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Originally Posted by babylobster
I do drive on highways often which is why I still try not to drive too much with the car being clear bra-less as of now  How much was "pricey"? I was told Suntek is good and that peeling of the paint shouldn't occur with factory paint. If the car has been repainted, then that might be a different story. Since your paint peeled (sorry to hear about that), do you think maybe it had to do with the type of clear bra used? Did you have to pay to get it repainted?! |
Yea totally understand how you feel about driving without the bra. If I recall correctly on pricing: 3M comes with a 5 yr warranty from cracking and bubbling and was just under $1000 for full front: full hood, fenders, bumper, side mirrors, headlights. Xpel was $1200 with a 10 yr warranty.
Agree with the other guys to make sure they have a template that the plot from.
Xpel is a thicker film so it's a little harder to apply but experienced guys shouldn't have a problem. Ideally it wouldn't hurt to get it installed in a warmer area for better adhesion.
Thanks. You're right in that factory paint shouldn't peel. But the paint on that bumper is really thin and it doesn't help that here's a hard edge where it meets the weather stripping that the hood rests on. I wouldn't know if it was because of the type of clear bra that caused this. But it only peeled at that sharper hard edge and no where else. He was kind enough to take care of the repainting costs and install a new clear bra after.
Here's what the peeling looked like and repaint