Linex instead of cloth car bra.
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Linex instead of cloth car bra.
I posted this in the wrong place so I thought I'd post it in the right place. I'm thinking about doing linex instead of a real car bra to my Magnum. I hate the rock chips it keeps getting. I had thought about a regular car bra but I don't want the paint to get ruined from the bra. So I thought about using linex or rhino in a similar configuration to the bra. I like the look of the bra so I think it's a great alternative. I've seen the clear protectors but I like the car bra look better.
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RE: Linex instead of cloth car bra.
ORIGINAL: creepybob
I posted this in the wrong place so I thought I'd post it in the right place. I'm thinking about doing linex instead of a real car bra to my Magnum. I hate the rock chips it keeps getting. I had thought about a regular car bra but I don't want the paint to get ruined from the bra. So I thought about using linex or rhino in a similar configuration to the bra. I like the look of the bra so I think it's a great alternative. I've seen the clear protectors but I like the car bra look better.
I posted this in the wrong place so I thought I'd post it in the right place. I'm thinking about doing linex instead of a real car bra to my Magnum. I hate the rock chips it keeps getting. I had thought about a regular car bra but I don't want the paint to get ruined from the bra. So I thought about using linex or rhino in a similar configuration to the bra. I like the look of the bra so I think it's a great alternative. I've seen the clear protectors but I like the car bra look better.
The only concern would be flexibility. I had some on a truck of mine and a toolbox was loose and dented the wheelwell. A big flake the size of my hand came off. Probably not prepped good enough. Just remember if you do it, there is no going back haha. But it is an interesting idea, would look like a permanent front bra.
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I have seen it done on and F250 Superduty along the rocker panels. They also detailed it with a nice pinstrip. IN that aplication it looked great. You have to find someone that really knows what he is doing to keep it looking good.
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I am not sure how noticable it will be on a Magnum; but I have seen a Jeep done that way and it looks great.
It was color matched (white) to the Jeep and from 15 feet away you would never know it was there.
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Hey creepybob,
I saw your post the other day but wanted to hold off until I could snap a few pictures after a recent snowstorm melted away.
First of all, that was the first mod I had done to my newly purchased Magnum which arrived on Valentines Day. Prior to its delivery, I had purchased a new front fascia from Dodge parts. It comes in plain black plastic, no primer. Washed it down thoroughly with Windex. Then, I built a wooden stand for the Line-X guys to work off of. It got the fascia up to about chest level, and the guy applying the product really liked it. Line-X said it was best to have the fascia off of the vehicle so they could shoot it from both sides to form an encapsulation of sorts. The product adheres fairly well to plastic, but plastic is one of the more challenging surfaces to coat. He further explained that if the product ended on a sharp edge, it could conceivably peel back. Hence, the encapsulation theory.
Anyway, in my humble opinion, it turned out great. Two separate chemicals are mixed at the spray nozzle, preheated to about 140 deg., and then dries / hardens in 3 or 4 seconds, so no runs. It seems to have sparkle type luster to it when the sun or lights hit it. As far as flexibility goes, it’s that and hard too. The fascia itself, off the car is a big unwieldy hunk of plastic. Just carrying it around, it bends and flexes all over the place. In handling it from the Line-X shop to the final install, it never complained. And talk about hard. I smacked the over spray on the wooden frame with a ball peen hammer. I just laughed at the hammer! Word of advice, mention to the guy who applies the Line-X, to go easy on the thickness on the backside where the fog light attach. Too much build up makes it harder to fit everything back together. Also, same applies to the Ram logo on the front. Worst case, if it gets sprayed on a little too thick, increase your level of coercion.
So that’s it in a nutshell. Hope it helps. And by the way, the second thing I had done was to cover the headlights and fogs with 3M Clear Bra. My daily commute involves battling sand and gravel applied over the mountain passes and highways I use. So far the extra protection is doing a great job.
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I saw your post the other day but wanted to hold off until I could snap a few pictures after a recent snowstorm melted away.
First of all, that was the first mod I had done to my newly purchased Magnum which arrived on Valentines Day. Prior to its delivery, I had purchased a new front fascia from Dodge parts. It comes in plain black plastic, no primer. Washed it down thoroughly with Windex. Then, I built a wooden stand for the Line-X guys to work off of. It got the fascia up to about chest level, and the guy applying the product really liked it. Line-X said it was best to have the fascia off of the vehicle so they could shoot it from both sides to form an encapsulation of sorts. The product adheres fairly well to plastic, but plastic is one of the more challenging surfaces to coat. He further explained that if the product ended on a sharp edge, it could conceivably peel back. Hence, the encapsulation theory.
Anyway, in my humble opinion, it turned out great. Two separate chemicals are mixed at the spray nozzle, preheated to about 140 deg., and then dries / hardens in 3 or 4 seconds, so no runs. It seems to have sparkle type luster to it when the sun or lights hit it. As far as flexibility goes, it’s that and hard too. The fascia itself, off the car is a big unwieldy hunk of plastic. Just carrying it around, it bends and flexes all over the place. In handling it from the Line-X shop to the final install, it never complained. And talk about hard. I smacked the over spray on the wooden frame with a ball peen hammer. I just laughed at the hammer! Word of advice, mention to the guy who applies the Line-X, to go easy on the thickness on the backside where the fog light attach. Too much build up makes it harder to fit everything back together. Also, same applies to the Ram logo on the front. Worst case, if it gets sprayed on a little too thick, increase your level of coercion.
So that’s it in a nutshell. Hope it helps. And by the way, the second thing I had done was to cover the headlights and fogs with 3M Clear Bra. My daily commute involves battling sand and gravel applied over the mountain passes and highways I use. So far the extra protection is doing a great job.
[IMG]local://upfiles/16221/476F1E8BA6DB4BA18DA85115A28CA5D5.jpg[/IMG]
