Paint Protection Film | PPF | Clear Bra

23 Aug

You might not be familiar with PPF , or Paint Protection Film. What exactly is it, and how can it benefit you… let us explain.

Paint Protection Film (PPF), also known as clear bra or clear film, is a thin layer of transparent polyurethane material that is applied to the painted surfaces of vehicles to protect them from various forms of damage. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the vehicle's paint from chips, scratches, stains, and other types of wear and tear that can occur during regular driving or due to environmental factors.

PPF is designed to be durable and resistant to impact, while also being nearly invisible when properly applied. It is often used on high-end or luxury vehicles, supercars as well as on sports cars, to preserve the appearance and value of the vehicle's paintwork. However given the cost of even a small city car these days, it’s becoming more popular on daily driven vehicles as well.

PPF can be applied to various parts of the vehicle, including the front bumper, bonnet, wings, mirrors, and other areas prone to damage.

Here are some key features and benefits of Paint Protection Film:

1. Scratch and Chip Resistance: PPF provides a protective barrier that helps prevent small rocks, road debris, insects, and other objects from causing chips and scratches on the vehicle's paint.
2. UV Protection: PPF can help shield the paint from the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays, which can cause fading and deterioration of the paint over time.
3. Stain Resistance: PPF is resistant to various substances like bird droppings, tree sap, bug splatters, and other contaminants that could potentially stain the paint.
4. Self-Healing Properties: High quality Paint Protection Film has self-healing properties, meaning that minor scratches on the film can disappear over time due to the heat of the sun or warm water. Please note we only install PPF that has this self healing ability.
5. Invisibility: When professionally installed, PPF is designed to be virtually invisible, maintaining the original appearance of the vehicle while providing protection.
6. Easy Maintenance: PPF can be cleaned and maintained like regular paint. It doesn't require any special cleaning products or procedures.
7. Preservation of Resale Value: Vehicles with well-maintained paint are generally more appealing to buyers, and PPF can help maintain the vehicle's resale value by preventing paint damage.

The installation of Paint Protection Film typically requires professional expertise, as it involves careful fitting and precise application to ensure optimal protection and a seamless appearance. Fortunately, we (Dan and Jay) are passionate and expert Paint Protection Film installers, accredited by both SunTek and ProFIlm, using only the very best quality films. Our standard fit films come with market leading 12 year guarantee, full self healing and inbuilt hydrophobic ceramic top coat.

We also have the option for a 7 year “instant heal” film, as well as a variety of colour changing PPF’s. These offer similar colour change ability to vinyl wrap, except these actually protect your paint unlike a traditional vinyl.

We also stand out among other installers, as we are happy to install “Bulk” fit, what that means for the layperson is installing on cars which do not have patterns available, for example, very old classic vehicles, such as this beautiful custom V8 swapped Ford Capri below, which received full car custom fitted PPF or vehicles with aftermarket body kits.

We also have installed Paint Protection Film to the front end of this beautiful Rolls Royce Cullinan with the URBAN body kit.

Being a totally unique vehicle there are no patterns for this and we were able to still install full front end coverage to protect the beautiful paint work and expensive body panels. Of course we are fully insured to work on vehicles of this sort of value.

We have a dedicated Paint Protection Film installation area (aka “A clean room”) which was custom built to our exact requirements and is separate to our main detailing studio. This allows us to install PPF without minimal chance of contamination and with the best lighting for the installation to ensure maximum quality.

All of our Paint Protection Films install come with the full manufacture backed guarantee as well as our own personal guarantee of quality of installation and 100% satisfaction. We carry out free post installation checks after 30 days to ensure everything is perfect and stand by our installations fully - as it is our business and we care about our clients.  We carry out our installations in house, rather than relying on subcontractors and have our own Graphtec FC9000 plotter (the best on the market) to ensure the best patterns for installation.

We can offer fully enclosed trailer collection and delivery nationwide and have had cars from all over the UK come to us to our world class facilities in Reading, Berkshire. We also cover London, Andover, Basingstoke (Hampshire regions) and Surrey.

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