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Got home from work this morning and decided to take off the 3 year old clear bra. I was worried it would be a PIA ,but it so far is coming off with ease. The old bra looked nasty with all kind of blemishes and crap. Now it looks like a brand new paint job :)
 


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I had mine wrapped @year ago. I didn't like it. The guy messed it up (not gonna go into details). So I pulled it off the next day. Brought it back and he redid it. He used some supposedly really high end stuff they use on Porsche's and OEM manufactures in strategic locations for rock chipping on the lower quarters and edges. Now it's available to wholesalers and public. It's called STEK (I believe) and it's 11M thick. He gave me an info pamphlet on it. It says the longer you leave it on the more it bonds and after several years you may remove paint if removed. Now I'm afraid to take off if I ever want to.
 


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I had mine wrapped @year ago. I didn't like it. The guy messed it up (not gonna go into details). So I pulled it off the next day. Brought it back and he redid it. He used some supposedly really high end stuff they use on Porsche's and OEM manufactures in strategic locations for rock chipping on the lower quarters and edges. Now it's available to wholesalers and public. It's called STEK (I believe) and it's 11M thick. He gave me an info pamphlet on it. It says the longer you leave it on the more it bonds and after several years you may remove paint if removed. Now I'm afraid to take off if I ever want to.
You shouldn't have a problem now after one year. I still have the rest to do, but im beat from driving a gas truck all night. It is something I am looking forward to do. it really looks bad right now, alot of stuck on crap.I am the 2nd owner seems the original didn't get into cleaning it much.
 


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A hairdryer can help if it gets hard to pull off. Heat gun also works well, but you have to really know what you're doing ! Easy to apply too much heat & screw up the paint or warp the plastic bits.
 


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Where the hell is my gas truck that was in the back yard??
 


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Got home from work this morning and decided to take off the 3 year old clear bra. I was worried it would be a PIA ,but it so far is coming off with ease. The old bra looked nasty with all kind of blemishes and crap. Now it looks like a brand new paint job :)

Did you use any heat at all? Or did you just start in a corner? (Also, was it hot outside and/or in direct sun?)
 


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She got pretty hot when I started removing her bra. Good gal.
 


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Replacing it with a new one?
 


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Did you use any heat at all? Or did you just start in a corner? (Also, was it hot outside and/or in direct sun?)
What he said..
 


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It was about 83 out but not in the sun. I still have yet to do the rest of it, I only got the top strip off.
 


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Steam is the way to go when removing it, those little sections are nothing, come talk after pulling a full hood! Most if not all PPF is 7-8 MIL thick, looks like Sun-Tek has an 11MIL film but gawd, I imagine that would suck on curvy areas!
 




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