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Front Bumper Finish Protection

Postby sfoshag » Sat May 17, 2014 9:14

I am new here and I appreciate the help I got for the transmission fluid change tips.

I have a burgundy Mazda 6 that I swore did not have any chips in the front when I bought it. When doing the Spring wax job, I found numerous chips. I did have a guy do touch up on those, but not the greatest job (certainly not an $85 job :rolleyes: ). The best price on a clear bra is $600 JUST to do the bumper. :eek::eek:

I was going to do a DIY spray on clear bra, but am finding it difficult to mask off. I considered taking the grill inserts out, but it looks like a difficult job. I was considering painting with PlastiDip but would like to keep the nice looking finish. I could do black, but it would dry to a flat finish.

Any suggestions? Is there a brush on clear bra?
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Postby RX-7 Chris » Mon May 19, 2014 9:14

Talk to Eric at Eclipse Tinting and say you are from CMZC. http://www.eclipsetinting.com/
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Postby Shadowden » Mon May 19, 2014 9:14

There is a guy right off of Hampden and Santa Fe that did some work on my car. Extreme detailing. owners name is Jason. Give them a call on both fixing the chips and doing the clear bra. 303-781-4901.
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Postby geo2maz » Mon May 19, 2014 9:14

Shadowden wrote:There is a guy right off of Hampden and Santa Fe that did some work on my car. Extreme detailing. owners name is Jason. Give them a call on both fixing the chips and doing the clear bra. 303-781-4901.


Is he the one that did the PDR too?
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Postby Shadowden » Mon May 19, 2014 9:14

Nope, different guy. Both do really good work. Just sort of PIA when it come to communication (IMO).
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Postby sfoshag » Fri May 23, 2014 9:14

RX-7 Chris wrote:Talk to Eric at Eclipse Tinting and say you are from CMZC. http://www.eclipsetinting.com/


Got a request in... Thanks!
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Postby Learjet45 » Fri May 23, 2014 9:14

sfoshag wrote:Got a request in... Thanks!


Eric is great. You can see his work on the Facebook page for his business.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eclipse-Tinting-Graphics/211520435545126

He gets some really nice cars rolling through his shop. He's gonna be the first person I call when I have the money to get my windows tinted.
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Postby sfoshag » Mon May 26, 2014 9:14

This is how my Jeep turned out using black Plasti-Dip....

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I did the same to the grill (no pics, YET) and it held up quite nicely during the winter.

I want my M6 to look like the nice car it is. If I cannot get a responsible price, I might try clear Plasti-Dip.
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Postby sfoshag » Thu May 29, 2014 9:14

RX-7 Chris wrote:Talk to Eric at Eclipse Tinting and say you are from CMZC. http://www.eclipsetinting.com/


I sent in a request for a quote a few days ago, but have not heard back... :confused:
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Postby Shadowden » Fri May 30, 2014 9:14

I'd check with the guy more local to you that I posted about previously. Never hurts to get a comparison at a minimum.
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Postby sfoshag » Sat May 31, 2014 9:14

Shadowden wrote:There is a guy right off of Hampden and Santa Fe that did some work on my car. Extreme detailing. owners name is Jason. Give them a call on both fixing the chips and doing the clear bra. 303-781-4901.


He quoted me $450 for front bumper and 18" of hood. MUCH better and reasonable price.

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