Why only the plastic bumper part got yellow?
I'm curious now. There was no difference in washing, waxing, etc.
I'm curious now. There was no difference in washing, waxing, etc.
A followup question on clear bra yellowing
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Clear bras turning yellow, now that is funny at first, but you do have a dilemma.
It's not only yellowing. It's deteriorating and flaking off. It must have been from an older roll. The dealer gets what, nearly $1000 bucks to do that?
Maybe this is caused by the differing paint formulas between a plastic adhering paint, and a metal adhering paint. If anyone knows different please feel free to correct me, but I can imagine the auto manufacturer uses two different paints/primers for metal and plastic pieces. Perhaps the plastic paint can leach chemicals and discolor these clear protectant films. I'm no auto-body guru, and I could be far out on this...
I think the other question was how to remove it:
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=174762
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http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=174762
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Isn't this one of those el-cheapo ebay kits?
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Isn't this one of those el-cheapo ebay kits?
Yap, it was. I forgot how much i paid, probably under $40. I guess it must have been defective film that went on the plastic bumper. Now, I remember I have a rear bumper protector too ("genuine" toyota) and it looks great. So, it's not plastic paint issue.
However, I did some searches on this topic and consensus is the films will yellow and deteriorate in sun sooner or later. Older 3M product was very notorious for that.
The lesson I learned is to remove the film at the earliest sign of deterioration and not waiting till it's too hard to do it.
Isn't this one of those el-cheapo ebay kits?
Yap, it was. I forgot how much i paid, probably under $40. I guess it must have been defective film that went on the plastic bumper. Now, I remember I have a rear bumper protector too ("genuine" toyota) and it looks great. So, it's not plastic paint issue.
However, I did some searches on this topic and consensus is the films will yellow and deteriorate in sun sooner or later. Older 3M product was very notorious for that.
The lesson I learned is to remove the film at the earliest sign of deterioration and not waiting till it's too hard to do it.
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