View Poll Results: What to do?
Just keep re-- wrapping vinyl in some dark color; wont' have to wash car anymore.
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5.26%
Get car custom clear wrapped. XYZ is sooper dooper and they warranty is against yellowing.
10
52.63%
Cheap kit for the worst area's; Puzzle is look is the new black, just re-apply annually when yellow.
3
15.79%
Just paint the car when you get ready to sell; It will be worthless anyway.
5
26.32%
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Clear bra on white car
05-23-2011, 02:11 PM
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Clear bra on white car
OK, my car no has 10K miles on it and is 14 months old.
30+ track days.
My Vinyl wrap is ripped up in front leaving some of the lower bumper exposed.
The rear of the car is yellowing big time and has red lines and spots on it from heat on wet I think. The car looks like it has been parked against a sprinkler, except it is only outside when I drive it. We tried everything it will not come off. See pics.
Vinyl company has been good, came out 3x redid the car and will do again as long as it is not in white.
I can redo the car in Vinyl, make it Carbon Fiber look, black, red whatever, but it seems that it is just not strong enough.
I could redo the car in clear bra, full custom but expensive and I think they all get yellow. Is there a clear bra that does not yellow.
I can just buy a cheap pre-cut kit and do the front of the car and rear fenders like I had on my GT3 and replace it when it gets yellow, but they look like a jigsaw puzzle?
30+ track days.
My Vinyl wrap is ripped up in front leaving some of the lower bumper exposed.
The rear of the car is yellowing big time and has red lines and spots on it from heat on wet I think. The car looks like it has been parked against a sprinkler, except it is only outside when I drive it. We tried everything it will not come off. See pics.
Vinyl company has been good, came out 3x redid the car and will do again as long as it is not in white.
I can redo the car in Vinyl, make it Carbon Fiber look, black, red whatever, but it seems that it is just not strong enough.
I could redo the car in clear bra, full custom but expensive and I think they all get yellow. Is there a clear bra that does not yellow.
I can just buy a cheap pre-cut kit and do the front of the car and rear fenders like I had on my GT3 and replace it when it gets yellow, but they look like a jigsaw puzzle?
05-23-2011, 02:22 PM
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That's nasty. What brand of film was it?
I'd rule out dark colors given your location. How about matt white?
Or you could just buy a Cup and not worry about the paint....
I'd rule out dark colors given your location. How about matt white?
Or you could just buy a Cup and not worry about the paint....
05-23-2011, 02:24 PM
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Hey Tom, it's weird, only on one side?? If brake dust it would be on both sides.
Maybe, weird theory but when the fan is sitting there blowing air out of engine compartment it blows in that direction? Dunno.
I know someoneone looking for an RS, PM me details and i will forward.
Maybe, weird theory but when the fan is sitting there blowing air out of engine compartment it blows in that direction? Dunno.
I know someoneone looking for an RS, PM me details and i will forward.
05-23-2011, 02:25 PM
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It's vinyl, matte white. I think it is Avery? Or something that sounds like it.
I was going to do Cup car red, Carbon Fiber, but just don't know how it holds up to my abuse...
I was going to do Cup car red, Carbon Fiber, but just don't know how it holds up to my abuse...
05-23-2011, 02:29 PM
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I had the front (bonnet, wings) and doors done the "cheap way" i.e. good quality thick vinyl, for which I paid too much, but done cheaply (it is not wrapped around and under the edges). It does the job, and has kept very well so far, no yellowing, and I use a pressure jet and some ordinary cleaning stuff to get the bugs and tar and brake dust off...And it looks good (unless you want "concour" look)...
05-23-2011, 02:34 PM
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PFFF, Concours look, I'd settle for a somewhat clean look :-)
Are you talking Vinyl or clear bra?
I thought you did some white Vinyl to hide red lips and went over with the typical thick clear bra?
Are you talking Vinyl or clear bra?
I thought you did some white Vinyl to hide red lips and went over with the typical thick clear bra?
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05-23-2011, 03:20 PM
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I had matt white Avery wrap as well. Looked amazing for two weeks, then started yellowing from heat and had to come off.
Had custom Ventureshield package done, about a year and 10k miles later, it still looks fairly good, but I am starting to notice a bit of colour difference between film and paint. May redo it at 2 year point if it gets much worse.
Had custom Ventureshield package done, about a year and 10k miles later, it still looks fairly good, but I am starting to notice a bit of colour difference between film and paint. May redo it at 2 year point if it gets much worse.
05-23-2011, 03:41 PM
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I had matt white Avery wrap as well. Looked amazing for two weeks, then started yellowing from heat and had to come off.
Had custom Ventureshield package done, about a year and 10k miles later, it still looks fairly good, but I am starting to notice a bit of colour difference between film and paint. May redo it at 2 year point if it gets much worse.
Had custom Ventureshield package done, about a year and 10k miles later, it still looks fairly good, but I am starting to notice a bit of colour difference between film and paint. May redo it at 2 year point if it gets much worse.
3M is the best I know of, it was on my old car, never scratched, was thick
Peteter find someone to do a group buy....when we get back from Manication we have both cars done
05-23-2011, 04:28 PM
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Not a huge fan of wraps or film, I consider it honor wear and just repaint the front as needed. Also if you stay in front not too many things get tossed back..........
Not a huge fan of wraps or film, I consider it honor wear and just repaint the front as needed. Also if you stay in front not too many things get tossed back..........