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Old 10-27-2007, 07:50 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by blue2000s
I'd bet that either the previous owner never drove the car on the highway or it had a bra. If you're not interested in changing your driving habits, you've got a couple of choices.

I've noticed that the factory paint jobs on these cars is pretty delicate, unfortunately. Sad, really, on my car for example, my color was a $1000+ dollar option and it's very easy to chip/scratch. If you find someone who will do a quality repaint on the bumper, it will last longer than the factory job. Find someone that will do 5+ coats of clear instead of 1 or 2. It'll cost more ($500 for the bumper, $1500 for the bumper, hood and parts of the fenders for my local guy) but it's definitely worth it. A good shop can remove some of the factory orange peel for a truly beautiful finish and it will last longer.

If you're not interested in the traditional black bra, you might consider a clear bra instead. This is true protection from stone chips with minimal visual impact.
if you do go wit the clear bra, its pretty much there permanently, as if you were to take it off all the chipped paint will come off with it, the 'glue' holds it in there and you cant see it, but if you ever wanna take it off....well, wouldn't be pretty
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