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fab:
"That was my first mistake, I did not haver a clear bra plastic put on and now I have chips/stone marks. Driving me crazy. I am inquiring about having my front bumper re-sprayed and then having someone appythe clear plastic. Did you apply the clear bar yourself? Where di you buy it? If not, who did it? How much did it cost to have done? Did you have the front panels done too?"
Don't even try to apply it by yourself! As I mentioned elsewhere on this forum, it's not the material but the workmanship that you pay for. I did mine at a shop in northern NJ and I highly recommend the guy (anyone in the area interested, pls PM me for the contact info). It takes hours and hours to do this properly and it's very easy to screw it up if you don't have any experience. My car stayed more than week at his shop.
I did the full bumper, full hood (except for a couple of inches at the top of the hood, as the film that comes in rolls is not wide enough to cover it all), and full front side panels (fenders) all the way to the door's edge. My goal was to minimize visible edges so I went for covering the whole panels to their ends. Most people do just the bumper, front third of the hood, and front third of the side panels -- but that just leaves too many edges for my taste, and too little protection for such a low car.
The 987S bumper is rated difficulty 5/5 in their community as it has a lot of twists and turns in all three dimensions plus a lot of openings. On top of it, black paint is the least forgiving because every little imperfection shows. He must have spent 10 hours on the bumper alone. He re-did it three times because he wasn't satisfied 100% with the outcome the previous two times.
I remember I googled up a forum for professional installers (typically doing window tinting, as well). You can do a search and if you find it ask for a good one in your area. I think 3M also has a list of certified installers so you can search that one too. If I find the links for both I'll post them here.
You'll have to wait some time (months, I think) for the new paint to cure before you can instal the clear-bra but the installer will tell you that.
As for price, I don't feel comfortable advertising the deal I got from my guy but depending on the areas covered and difficulty involved it could range from $500 to $2500+ (for a full car) for a professional instal.
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