valentinoamoro
Well-Known Member
+1. I have always done clear bra. Trick is to do full panels if possible to avoid uneven paint fade (ex: full hood and fenders). I love them. My coverage is similar to yours: Full bumpers, hood, fenders, sides of door upto body line and part of the rear wheel arch, rear black deck lid. Mirrors and roof have black vinyl. 2 years and lasting is solid - should last 5+ and maybe even 8. I've had one on a prior car for 10. If sections wear out much easier to selectively replace.I hear Dr. Colorchip does a pretty good job. But once you touch those up, clearbra does a damn good job in some key areas to help prevent that sort of thing. I'd recommend looking into it once you cover up some of those chips. I have my whole front bumper and headlights covered, the front of my hood up to our hood vents covered, a strip on the roof just above the windshield, some going along the bottom edge of the car along the body line, and around the fenders. The guy even put some along the backing of the mirror for when sons of bitches rub against it going past, and a small strip wrapped around the length going up my door just in case I'm a dumbass and let the end of my doors swing open and bump something. I only wish I'd asked for some to go around a bit of the door handle for my GF's damned nails when she opens my passenger door LOL.
But, I know the clearbra has saved my ass a few times. Including the day I caught a goddamn wild cat at work just chilling on top of my hood and I almost skinned the little bastard alive. Shooed it off and it left a little cat scratch on the tip of my hood over the clearbra as it jumped off, but didn't penetrate it. My stepfather had done this for his '15 Challenger when he got it and when I drove my car off the lot and the family was checking it out he gave me the phone number for the guy that did his and advised me to stay the hell off the freeway until I hit this guy up lol. Best advice I've gotten yet. It's saved me a few times that I know of, and who knows how many that I don't. I've gotten about 2 errant rock chips or so that got me in spots I don't have clearbra over, but by and large this probably covers most of where they'd be likely to hit and I know just from looking at everyone's bumpers out here in this area where there's so many rocks and pebbles all over the road you'd think UT purposely sprinkles them on there, I'll have saved my whole front bumper and headlights from getting peppered and road rashed. The only thing clearbra won't apply to is the textured plastic molding of our chin spoiler and that molding shit that runs along the bottom edges of our driver/passenger sides.
Touch and respray are corrective and imperfect, sometimes body shops make more scratches and swirls - also, I park my car in my driveway (see photo on thumbnail) and it faces bird poop (rare), wind, rain, sun so its a worthwhile investment for me!
Expensive but so worth it - I am semi- OCD about my car and its hard given I drive it to work, autocross, mountain roads etc. If a bird craps on it or bugs get sprayed from a roadtrip or sap falls on the roof and I dont catch it immediately, no massive issues (you cant let it sit though of course). Saved me from massive number of stone chips, also reduces detail costs. I only wash and wax her 4 times a year (thats all I do, no in between washers or details) and have never had to polish the paint in 2+ years of owning the car.
Helps greatly with resale, esp if your buyer is OCD and is willing to pay for like new condition. Folks who see my cars always think they are new or garage queens. :-)
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