Installed clear bra myself

DC_driver · 05-16-2010, 09:52 PM

I purchased a clear bra from Tischer's website. I installed it last weekend. You definitely need two people to perform it correctly. It is fairly easy but takes some stretching to get a good fit on the car. I popped some of the water bubbles with a safety pin. About a week in the sun and it looks great. I applied 2 coats of Zaino over it so it won't yellow. I'm surprised how thick the material is. It should provide some serious protection from rock chips.

Casca · 05-18-2010, 10:43 AM

is the forum broken? I don't see any pics

DC_driver · 05-18-2010, 12:18 PM

No, I'll take some pics this weekend and post them.

I was stating that if you ever thought of doing this yourself, to give it a try.
You can not do it by yourself. You will need another person to help remove the film from the backing and place it on the car.

The kit I purchased from Tischer was cut very well. It does require major stretching for a super fit. It's definitely an art to apply a kit fast. It took me 3 hours to do the bumper to where I could drive the car.

And you have to keep your hands saturated with solution as to keep the film fingerprint free. The real time consuming part was making sure no lint or partcles were trapped between the bumper and the car. My Alpine white doesn't help either.

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DC_driver Private First Class 13 Rep 136 Posts Drives: AW 330i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0)	Installed clear bra myself I purchased a clear bra from Tischer's website. I installed it last weekend. You definitely need two people to perform it correctly. It is fairly easy but takes some stretching to get a good fit on the car. I popped some of the water bubbles with a safety pin. About a week in the sun and it looks great. I applied 2 coats of Zaino over it so it won't yellow. I'm surprised how thick the material is. It should provide some serious protection from rock chips.
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Casca Captain 41 Rep 642 Posts Drives: E90 6MT Join Date: May 2010 Location: California iTrader: (0)	is the forum broken? I don't see any pics
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DC_driver Private First Class 13 Rep 136 Posts Drives: AW 330i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0)	Clear bra self install No, I'll take some pics this weekend and post them. I was stating that if you ever thought of doing this yourself, to give it a try. You can not do it by yourself. You will need another person to help remove the film from the backing and place it on the car. The kit I purchased from Tischer was cut very well. It does require major stretching for a super fit. It's definitely an art to apply a kit fast. It took me 3 hours to do the bumper to where I could drive the car. And you have to keep your hands saturated with solution as to keep the film fingerprint free. The real time consuming part was making sure no lint or partcles were trapped between the bumper and the car. My Alpine white doesn't help either.
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