{"id":33262,"date":"2021-02-22T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=33262"},"modified":"2021-02-19T10:48:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T15:48:17","slug":"buyers-guide-to-ppf-what-is-clear-bra-paint-protection-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/buyers-guide-to-ppf-what-is-clear-bra-paint-protection-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Buyers Guide to PPF: What Is Clear Bra &#038; Paint Protection Film?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paint-Protection-Film-on-Hood-Signature-Detailing-NJ.jpg\" alt=\"Paint Protection Film on Hood - Signature Detailing NJ\" width=\"1025\" height=\"577\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paint-Protection-Film-on-Hood-Signature-Detailing-NJ.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paint-Protection-Film-on-Hood-Signature-Detailing-NJ-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paint-Protection-Film-on-Hood-Signature-Detailing-NJ-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<strong><\/p>\n<li>Are you looking to protect your vehicle and keep it looking its best \u2013 long term?<\/li>\n<li>Have your past vehicles collected many paint chips that bothered you?<\/li>\n<li>Do you want your vehicle to keep its value longer?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you answered yes to any or all of the above, then Paint Protection Film or Clear Bra is the perfect solution to protect your vehicle.<\/p>\n<h2>What is PPF, Clear Bra, and Paint Protection Film?<\/h2>\n<p>Paint Protection Film, otherwise known as Clear Bra or PPF, is the best solution to protect your vehicle from damage caused by road debris or daily life.<\/p>\n<p>To explain it quickly; PPF is a layer of transparent plastic film laid over surfaces for protection. Think of it similarly to laminating a piece of paper.<\/p>\n<p>This thick durable layer of plastic protection grants you peace of mind, knowing your vehicle surfaces will remain in their best state.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does PPF, Clear Bra, and Paint Protection Film Protect Vehicle Surfaces?<\/h2>\n<p>Paint Protection Film (a.k.a. PPF or Clear Bra) acts as a clear shield, guarding surfaces against rock chips and road debris. This durable layer of clear plastic film averages 8-10mils thick. <\/p>\n<p>This is anywhere from ~125-190% thicker than most modern paint jobs. It&#8217;s is worth mentioning that PPF is about 100-125 times thicker than most ceramic coatings, which average at 1-2 microns of thickness.<\/p>\n<p>The thick plastic construction of Clear Bra enables it to effectively deflect or absorb the force of road impacts of up to ~100mph. On applied panels, PPF guards surfaces against the most daily activities of life such as road debris, kids, dogs, shopping carts, and other drivers opening doors too quickly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tesla-Model-Y-Positioning-PPF-in-Place-Signature-Detailing-NJ.jpg\" alt=\"Tesla Model Y Positioning PPF in Place for Installation - Signature Detailing NJ\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tesla-Model-Y-Positioning-PPF-in-Place-Signature-Detailing-NJ.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tesla-Model-Y-Positioning-PPF-in-Place-Signature-Detailing-NJ-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tesla-Model-Y-Positioning-PPF-in-Place-Signature-Detailing-NJ-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Can&#8217;t Decide if PPF is for You? Take this Quick 5 Question Quiz<\/h2>\n<p>Ultimately, deciding if PPF is the best option for you, often comes down to the level at which you value your vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>To help you better see these factors for yourself we&#8217;ve designed a quiz. Here&#8217;s a 5 question Yes\/No quiz designed to help you to better understand if PPF is valuable vehicle protection for you or not:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you really love, appreciate, and cherish your vehicle?<\/li>\n<li>Will a Rock Chip bother you every time you notice it?<\/li>\n<li>Do you want your vehicle to look its best, and maintain optimal value, over the course of ownership?<\/li>\n<li>Would you rather pay less for PPF protection than to repaint damaged surfaces that potentially won&#8217;t perfectly match the original paint?<\/li>\n<li>Do you live or work in environments that are likely to regularly cause damage to your vehicle surfaces over time?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you answered &#8220;YES&#8221; to more than 3 or more of the 5 questions then you should strongly consider protecting your vehicle with PPF.<\/p>\n<p>The personal peace of mind, as well as the long-term value that Paint Protection Film adds to vehicles, is without equal.<\/p>\n<p>To read all of the articles in the Buyers Guide to PPF series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/tag\/buyers-guide-to-ppf\/\">click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buyers Guide to PPF: What Is Clear Bra &#038; Paint Protection Film?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":33476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[3061,474,3060,1147,499],"class_list":{"0":"post-33262","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-protection","8":"tag-buyers-guide-to-ppf","9":"tag-clear-bra","10":"tag-film","11":"tag-ppf","12":"tag-protection-2"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paint-Protection-Film-on-Hood-Signature-Detailing-NJ-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-8Eu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33262"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33501,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33262\/revisions\/33501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}