Subaru: 3m Invisible Bra

Do it now before the winter sand and road grit make more chips in the paint.
It's totally flexible and won't be bothered by any flexing or forces that
wouldn't have damaged the underlying paint or surfaces way worse. And it will
dry, and the minor bubbles will evaporate even in colder weather. After all the
roads dry - and so will the 3M film.

After two years with it on the car, I'll never have another car without it. I
wonder why it's not installed at the factory. It's that good.

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:37:47 -0500, Michael Smith <com> wrote:
 

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Alan Peterman al at scn.rain.com Tigard, OR
As I grow older, the days seem longer and the years seem shorter.

What do you have to do to install it, and how much and where can you find it?

Thanks,
Duke

Is the film removable at a later date, without messing-up the paint underneath?

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On 30 Oct 2003 12:43:45 GMT, com (MDCORE) wrote:
 

You can buy the film either in bulk or precut to fit your vehicle. On my wife's
BMW we got a precut film kit from BMW parts, on my WRX we used the bulk film.
Bulk film costs between $3 and $7 per square foot, and we bought it in 12" wide
rolls - I got 10 or 12 feet at about $70, back then the cheaper places were not
available. My wife's kits for the whole front, hood, bumper, mirrors and
everything was about $150 from BMW. Of course you can pay up to $600 to get
it done and installed from many shops. Best price for the bulk material seems
to be: <http://www.vehicleprotectionfilms.com/vpf/products.asp>

Installation is basically laying it on and squeege it down and some stretching
to fit compound curves. After a while it becomes easier once you get used to
the material.

A good site with info on installation is at Xpel. <http://www.xpel.com> Click
on the support tab, and then the installation links, or the tips and FAQ links.


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Alan Peterman al at scn.rain.com Tigard, OR
As I grow older, the days seem longer and the years seem shorter.

On 30 Oct 2003 06:53:33 -0800, com (Brian Wasson) wrote:
 

We removed it from a car after a few months with no problems - we decided we
could do a better job, and the second time we did it the job was perfect. I
gather there MAY be issues if there are paint repairs under the film which could
be pulled up with it, but I doubt it based on my experience. Basically you warm
the film with a hair dryer, and then peel it off pulling it at an acute angle.
Seemed to come off fine once it was started.

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Alan Peterman al at scn.rain.com Tigard, OR
As I grow older, the days seem longer and the years seem shorter.

You can buy the pre-cut kit from www.rockblocker.com

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