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Old 06-10-2003, 04:49 PM
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Default Clear Bra Installed but Dealer Washed...

I installed clear bra (3M) 10 days ago, and today I went in for service and dealer WASHED MY CAR!!! I told him NOT TO WASH IT!!!

1. What should I do? Can I do something about it?

2. Is this will damage my clear bra?
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Uh...No and No....
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Default need to wait only 2-3days before 1st washing, after that treat like paint

so... no problem
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One edge it's wrinkled and got some bubbles
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Bubbles eventually go away....
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IslOMan is right...just 2-3 days until wash...bubbles unrelated to wash
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Default Re: One edge it's wrinkled and got some bubbles

You only need to wait 3 days for the oriianlly set in time and then you can wash it like normal. Do not touch and play with the product. Contact your installer and have them fix it for you.

If you did then take some pure rubbing alcohol and soak and clean the glue area and the paint with your fingers. Make sure your fingers are clean first. Then take water 75% and rubbing alcohol 25% solution and flush the area out and restick the material down with a squeegee.

If you have any other questions you can contact the product name of the kit you bought for help
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Default Re: One edge it's wrinkled and got some bubbles

10 days seems enough time. The wrinkles should not have been related to the dealer washing the car. There are a few reasons for wrinkles aside from the obvious tampering of the material. Once the material has cured, the edges suckdown to the paint. If you did not see wrinkles after the initial installation, it would then be possible for the material to have been tmapered with. One of the only reasons for wrinkling is trying to push out smallpockets of water underneath the material causing the water being pushed out to leave "tunneling" marks in the adhesive or not enough lubrication underneath the squeegie by the installer causing the squeegie to leave marks and pushes inthe film during installation.
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