
I just wish I had used it on my white car. :(
Gee guys, thanks for the compliments.
I've had this in storage for years. I don't use nor need it anymore. I would recommend this to prevent stray hits on a car towed on an open trailer.... or to cover up a really large dent, hole or rust spot on the hood.
I currently use a two-piece bra and had a upholstery shop modify it to fit the RS-type front bumper (oil cooler opening and all).
I've said this before. Bras of any type may be unsightly, but it looks that way only until you take it off, then ouila, new look. Rock chips, on the other hand, are ugly and permanent and stay that way until you apply new paint.
Sherwood
I have mixed feelings about bras....
My car came with one that the PO used and now I have two tone paint on my hood. I used the bra for a lwhile (1-2 years) and then decided that a few chips did not matter to me and I liked the nude appearance better so I leave it in t he garage most ofthe time now.
I guess some gals need them and some don't......
Mine is a two piece and I cannot see how I would ever find a 1 piece tolerable.
When I do use it, I have to adjust the hood catch to account for the extra space the bra material takes up.
Larry, if I was you and had nice paint, i would look long and hard at the "clear bra" type products to find one that meets your needs in terms of duability and ease of removal, etc. That seems the best of both worlds.
I had a 3M bra on a BMW that had worked well in Colorado with all the rock issues there.I was going to sell the car ,so with a hair dryer on high heat, as recommended by the installer,I removed a small piece from the side to see if there had been any color fade around the edges.There was none.Ergo,no long term issues and well worth the trashed front end without it.Much less down side than the old style bras.
You're absolutely right Sherwood. For that drive or open transport to an event or show, this would be just the ticket. And for $40, it's clearly a bargain.Quote:
Originally Posted by 911pcars
I couldn't agree more. I run a bra on the road, remove it when parked at an event. Harry, I suspect that your "two tone" comes from having the bra on the car, sitting in the sun, when the bra is wet. Like I said, I don't leave mine on permanently. I don't like the idea of placing a plastic film over my original paint. I also don't like the idea of drilling holes in my front spoiler for a license plate. In Oregon, a front plate is the law. I now have an exemption because I have "special interest" stickers, but I still run a front plate in the one piece Colgan, custom ordered to be without the bumperette and front plate holes. Running a bra may look dorky to strangers I see while on the road. I guess I really don't care what they think. Here's a pic a friend sent me of Cindy & I arriving at PIR a couple of years ago. You can see the front pocket I had sewn into the bra to comply with the front plate law here.Quote:
Originally Posted by 911pcars
Larry, trust me on this...running a bra has NOT damaged my paint to the point that I leave a bra on to cover up the damage...;)
Hmmmmm....I found this one rather exciting Larry. Can't ya just picture waking up to her beside you in the sac?
You are very obviously a "boob man" Paul; LOL!!!
Cheers,