I tried the 3m protective sold by H-D.
It was a disaster!
Followed the directions and even bought the applicator, Scotchal 71607, $17.
The first problem was the film. A clear film on a clear backing.
Had to use a razor blade to seperate the two, stabbing at the cornors to find the seam.
Even used a table mounted magnifing glass. Oh yes, one of the smaller pieces the backing was off and it was stuck to another. Had to use the glass and a lot of solution to seperate. The film being so thin it would curl up and stick. Seperating was a challenge because of streching the film.
Once I had the two seperated(film,backing). I drenched the area with the shampoo solution to wash off any dust particals. Applied the film, lifted up half of the film to spray on the alcohol to activate the glue, repositioned and squeegeed the film.
Results, spects under the film!
I believe by lifting up the film no. of times causes the adhesive to ball, thus the spects.
Not much play time for repositioning.
My advice is to let a professional apply the film.
For Sale....Application Squeeqee!
I tried the 3m protective sold by H-D.
It was a disaster!
Followed the directions and even bought the applicator, Scotchal 71607, $17.
The first problem was the film. A clear film on a clear backing.
Had to use a razor blade to seperate the two, stabbing at the cornors to find the seam.
Even used a table mounted magnifing glass. Oh yes, one of the smaller pieces the backing was off and it was stuck to another. Had to use the glass and a lot of solution to seperate. The film being so thin it would curl up and stick. Seperating was a challenge because of streching the film.
Once I had the two seperated(film,backing). I drenched the area with the shampoo solution to wash off any dust particals. Applied the film, lifted up half of the film to spray on the alcohol to activate the glue, repositioned and squeegeed the film.
Results, spects under the film!
I believe by lifting up the film no. of times causes the adhesive to ball, thus the spects.
Not much play time for repositioning.
My advice is to let a professional apply the film.
For Sale....Application Squeeqee!
Your right on the money about letting a professional do the install. The guy who did mine was great, he came right to my dads garage where we work on bikes and trikes and did the install. While talking with him I found out he had been doing it for 13 years, when he 1st started he practiced on his own cars and messed up a lot. While watching him I know there is no way I could do what he did, he was very skilled at working the material.