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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 11:42 PM
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scratch on clear bra

How can I remove some scratches on a clear bra? The scratches I have a quite long... about 6 inches long and several of them. I can't feel any groove so its not deep. It must of been from dryng the car with a shammy. Good thing the car is blue and you can't really see the scratch unless you look up close. Nevertheless, it breaks my heart to see it!
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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Plaztic polish. Buff it out.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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What do you think about the clear bra? Is it worth the money? Or should I just save that money and buff the front end once a year? It's looking like it'll cost about $500 for the kit and install for me is that a good price?
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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a clear bra is very worth it. especially if you have a fiberglass front. even the stock front gets tons of chips after a while. i had clear bra at one point, but the install wasn't as great as i hoped so it came off after a while. i had no chips for a 3 months time though.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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My front end is all chipped up and wish the previous owner had installed a clear bra.
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 01:17 AM
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A clear bra is worth every penny. Only I made the mistake of removing baked on bugs on the bra like I do without a bra... rubbed a bit too hard. Scratches on the bra do not just buff out. All my research suggest that once a scratch is there, its there forever. I can't even hide it, but its not noticeable to someone who doesn't know where to look (as with all scratches). But worse comes to worse I'll just replace the bra.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Have you tried Meguiars' PlasticX on it? It might work.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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you can probably hide it a little, but a scratch will stay.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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PlastX does not work. I used it and then refunded it (is that a word?). I've heard that some proffesional polish using porter cable might work, but its risky. I haven't seen a plausible solution yet.

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Have you tried Meguiars' PlasticX on it? It might work.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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You could use a diamond cut polish, just be very careful because it will scratch the paint.
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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Don't forget you can fill it in.

USe Nu Finish on it. The silicone will fill in some of the scratch depth.

Do it three times.
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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My clear bra installer recommended Meguiar's ScratchX on it if it ever gets scratched. I asked him if he meant PlastX, which I have, but he said that he's tried a bunch of stuff before but he knows ScratchX gives good results. Do you use Plexus on your clear bra regularly? Should help.
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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use oil on ya hands
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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I've seen the clear bra for the 8 for around $35.00 on ebay.
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