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Old 06-27-2012, 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Evlengr
Think you misunderstood about blue painter's tape. This is a trick used to avoid getting the white dried out buffing glaze when detailing.
I haven't misunderstood anything. I've seen a few pictures of people using painter's tape in place of a clear bra when tracking their car or going on road trips. I'm not going that extreme for the few miles I will put on the car before getting the bra installed.
Old 06-27-2012, 07:52 PM
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Thanks guys. I am going to go get the Clearbra this weekend (is it bad that I purposely write it as one word to feel manlier?) lol.

The guy I am going with does the clearbras for all audis in my area. I figure its worth the extra 100 bucks to go with him over someone else. He actually said that 3M Scotchgard was the way to go. Though he did say that he ranked Xpel Ultimate in a very close second. However when you look around you see that each site has different fans.

I was leaning towards Xpel but since he swears by Scotchgard I will give it a shot. I'll try before and after pictures.
Old 06-28-2012, 02:56 AM
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I wouldn't pay a $100 premium to end up with 3M Scotchgard over Xpel Ultimate. Have you looked at the films on cars in person?
Old 06-28-2012, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Stereodude
I wouldn't pay a $100 premium to end up with 3M Scotchgard over Xpel Ultimate. Have you looked at the films on cars in person?
Nope. Just pictures. Ironically I found the guy on Xpel's site though. lol. Apparently he uses Xpel's systems but Scotchgard film.
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Nope. Just pictures. Ironically I found the guy on Xpel's site though. lol. Apparently he uses Xpel's systems but Scotchgard film.
I'd guess you are talking about Larry Millen of Paint Protection Plus in Plymouth, MI.

Who else did you get a quote from?
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I actually am in the DC Metro area.

The reason I am paying the premium is cause of his experience. After looking at so many forums I have come to conclusion that every forum has majority of their members who like the same type of film and hate the rest. lol. Xpel Advanced and Scotchgard (newer version?) seem to be most popular.

If the guy offered Xpel I would've chosen it since I slightly feel like it would be better. I think he used it before and now doesn't? I don't know. I just want to get it protected asap. lol.

I will do before and after pictures. We'll see how it goes with the white.
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It is. Pulled the actually quite massive pin today infact. weee.
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Venture Shield is great. I have it on my white car. Took off the 3M because you could see a tint difference. The Venture Shield is clear, no problems. I am in Md so if you need someone PM me.
FYI 3M owns Venture shield ( if you can't bet them buy them)

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Old 08-06-2012, 12:56 PM
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Very nice ride! If you ever need anything I'll be happy to help! We have tons of aftermarket performance goodies available as well as pretty much every OEM part as well!

Cheers!

Jason
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