Hood protection

[Watson]

I've seen the TPE hood protecter that is held on by tape. I'm not real interested in taping to the paint. Then there's the plastic hood protector that screws into the underside of the hood. I don't know how long that would hold up to the sun and rocks. Then I found the Aunginsy Car Hood Protector Bra that is leather. It slips over the hood with clips underneath to hold it in place. It's waterproof, insulated and has a soft lining inside. Has anyone had any experience with this? $56 on Amazon.

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[FredsMaverick]

I wouldn’t use the bra. It covers the paint and will leave a mark. I have the hood protector that screws on underneath the hood and it is pretty sturdy and can go through car washes and you can clean underneath it.

 

[Shakesbear]

PPF has worked very well on my hood.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Self-healing PPF for the win.

 

[El Kabong]

Ditto on avoiding the bra, had one on a car a long time ago and it left marks in the paint after a year.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Ditto on avoiding the bra, had one on a car a long time ago and it left marks in the paint after a year.

Once you removed it.
Was there any paint discoloration?
I wouldn't want a color difference, between the area of the hood that was protected / covered and the uncovered area of the hood.
One of my other concern with this style hood protector is, its insulated and has a soft lining inside. Will hold moisture? Especially if you live near the ocean.

 

[El Kabong]

Was there any paint discoloration?

On my '96 V6 Contour had hazing in spots where the edges of the bra were. Did not notice any actual lasting effect on the paint after I had the issue "corrected" by a detailer because I did not trust myself to cut into the finish with a buffer.

You do have to remove the bra and clean it (and the paint underneath) once in a while.

These were a fad from a long time ago, ind o surprised folks still use them.

 

[MikeS1942]

I've seen the TPE hood protecter that is held on by tape. I'm not real interested in taping to the paint. Then there's the plastic hood protector that screws into the underside of the hood. I don't know how long that would hold up to the sun and rocks. Then I found the Aunginsy Car Hood Protector Bra that is leather. It slips over the hood with clips underneath to hold it in place. It's waterproof, insulated and has a soft lining inside. Has anyone had any experience with this? $56 on Amazon.

I had the clear film put on the front of my 24, at the build, and I'm so glad I did that. At almost 40k clicks, I have no chips of any kind in the front of my truck. I wasn't sure this would work when I placed my build, but it has absolutely been great.
By the way, l finally put my Mav picture, and took my Firebird off.

 

[Headcase650]

Bras bad! I have the stick on Lund in matte black like the rest of the taped on plastic. The bed caps, the rockers, cab trim and the fender flares I added. Once you put it on it's never coming off unless you have a collision.

 

[BK007]

 

[Dad]

Back in the 80's bras were the car accessory to have. The problem is they tended to cloud the paint. Hood deflectors serve two purposes; keeping the front edge of the hood from rock damage and deflecting debris away from the windshield.
Question for those who favor the PPF. Did you have the entire truck covered or just the hood?

 

[huckabeec]

Question for those who favor the PPF. Did you have the entire truck covered or just the hood?

I did the whole front, hood, lights, fenders, etc and the A pillars and leading part of the roof.

PPF guy was pretty cool and said doing the back half on a truck had diminished returns, most of the chips are in the front half. Mudflaps are a good investment.

 

[dlivry7]

Back in the 80's bras were the car accessory to have. The problem is they tended to cloud the paint. Hood deflectors serve two purposes; keeping the front edge of the hood from rock damage and deflecting debris away from the windshield.
Question for those who favor the PPF. Did you have the entire truck covered or just the hood?

i also had the entire front wrapped. bumper cover, hood, a pillars, fenders, and a 8" strip above the windshield on the roof. happy with it

 

[Cherokee]

Is it lubed for easy on and off ?

 

[Huffy]

Once you removed it.
Was there any paint discoloration?
I wouldn't want a color difference, between the area of the hood that was protected / covered and the uncovered area of the hood.
One of my other concern with this style hood protector is, its insulated and has a soft lining inside. Will hold moisture? Especially if you live near the ocean.

Never again, fine dust gets underneath bra and “sands” your paint, and quite effectively too, especially if you live in a area that has lots of dust and or you don’t wash that much! Go PPF

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