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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 08:52 AM
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Apparently this was on the site at one point but I've tried searching for it and have had 0 success finding it.

I'm trying to find a template of the piece of clear bra / stongard that goes under the door handle. On my berlina, I had a ton of scratches under there so I'd like to place a few strips underneath the door handle to protect it. I could just free-form it but someone had mentioned that a template was on the site at one point... I just can't find it.

Any help would be great..
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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I can't find it either.
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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just wear racing gloves when you drive nah jk, maybe just make your own template with paper something thin so you could use a lead pencil or something to lightly trace the shape. should be able to make it close the shape enough that it will protect from scratches.
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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It's actually not so bad on the drivers side.. it's the passenger side that took the brunt of it....

I can do it on my own but was thinking there was something out there already just to use that..
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 06:08 AM
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I made some last night.. It's basically a rectangle.. lol.. I think I'm going to make a dozen or so sets since I have a roll of 3m..
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 06:31 AM
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I've used this method numerous times with good success, take a piece of clingy "Saran" wrap and lay into area you wish to make a template. Then take a felt tip pen and either dot the outline of the shape or trace it, your choice. I then peel the wrap and transfer it to the 3M material. The dot method works better in tight/confined areas where tracing is near impossible.

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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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now THAT is some good advice..


Thank you!!!!
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 07:10 AM
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Your very welcome, if you have trouble fitting the material in tightly enough use a light dose of a hairdryer to shrink it into position.
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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what's better is to use painter's tape, trace with pen and peel that bad boy right off and use it as template.
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