| What's the best, guaranteed way to stop | | | | the country. It is UV stable yet allows the |
| scratches and stone chips on my car's paint? | | | | UV to pass through so there is no uneven |
| | | | fading of the paint. Try selling your car |
| You won't be wondering after you've read | | | | after a daggy Car Bra has left half the front |
| this. | | | | of it faded! |
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| We'll compare three different ways to protect | | | | And it doesn't leave any part of your car |
| your vehicle's paint... so you can decide on | | | | untouched - all the drive areas (bonnet |
| the best paint protection yourself. | | | | headlights/lamps/bumper/rear view mirrors) |
| | | | are protected, as well as high use areas like |
| 1. Car Bras | | | | skirting, step plates, handles and key zones! |
| | | | Even boot lips aren't left out. Panels are |
| 2. Sealants/Waxes | | | | best protected from a different type of |
| | | | scratch than the stone chip type and that's a |
| 3. Paint Protection Film | | | | bump so our bump strips come into their own |
| | | | when protecting against trolleys, car doors, |
| As a kid sitting in nan's back seat on top of | | | | and bikes. On top of the protection, you'll |
| a horrid slightly musty and multi-colored | | | | love what they do for your cars appearance! |
| blanket you might have wondered like many of | | | | Check out the black VE commodore example on |
| us 'What's the point of protecting this seat | | | | the Auto-Grafixâ„¢ website, or in their |
| with an ugly blanket? It looks worse than an | | | | photo gallery. |
| unprotected seat!' | | | | |
| | | | Paint Protection Comparison |
| So rule number one: | | | | |
| | | | COST: -- Car Bras: $400+ -- Sealants: $725 -- |
| If the protector makes the car look uglier | | | | Film: $350 |
| than what you're trying to protect against, | | | | |
| FORGET IT! | | | | VISIBILITY: -- Car Bras: UGLY -- Sealants: |
| | | | WILL TARNISH/GO MILKY -- Film: INVISIBLE |
| That pretty much rules out option 1. Car | | | | |
| Bras, but I'll include them in the comparison | | | | EASE OF APPLICATION: -- Car Bras: OK, EASY |
| below just for good measure | | | | OFF TOO -- Sealants: TIRESOME -- Film: |
| | | | INCLUDED IN PRICE |
| The method of application is an important | | | | |
| factor in choice as well - not just because | | | | Paint Protection Truly Tested |
| you want something easy, but because the way | | | | |
| it's applied has so much to do with how it's | | | | This paint protection test shows clearly why |
| going to last, and if it works at all! | | | | the Auto-Grafixâ„¢ paint protection film |
| | | | is guaranteed! It's not some fancy scientific |
| So if a car bra is easy to put on, it's just | | | | study about so called 'space-age' polymers |
| as easy to take off - thieves and vandals | | | | (although the polyurethane used in Paint |
| know it better than us. | | | | Protection Film is actually used by the |
| | | | military on their helicopter blades!) - we |
| And as for durability, if like sealants and | | | | decided to test the stuff like a man, and |
| waxes, it's rubbed on... guess what? It will | | | | took it to an rural town sand blasting |
| rub off! | | | | outfit! (Geraldton, WA) |
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| Paint Protection Film carries all the | | | | You're worried about stone chips? How about |
| advantages | | | | thousands of pieces of glass-like sand |
| | | | cutting into your duco every second? Theres |
| You don't have to rub it on. In fact, we'll | | | | nothing more telling than the look of the |
| put it on for you. Some DIY enthusiasts put | | | | sand blasting we did on the half of the |
| it on themselves, and we have instructional | | | | bonnet without Paint Protection Film, and the |
| videos that help. But since the installed | | | | half with it! See the link above for the full |
| price is so reasonable most people get it | | | | story, you'll love it. |
| installed. Motorcyclists often apply their | | | | |
| own as the pieces are small, and we have | | | | There are also testimonials on the site so be |
| quite of motorbike makes to choose from. | | | | sure to check them out. |
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| Paint Protection Film also comes with a | | | | No, you don't have to rub on something that |
| lifetime warranty against yellowing, bubbling | | | | will rub off! Paint Protection Film is the |
| or cracking when installed by one of our | | | | guaranteed paint protection you'll love! |
| professionally qualified installers across | | | | |