I got a clear bra installed today in Lubbock texas from an x-pel dealer. my question is…..

He did a good job but when it was done there were tiny bubble spots on some parts of the bra. He said that they eventually go away after its been installed for a few days. was that the case when you guys got yours installed?

 

Dont take my word on it cause i dont have a clear bra but I would think that is normal. In most case i know thing like that take time to work out all the air bubbles. I would wait for someone else wh knows more about these but I think after a few days if they are not gone, use a hairdryer and your fingers to work out the bubbles. Thats what I do when installing grafics on dirtbike. I would think this would be somewhat close to being the same.

correct me if im wrong

 

the part that went on the side mirrors are more apparent. there are bubble spots but not huge ones ,tiny tiny specs of bubble. im just wondering if i should prepare to make this guy reapply it or is this normal for the first days?

 

if i use a hairdryer to work out the bubbles wont it mess it up?

 

A hairdryer might help a little. If you have a halogen lamp, set it about a foot away from the area for about an hour, and it will help it clear out...

I did my clearbra myself, and I had ALOT of little bubbles on my car. they all went away in a few weeks.....

 

for god sake dont touch it it will dry if its not water and has dirt under it it will have a speck in teh middle we have never had one not dry flat pm if your concerned
ijm

 

ah blah, i just inspected it pretty carefully and it seems that an air bubble the size 2 quarters has developed. this wasnt there when i drove off. anything to worry about ,will it go away or do i need to take it back to dealer?

 

When I had mine installed, it may have had a couple tiny bubbles, but something big isn't going to go away. I can vouch for the fact that it's not supposed to look different a few days later - I'd say wait 24 or 48 hours. If it isn't perfect, take it back.

 

can you post pictures please? i'm thinking about getting the clear bra to avoid any paint chipping from happening to my frunt bumper.

 

god this week is sucking so much. and on top of that the x-pel dealer is 100 miles away and gas prices are ridiculous. f**k.

 

how much did you pay.. take some pics so we know what got done

 

The bubbles will not go away! Wait a week and watfch them still be there.,Go back and ask them to fix it.

 

Yeah.... this is why a professional installation from a reputable source is so important. I can't speak to X-Pel, but if you go to the 3M website, they have a dealer locator where you just type in your location and it tells you who is around you. I called a few and some clearly sounded better than the others. You can ask them if they do work for any dealerships - the one I went to did the work for the real high end Porsche place in the area. They did a great job.

 

my dealer said to wait two weeks, if everything doesn't clear up then he will redo it.

 

did yours come out absolutely perfect or ...?

 

i definately need the bra, my tc has atleast 10 paintchips in the hood after only 8000 miles. Infact on of the chips already looks like its rusting....

 

I could have used a full body clear bra when I was up around Lubbock on business. Tumbleweeds messed my paint up all to hell.

-Z

 

can u do a full body clear bra? lol if you can i might try it

 

moved...

 

If you can find a shop willing to do it, I'm sure it can be done. Much much $$$ though. Doing the whole car would actually be easier than the front part b/c there aren't a ton of curves and breaks in the sides of the car. Sorta like those full body wrap graphics they have for advertising...same premise, different material.

Tumbleweeds are horrible, they got the whole front, hood, down the sides, chipped my windshield.

*shudder* It was a horrible experience.

-Z