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Is there a bra for the car to hide blemishes???


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They do exist but may be getting more difficult to find. The ones I have seen look ugly but good for if you are going on a long cross country and would like to protect the car.

This is no longer on Cover Crafts web sight so if these guys have it, it is probably for a limited time only

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I purchased a "Bra" for Angel about 25 years ago and have only used it
maybe twice - and one of them was to take these pictures in 2008:

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Ears has one... Got it from a member here. Used once.
No plans to sell... or use much :)
Just trying to take it out of circulation so you don't have to ever see it on a 107?

I guess I can see one scenario where this could be justifiable:
- taking a long trip where you envision flying debris being part of the trip.
- then immediately removing it upon arrival.




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I guess I can see one scenario where this could be justifiable:
- taking a long trip where you envision flying debris being part of the trip.
- then immediately removing it upon arrival.
I did that with the ugly mudflaps on BenzyPalooza 2012. Put 'em on at the beginning of the gravel highway and took 'em off at the end....1000 miles later!
 

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I think the friction that a vibrating eighties vintage bra would have with the paint on the front of the car at extended high speeds would create its own blemishes.

Don't use one.

Blech!
 

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I like the "invisible bra" concept, but a lot of the stuff sold is vinyl, which is for this purpose, garbage - it's too soft. The GOOD stuff is polycarbonate and supposedly, 3M invented it as a protection on helicopter blades in the Viet Nam war because the blades would get dinged all the time landing on rocks and dirt. 3M sells this to installers, but occasionally it pops up on eBay. I bought some, but by the time I got it, the cows had already left the barn - that is, my front end was ALREADY chipped up. I had intended to put it above the headlights and the lower spoiler on my 380 (that spoiler is similar to a Lorinzer spoiler and the 560 spoiler).
 

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Won't hide a rust hole, but for those looking for hood or rocker protection, perhaps the 3M paint protection film could be an option.

I am considering it instead of mudflaps for a GLK that we are supposed to get soon.

NoChip 3M Scotchgard Paint Protection Film — Welcome
 

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I like the "invisible bra" concept, but a lot of the stuff sold is vinyl, which is for this purpose, garbage - it's too soft. The GOOD stuff is polycarbonate and supposedly, 3M invented it as a protection on helicopter blades in the Viet Nam war because the blades would get dinged all the time landing on rocks and dirt. 3M sells this to installers, but occasionally it pops up on eBay. I bought some, but by the time I got it, the cows had already left the barn - that is, my front end was ALREADY chipped up. I had intended to put it above the headlights and the lower spoiler on my 380 (that spoiler is similar to a Lorinzer spoiler and the 560 spoiler).
 

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