Tue, 1 Jan 2002 11:45 Gordon Glasgow asked:
>A friend of mine lives in an area where they sand the roads in
>winter. He has been considering getting a bra for his car (not a
>roadster) to protect the nose. But an acquaintance of his (who lives
>in that area) said that when he put one on his car, the sand got down
>between the bra and the body and scratched up the paint.
>
>Anyone ever had this happen?
What I've heard is that you can't get a bra on tight enough to:
1) prevent rubbing in high winds/highway speeds, and (therefore)
2) prevent dust/particles from getting between the bra and body - like
sticking sandpaper between the bra and your paint! Maybe it works
fine for in town driving..
Mike Baker replied:
>This can happen, the key is to put it on a clean car and make sure
>that it remains clean under the bra. Something else to look out for
>is, never allow a bra to dry while on your car! This can cause paint
>damage (all bra mfg's state this in their instructions) it is ok for
>the bra to become wet on the car but DO NOT LET IT DRY THERE!
Sounds like Mike addresses the problem I've heard about, although
making sure it 'remains clean'.... how big of a pain is it to
completely remove the bra to make sure it's clean? And how often?
I certainly have that problem here (sand/salt) - front end is
getting pretty chipped up. If/when I ever repaint my roadster, I plan
to use this clear tape I saw on a '60-something Vette - they they taped
a 2" wide strip around the back/top of the body where the hardtop rests.
I think it's from 3M - a clear tape commonly used around fenders of
trucks. Pretty expensive stuff though.
dan neff '69 2000
colorado springs, co
www.wycroc.org
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