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Q:Can
it be removed?
A: Yes. It can be removed easily and will not
damage the paint. To remove the film, you must heat the surface
to approximately 150°F while working a corner of the film
with your fingernail. Once you have enough of the material free
from the surface to hold on to, slowly pull the film from the
paint.
Q:Will
it really stop rocks from chipping the front of my car?
A:Yes. The material that it is made from was
originally designed by 3M engineers to protect the leading edges
of aircraft propellers and rotor blades from rock chips. It is
a much easier task to protect your vehicles paint than it is to
protect a propeller moving at nearly the speed of sound.
Q:Can
I see a line where the shield stops?
A: A line is slightly visible where the shield
stops, but the three alternatives to that line are a bug shield,
a bra, or rock chips.
Q:How
hard is it to see on the car after it is applied?
A:The material is about 99.5% clear. On any color
darker than stark white, you can’t see the film. On a stark
white car, you can see that .5% of color, but it still is “invisible”
at a short distance.
Q:How
long will it last? When will I have to replace the kit?
A: Our product is warranted for 4 years, though
the material has an average life span of about 7 years. Except
for rock chips, the same factors that affect the life of your
cars paint affect our product. Whether or not the car is garaged
and whether or not it is kept washed and waxed will make a big
difference.
Q:How
is the kit applied? Do you spray it on?
A: The plastic material comes to us in a large
roll. Our machines cut the plastic into shapes designed to fit
various parts of your car. These pieces are then applied to the
vehicle in a very similar fashion to that of window tint. The
pieces and the painted surface are wet with a solution and moved
into position, then the solution is squeegeed away.
Q:Will
my paint fade differently under the shield than it does on the
rest of the car?
A: No. The material does contain an inhibitor
to prevent the plastic from reacting to the sun’s UV rays,
but this does not prevent the UV rays from passing through the
plastic into your paint.
Q:Is
this material safe to use on the new water based acrylic paints
that are being used by some manufacturers?
A: Yes. The material has no harmful effects on
water based
acrylic paints and still provides the same level of protection.
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