Transparent film, a not so obvious solution

Many dealerships offer to cover the front of your car with a transparent protective film when you buy it. Why the front? Because it is constantly being hit by high-speed debris, and insects crushed there can do a lot of damage to the clear coat of paint.

In other words, the front end of a car is most often the most damaged area on the car. Even if you wax it and protect it with a sealant, there are no polymers strong enough to hold up to the grit that is spread on our roads to help traction in the winter.

Here comes the protective film. For a few hundred dollars, we cover the front of your car, sometimes up to the headlights and the mirrors, with a protective sticker, rather thick, which resists well to stones and insects.

Unless you're actively looking for the dividing line where the pantyhose gives way to bare paint on the hood, it doesn't show too much.

So good?
It must be said that the transparent film does a good job, up to a point. There are some rocks that she won't be able to stop, getting pierced at times, but the majority of small rocks don't scare her.

The real problem with such a film is for people who don't wash their cars often.

If you don't protect your paint with a wax at least twice a year, oxidation will cause your car to lose its luster. The front of your car, covered with a film, will not have this problem. Over time, you risk creating a color difference between the front and the rest of the body. To consider.