After 9 years, our 3M Clear Bra which was installed to protect our paint is starting to crack and deteriorate. Mold has started to form under the vinyl on our 2007 Monaco Coach. Once it starts, it degrades very quickly. Your only choice is to remove it yourself or pay someone to remove it for you. If you decide to remove it yourself be prepared for a lot of hand-to-hand combat. This photo shows the strips of clear vinyl being removed. This is the first phase of the project. The lights are taped to ensure they are not damaged.
We decided to pay someone with the knowledge to remove ours. Wayne Michalski of Ugly Shield Removal in Ft Myers FL is an expert in the process. The best part is he completes this tedious job in just one day.
Wayne's Dad works carefully around the windshield wiper. This job is done with a one-inch plastic scrapper. The plastic vinyl is carefully removed to get to the next phase; removing the glue.
That's me in the chair watching the work being done. The only way to do this job! The glue is removed with a spray solution of acetone. Wayne has been in the detailing business for quite a number of years and has developed this solution on his own. They work an area about six to seven inches square. I cannot remember the number of sprays and scrapping it took to remove the glue from the small area being worked.
After 8 hours, the finished product. The front end looks new! It's well worth the $800 plus dollars. Sounds expensive but believe me it would have taken me several months to complete this project and I doubt seriously I would have gotten these results.
Here's a photo of the entire front of the coach. Looks like it did when we purchased the coach in 2007.
Wayne normally attends RV shows and hands out a coupon worth $100 discount. Here's the phone number for Ugly Shield Removal. I highly recommend them.
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