Cleaning the edges of the clear bras?

[BimmerE82]

Anyone else have nasty build up around the edges of your 3M clear bra? Have any good ideas on cleaning the build up? It looks like there is a black line across the hood of my car.

[JDUni1]

Mothers Showtime and a good microfiber towel. Also wax the entire car and clear bra, that will help with easy clean up.

[TOGWT]

What can be done about wax build up along the seams and how can I avoid it?

Are you sure it's wax and not the glue from the Clear Bra or dirt? As it gets warm, some of them will shrink a little and leave residue around the edges.

Gently remove with an adhesive remover on a micro fibre towel. Be sure to go over any paint that you get the adhesive remover on with a protective wax; put a vinyl protection on any clear bra you get the adhesive remover on.

When waxing around a clear bra, mask off the line just a little over the edge with blue painter's tape. Wax will leave a white line on the seam, use painter’s tape to mask the seams before polishing / waxing and wax the film and uncovered portions separately to keep from wax build-up.

When you remove the tape just wipe off the wax on the paint. If you accidentally wax over the seam, use 3M Citrus Based Spray Adhesive Remover and a Q-Tip or a damp micro fibre towel and rub it off.

[BimmerE82]

Yeah, the build up on my clear bra is from it shrinking about a milimeter or two around the entire bra surface the resulting exposed adhesive is what attracted the dirt. Thanks for your suggestions.

[Jayda]

Originally Posted by BimmerE82

Yeah, the build up on my clear bra is from it shrinking about a milimeter or two around the entire bra surface the resulting exposed adhesive is what attracted the dirt. Thanks for your suggestions.

Out of curiosity how long have you had the film on your car? Was the dirty line always a problem or a recent problem. I just got 3M film on my white car. Dirt around the edge is definitely a concern, especially on white.

[BimmerE82]

The car is an 09 and the film was put on the car when it was first purchased so it has had 3 years to build up the grime.