rcl4668
Enthusiast
I was scoping out a 2004 SRT-10 for the application of the Clearbra-brand protective film (like 3M, XPel, but thicker and is applied not in pre-cut sheets but is custom cut and fitted to the car). I plan to have the entire hood, front fascia and front fenders forward of the doors covered. I would also have the lower "sill" section (the section below the doors from the side exhaust to the panel where the "Viper SRT-10" logo is attached." I would then have the side mirrors covered, the fuel filler door (I live in Oregon where there is no self-serve gasoline and gas attendants have a habit of scratching, slamming and abusing the fuel door), the small door handle panels (that you touch and depress when opening the door), and the entire reaar bumper shhort of the trunk covered.
My question is this: I was not planning on having the door panels themselves covered as the doors seem fairly well recessed because of the side cowl design of the car. ( I would be ordering a black car and short of covering the entire door covering only the lower half of the door would create a visible "line" where the film left off.) Moreover, having the lower sill covered seems like it would address any gravel kicked up by the tires. Have owners noticed any chipping of the doorpanels above the sill?
Second, when you open the doors, I notice the side sill area (where the heat warning sticker is attached) is also quite wide. Can you safely Clearbra this area or is the heat so great that it could, in your opinion, damage the film?
Thanks so much for your input.
/Rich
Oh and yes, I was raised in a household where my folks put covers (not the clear plastic kind) on the furniture ...
My question is this: I was not planning on having the door panels themselves covered as the doors seem fairly well recessed because of the side cowl design of the car. ( I would be ordering a black car and short of covering the entire door covering only the lower half of the door would create a visible "line" where the film left off.) Moreover, having the lower sill covered seems like it would address any gravel kicked up by the tires. Have owners noticed any chipping of the doorpanels above the sill?
Second, when you open the doors, I notice the side sill area (where the heat warning sticker is attached) is also quite wide. Can you safely Clearbra this area or is the heat so great that it could, in your opinion, damage the film?
Thanks so much for your input.
/Rich
Oh and yes, I was raised in a household where my folks put covers (not the clear plastic kind) on the furniture ...