What is Clear Bra PPF For Cars
A Clear Bra PPF (paint protection film) protects the high strike areas of your car: bumper, grill, headlight covers, mirrors and full hood. It prevents scuff marks and light scratches and helps to eliminate the need for waxing.
The best PPF film is resistant to stains and doesn’t yellow with UV exposure. It also has self-healing technology to reduce the appearance of light scratches.
Protection
A clear bra, also known as paint protection film (PPF) is an affordable, effective way to preserve the pristine look of your car and maintain its resale value. It protects against unsightly rock chips and abrasions caused by road debris, bugs, and bird droppings.
Applied to the front of your vehicle, a clear bra protects the vulnerable areas most commonly damaged such as the front bumper, headlights, hood, and side mirrors. It’s custom-fitted to the specific area and designed to absorb impacts without discoloration.
The best PPF films are instantly self-healing and include a 10-year warranty. They’re made from polyurethane materials that have a high-elastic property and can recover quickly from damage. Other benefits of the material include increased hydrophobic qualities, meaning it repels water and contaminants like dirt, bug splatter, tree sap, and road grime, allowing you to clean your car more thoroughly. This makes it easier to keep your car looking newer longer.
Durability
A quality clear bra is designed to last up to ten years. It offers amazing protection from scratching, rock chips, fading due to UV exposure, and even stains. It also provides a strong barrier against dirt and other debris from entering the body of your car, thus enhancing its value.
A high-quality clear bra is made of a polyester release liner, acrylic adhesive that’s designed for flexibility, and a polyurethane layer that’s infused with ceramic particles to provide extra durability. The top layer is then coated with a hydrophobic coating for improved water and debris resistance.
Before applying the PPF, the professional installers at Alta Mere in Plano, Texas will complete the appropriate prep work. This step is important because the paint must be in optimal condition so that the film can bond better and highlight its cleanliness. It can range from a simple wash and clay bar treatment to a full paint correction process, depending on the vehicle’s current condition. This will make the paint protection film last longer and offer a more visually appealing appearance.
Maintenance
Having the clear bra for cars can help protect your car from the damaging effects of rock chips, bugs, bird droppings and road debris. It also helps to keep your car looking like it did when it was brand new off the showroom floor.
To ensure the longevity of your PPF it is important to have it installed by an experienced professional detailer or auto salon. They will use the proper supporting supplies and complete the correct prep work that allows it to bond correctly with your vehicle’s paint.
The PPF materials used today are much better quality than five years ago and are more tolerant of UV damage. Nonetheless, they are still not as hydrophobic or self-healing as a ceramic coating. The addition of a ceramic coating on top of your PPF/clear bra can prolong the life and improve the performance of it significantly. This is a recommended upgrade for your vehicle.
Appearance
What makes clear bra the most popular choice for car enthusiasts is that it offers supreme protection while maintaining a showroom-quality look. It protects your car’s paint from abrasions and UV rays, as well as rocks, road debris, bug splatter and other hazards.
The film is completely transparent, which gives your vehicle a sharp and sleek appearance. This type of protective film was originally developed for military use, as a way to save helicopter blades from debris. It became known as “helicopter tape”, but was later adapted for civilian applications.
Early clear bras were not always of high quality and tended to yellow or crack after time. However, today’s PPFs from Xpel are much better quality. They are guaranteed not to yellow, do not have orange peel texture and even come with a hydrophobic coating to help your vehicle stay cleaner for longer periods of time. However, the best way to make sure your paint protection film stays flawless for years is to have a professional ceramic coating like Ceramic Pro 9H applied over it once it’s installed.
