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Anybody have any experience with Wardlow Kustom Masks who make the custom bras? I am thinking of ordering one for my 1950 Chevy PU to protect the front of the truck when driving on the open highway. I heard the bras can scratch the paint, but it's either don't use the bra and suffer with paint chips and bugs from the road, or don't drive the truck.

A "bra" will damage the front end far more than any bug and most rocks. Rock chips are a fact of life we all face. It's been three years since I got my '38 painted and so far just two chips. Two tiny dabs of touch up paint as opposed to every inch under a "bra" being scratched is a simple decision to me....no bra. It's your truck, do as you wish but if you put a bra on it you'll want to never remove it. You'll kick yourself for ever putting it on if you do.

FYI, I wasn't planning on "keeping" it on. Only when the need to hit the highway happens. I live in Southern CA, not in the country, and the freeways here can be pretty nasty with junk flying around, lots of cars and big rigs going fast. The freeways here aren't exactly free of debris. Get behind a dump truck (even from a long distance) and see what comes off of them. I hate to take it on the road, but I also want to enjoy driving my truck to venues, not trailer it everywhere.

I'm wondering if there is something that can be put over the paint surface before the bra to give an extra buffer.

Joe, you're the first I've heard say they didn't have an issue with a bra damaging their paint. I guess it just goes to show that for every rule there's an exception.

http://www.wardlowbras.net/

There is a pic of one on an AD truck on their website

Never been a fan of bras,for the above mentioned reasons.
I had one on a VW Bug years back,me and the paint didn't like it.
I've now accepted road rash is inevitable and wear it as a badge of honour (honor)!

..I'd rather see the road rash than a bra stuck on a truck. Its just plain un-manly for these fine old trucks. It just don't look natural. Now on the other hand bra's do look good on .......

Has anybody heard of "Clear Bra?" Here's their web site: http://www.theclearbra.com/index.htm

This company is in my County so it is an option I can look into.

I've not heard of that particualr one but my work recently applied a similar film to a customer's Ferrari.
It had been in the paint shop after a small bump and Ferrari wanted nearly £4000 to supply and fit the film!
We did it for way less than a 1/4 of that.....

It does stop the small stuff,but it can only stand so much abuse.

Yeppers, it might stop a chip but it won't do anything to prevent a dent.

3M has a similar film they use on the fronts of motorhomes that seems to work pretty well.

Stay off the SoCal highways and show off your truck on the side streets. Best of both worlds and you won't have to worry about the price of a bra or damage.

Freedom Baby