What is Paint Protection
Film, PPF, or Clear Bra
Automotive protective film is known to car owners under various names: clear shield, clear mask, invisible shield, clear wrap, rock chip protection film, scratch protection film. The most popular and correctly defined terminology used among professionals and enthusiasts is Paint Protection Film(PPF) or Clear Bra.
In a nutshell, Clear Bra's main point is to help your car maintain its new look tomorrow and beyond, nothing complicated! The PPF is the best way to create a barrier between your beautiful new car from all the horrors that await you on the road, nature, or the parking lot. Since PPF has high strength, your car paint will be protected from rocks and other road debris while providing resistance to corrosion and other contaminants. Besides, the film creates a threshold for protection against chemical stains, such as bird droppings, insects, mineral deposits, and acid rain. PPF does not oxidize in the sun, helping protect your car's paint from ultraviolet rays, which significantly reduces chances for sun burnouts. The film's surface consists of a high-quality polymer, which after the appearance of scratches, can return to its original look, giving the film a self-healing property. In other words, all light scratches will disappear, allowing the film to regain its original "new" look.
To summarize, applying high-quality Clear Bra film will keep your car looking "new" today while maintaining it's quality and appearance tomorrow!
But still, let's remember that despite the fact that Paint Protection Film is a mighty and versatile defense shield for your vehicle, it's not a bulletproof armor or a "remedy for all defects." There are sharp stones that can still penetrate through Clear Bra, and like any possession, the film requires care (although not extensive). Bird droppings and insect debris must be removed periodically as long-term exposure may damage PPF. Therefore, one should wash their car to preserve that new feel. There isn't a magical solution for maintaining endless brilliance. Paint Protection Film does not promise you a fairy tale. As soon as the environment begins its work against the paint, PPF will give a worthy rebuff while providing your car with the necessary ammunition from all those damages that you can avoid.
In a nutshell, Clear Bra's main point is to help your car maintain its new look tomorrow and beyond, nothing complicated! The PPF is the best way to create a barrier between your beautiful new car from all the horrors that await you on the road, nature, or the parking lot. Since PPF has high strength, your car paint will be protected from rocks and other road debris while providing resistance to corrosion and other contaminants. Besides, the film creates a threshold for protection against chemical stains, such as bird droppings, insects, mineral deposits, and acid rain. PPF does not oxidize in the sun, helping protect your car's paint from ultraviolet rays, which significantly reduces chances for sun burnouts. The film's surface consists of a high-quality polymer, which after the appearance of scratches, can return to its original look, giving the film a self-healing property. In other words, all light scratches will disappear, allowing the film to regain its original "new" look.
To summarize, applying high-quality Clear Bra film will keep your car looking "new" today while maintaining it's quality and appearance tomorrow!
But still, let's remember that despite the fact that Paint Protection Film is a mighty and versatile defense shield for your vehicle, it's not a bulletproof armor or a "remedy for all defects." There are sharp stones that can still penetrate through Clear Bra, and like any possession, the film requires care (although not extensive). Bird droppings and insect debris must be removed periodically as long-term exposure may damage PPF. Therefore, one should wash their car to preserve that new feel. There isn't a magical solution for maintaining endless brilliance. Paint Protection Film does not promise you a fairy tale. As soon as the environment begins its work against the paint, PPF will give a worthy rebuff while providing your car with the necessary ammunition from all those damages that you can avoid.
As mentioned earlier, Paint Protection Film will keep your car looking "new" today while maintaining it's quality and appearance tomorrow!
Regardless of getting to know someone or something, it is generally better to have some knowledge about the origins of the product you are about to purchase. So how about getting a little more familiar with the origins of Clear Bra technology?
Urethane technology (the compound that makes up PPF or Clear Bra) first appears during the Vietnam War when U.S helicopter propeller blades broke due to unexpected damage to their leading edges. As a result, the U.S military worked together with 3M on a film protective technology that would be lightweight, durable, and cost-efficient alternative to replacing the entire rotor blade (for that matter, the whole helicopter). In 1970, the U.S military expanded its use of Urethane coat, starting to install it on the noses of its fighter jets. Thanks to the effectiveness and success of this technology, 3M still produces various types of Urethane films for military and aerospace purposes.
Regardless of getting to know someone or something, it is generally better to have some knowledge about the origins of the product you are about to purchase. So how about getting a little more familiar with the origins of Clear Bra technology?
Urethane technology (the compound that makes up PPF or Clear Bra) first appears during the Vietnam War when U.S helicopter propeller blades broke due to unexpected damage to their leading edges. As a result, the U.S military worked together with 3M on a film protective technology that would be lightweight, durable, and cost-efficient alternative to replacing the entire rotor blade (for that matter, the whole helicopter). In 1970, the U.S military expanded its use of Urethane coat, starting to install it on the noses of its fighter jets. Thanks to the effectiveness and success of this technology, 3M still produces various types of Urethane films for military and aerospace purposes.
In 1980, NASCAR discovered how Urethane technology could be a useful addition in protecting the front of its racing stock cars. As we know, advertisers pay a lot of money to stick their emblems on the front of a racing car, and of course, none of them are interested in seeing them getting destroyed during a race.
In the 90s, Urethane film lining became available to the general public as a means to protect their cars from natural paint wear and tear. Since then, the underlying technology has been tweaked and perfected while enthusiastically being welcomed by the automotive industry. Today, Paint Protection Film is approved by almost all car manufacturers.
In the 90s, Urethane film lining became available to the general public as a means to protect their cars from natural paint wear and tear. Since then, the underlying technology has been tweaked and perfected while enthusiastically being welcomed by the automotive industry. Today, Paint Protection Film is approved by almost all car manufacturers.
So what is it made of, you might ask? If you are going to wrap your brand new car into something, you want to know not only where it came from, its underlying purpose, and its consistency. Therefore, let's talk about what is inside the Paint Protection Film sheet. PPF's key ingredient is Urethane, a powerful and versatile polymer made from carbamate. As a compound, it has a unique property of lightness and transparency, similar to plastic. But unlike plastic, it does not break nor is subject to tears or cracks with its high strength resistance to shock, abrasion, and corrosion. Also, Urethane is the incredibly flexible compound that can return to its original form after stretching and any deformation.
Urethane is also taking place in a wide variety of home applications. It serves as one of the main ingredients in the putty for bathroom tile laying as it protects the spaces from moisture while preventing any growth of mold or mildew deposits. Other uses of the compound are in the coating of the boats, protection of submarine cables, and a wide variety of sports equipment such as football pads and even surfboard fins. Its strength and wear resistance make it an ideal component for the production of mining equipment. More importantly, going back to its roots, Urethane is still utilized today in various parts of military and aerospace technology.
As one can see, the uses of Urethane can be broad, but as it relates to cars(our main topic of discussion), it is the main ingredient in Clear Bra Film. Its thickness in PPF film is approximately 8mm(0.008 inches) deep, which in most cases, exceeds the thickness of the paint layer on most cars. However, in addition to Urethane, high-quality Paint Protection Film consists of at least two additional protective layers. The first, serving as a top layer, consists of Elastomeric polymers which protected with Clear Coat. As mentioned earlier, this part of the film gives it a self-healing property from light scratches. But that's not all! Clear coating on a high-quality film must contain low surface energy, which prevents organic compounds such as bugs and bird droppings from entering the surface of the film. Second, the bottom layer, consisting of acrylic adhesive of elastic properties, allows PPF to be tensile bending to the contours of your car. It is so durable that even with time, the film will not peel off while its transparency makes it completely invisible to the naked eye.
With that said, adequately installed Paint Protection Film improves the color depth of your car while providing a mirror effect to its factory paint.
By purchasing PPF services from a Certified, proven installer of Suntek Ultra, Xpel Ultimate Plus, Llumar Platinum, or 3M products, you get the best service quality while obtaining an official warranty.
Urethane is also taking place in a wide variety of home applications. It serves as one of the main ingredients in the putty for bathroom tile laying as it protects the spaces from moisture while preventing any growth of mold or mildew deposits. Other uses of the compound are in the coating of the boats, protection of submarine cables, and a wide variety of sports equipment such as football pads and even surfboard fins. Its strength and wear resistance make it an ideal component for the production of mining equipment. More importantly, going back to its roots, Urethane is still utilized today in various parts of military and aerospace technology.
As one can see, the uses of Urethane can be broad, but as it relates to cars(our main topic of discussion), it is the main ingredient in Clear Bra Film. Its thickness in PPF film is approximately 8mm(0.008 inches) deep, which in most cases, exceeds the thickness of the paint layer on most cars. However, in addition to Urethane, high-quality Paint Protection Film consists of at least two additional protective layers. The first, serving as a top layer, consists of Elastomeric polymers which protected with Clear Coat. As mentioned earlier, this part of the film gives it a self-healing property from light scratches. But that's not all! Clear coating on a high-quality film must contain low surface energy, which prevents organic compounds such as bugs and bird droppings from entering the surface of the film. Second, the bottom layer, consisting of acrylic adhesive of elastic properties, allows PPF to be tensile bending to the contours of your car. It is so durable that even with time, the film will not peel off while its transparency makes it completely invisible to the naked eye.
With that said, adequately installed Paint Protection Film improves the color depth of your car while providing a mirror effect to its factory paint.
By purchasing PPF services from a Certified, proven installer of Suntek Ultra, Xpel Ultimate Plus, Llumar Platinum, or 3M products, you get the best service quality while obtaining an official warranty.
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Paint protection film is what will keep your car looking new today while maintaining it's quality and appearance tomorrow.