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Clear Bra
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From: Westport, MA
Somewhere, there is a thread on this. I am looking for it myself 
Before you make a desicion either way on the bra, attempt to see some in person on both light and dark cars. A laguna if possible since thats what you have. I tend to believe they are less noticable on a silver car like Georges than a Berlina like mine. I don't know how it would be on a laguna...
Before you make a desicion either way on the bra, attempt to see some in person on both light and dark cars. A laguna if possible since thats what you have. I tend to believe they are less noticable on a silver car like Georges than a Berlina like mine. I don't know how it would be on a laguna...
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Rehoboth, MA
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I'm pulling my front bumper today to have it replaced has it looks like it was hit by a sand blaster and bird shot from all the daily driving I've done. Had the original bumper repainted 2 years ago and it only looked good for 1 year.
Pricing I've found at places that are good at this from Boston to Providence are variable. Just painting the front bumper, no blend painting ... ranges from $250 - $400 on a new bumper that needs no work and whre you do your own bumper installation and deinstallation. I was surprised to find it's actually cheaper to throw out your old one and get a new one then it is to resurface and repaint to old one!
I talked to the painters and they say that adding more coats of clear does NOT provide more protection. Which also surprised me. Their reasoning was once the flex-agents in the coats dissapate after 1 year they told me more coats actually make it more brittle and prone to more chipping.
I was asking about the protective films and was told that that some brands will develop a bit of a yellow tint over time and to make sure I go with something like 3M. The cost I was quoted for some place in Franklin MA that a couple of the Boston paint shops use was $400-$450 installed but just for the front bumper, not the hood too.
Steve, do you know the name of the film place in Franklin?
I'm pulling my front bumper today to have it replaced has it looks like it was hit by a sand blaster and bird shot from all the daily driving I've done. Had the original bumper repainted 2 years ago and it only looked good for 1 year.
Pricing I've found at places that are good at this from Boston to Providence are variable. Just painting the front bumper, no blend painting ... ranges from $250 - $400 on a new bumper that needs no work and whre you do your own bumper installation and deinstallation. I was surprised to find it's actually cheaper to throw out your old one and get a new one then it is to resurface and repaint to old one!
I talked to the painters and they say that adding more coats of clear does NOT provide more protection. Which also surprised me. Their reasoning was once the flex-agents in the coats dissapate after 1 year they told me more coats actually make it more brittle and prone to more chipping.
I was asking about the protective films and was told that that some brands will develop a bit of a yellow tint over time and to make sure I go with something like 3M. The cost I was quoted for some place in Franklin MA that a couple of the Boston paint shops use was $400-$450 installed but just for the front bumper, not the hood too.
Steve, do you know the name of the film place in Franklin?
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