Your exactly right. Plexus has butane in it which will burn out the pores of the film and cause it to yellow quickly. You want to use a sealant that is not petroleum based. Plexus is more for hard plastics... and if you ever look at the nozzle on the can after a few uses you will see it turns yellow. Find a good polymer sealant. There are many out there made specifically for clear bras.

By the way Avery Nano is much more scratch resistant than 3m. It is also a much smoother film that hs a lifetime warranty for labor and material. 3M is 5 years... so they dont beleive in their product too much.

 

That price is pretty good. One thing to remember (for a $550 job) is cheaper is almost always not better.

 

The guy who owns this shop hooks me up because i refer him 3-5 people a month. If you were to randomly call him he charges upward of 800-900. He is the best here in Nor CaL.

 

I had dealer do 3m on my 11 350. Looks great. Car is Obsidian.

 

+1 But mines an obsidian 250

 

go with venturesheild.. 3m becomes orange after awhile. FYI I paid $570 for mine and Aerotect installed it(one of the best place to get your car clear bra installed in so cal)Any thing more than $600 I think is over priced IMO

 

3M bought venture shield so they're the same company now. The new 3M ventureshield clear bra is one of the best from what I've heard, I have it on my car right now.

In general make sure you wrap ALL the edges you can so you can avoid any issues down the road. It's going to cost more, but the install will look better in the long run and you won't have to worry about dirt build up under the bra edges. If I could do it all over I would do that (my hood is fully wrapped around and no issues, but my bumper is not and have had some dirt seep under).

Also Plexus is a no no for clear bra. I only use car soap/clay bars/opti seal on mine. If you're having issues with bug juice then hit it with a non abrasive clay bar (so it doesnt swirl), it'll take it right off.

 

Yeah, they recently merged. Not sure if they're using the same product tho for the clear bra.

 

3M bought VentureShield but they are still two different lines of film. I prefer VentureShield Ultra and Avery Nano Fusion over any other films out there... but I hear Xpel has a new one coming out that is going to be good. I guess I will see...

 

We got the Avery Nano on ours. One of the real advantages of the Avery is that the rolls of film are wider. This means that you don't have to have a line going across the hood and fenders. We had the 3M on our prior car and my wife didn't want a clear bra because of the line. With the Avery, we got the whole hood and the full fenders wrapped. So no line across the hood and fenders. What a difference!!