My first bra -- not spam!

Hope you waited a few months to let the paint cure and harden before slapping on that bra... otherwise I'd be a leeetle afraid of what it looks like now.

I second that suggestion..I own a Nissan '02 SE and recently brought Colgan bra to hide all the scars on the hood, from my highway driving. It is great and completely blends with my car color (dark grey).

Only question I have is, how often are we suppose to take it off and dry it (as per unclear instructions), if it gets soaked in rain??

fun and games, BI

1) keep a good coat of wax on any paint underneath. this will protect against dust and debries scratches when things get under the bra

basically just wash your car once a week and take off the bra before hand so it can dry out if its wet, if its not wet to begin with take it off before you wash anyway. then apply wax to the areas covered by the bra and you should be ok.

FWIW,

I saw a Maxima a few years ago that had at one point had a bra. The front had been covered with a clear plastic film, fairly thick, almost as thick as a sheet of paper. This ocvered the entire area under the bra. I suspect that the clear plastic film would have negated the need for the bra.

rtt

The problem I've seen with car bras is they move around and scratch/wear out the paint anyway. That or the paint becomes discolored. Very few people are going to remove them regularly to keep the area under them clean and dry under them after they have been in a rain etc.

BTW most people assume you've installed it to cover up wreck damamge, just like car seat covers. How many people put seat covers over nice seats? And if you're going to put a bra on a car, why not wait until its "nicked beyond redemption" since you aren't going to see it anyway? :-)

I advise every customer of mine not to waste money on a bra. In my limited experience, bras do more damage than they prevent. Uneven paint fade, vibration damage to paint, vibration damage to hood and bumper, and accumulation of dirt and debris under bra leading to paint damage and stains. Every trade in with a bra has required major paint and body reconditioning.

Most paint damage is caused by following to close the vehicle in front of you. Road debris is being kicked up and slams into the first non-aerodynamic part of your car... the bumper and hood. Back off. You will do yourself a huge favor.

FYI, I also own a 2000 Max SE with 31k miles. I have less paint damage than my 95 Eclipse RS at the same milage and I harder on my Max than my Eclipse.

I agree with your impression of nose bras.

Question about the road grit - it seems the amount and size of grit thrown on my car depend on which vehicle I'm following, and backing off doesn't help too much. The worst are dirty, big trucks - is it the tires grabbing stones, or dirt falling off?

I'll never understand how people drive nice cars daily on public roads around these destructive behemoths.

Dave

get a 3M type Clearbra much better!

Damage is done both ways, but the most severe is usually caused by the tires grabbing and throwing stones. Lost 2 windshields in my Eclipse that way.