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stephenjc · Sep 3rd, 2005, 02:24 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by eltel

For those of you who have it applied, I suggest that you wax the film and keep it waxed to stop dirty water, chemicals, smog, etc., from getting into the film's surface, which is slightly porous. Some people worry that the film will yellow, but it's more likely that it's the rubbish that it picks up that might stain it. Giving it a regular waxing will minimise any discolouring.

That's interesting. I thought I had heard that the shield should not be waxed - something abouth wax and some chemicals in it can harm the shield. I can't say I know where i heard this and certainly I have no idea how credile that is. Do you know if this is true of bonnett stripes as well?

Sep 3rd, 2005, 02:24 PM	#17
stephenjc MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Suburb of Chicago Local Time: 08:40 AM Posts: 749 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by eltel For those of you who have it applied, I suggest that you wax the film and keep it waxed to stop dirty water, chemicals, smog, etc., from getting into the film's surface, which is slightly porous. Some people worry that the film will yellow, but it's more likely that it's the rubbish that it picks up that might stain it. Giving it a regular waxing will minimise any discolouring. That's interesting. I thought I had heard that the shield should not be waxed - something abouth wax and some chemicals in it can harm the shield. I can't say I know where i heard this and certainly I have no idea how credile that is. Do you know if this is true of bonnett stripes as well?