Clear Bra vs Ceramic Pro - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Nessal · 01-23-2015, 11:30 PM

It's not just these cars with shitty ass paint. It's pretty much all new cars. Thank the EPA.

thatfilipinoguy · 01-24-2015, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jcwhatup

Thanks for all your comments guys,

BTW, folks living in the Bay Area, you know any good shop that does clear bra ?

Check out East Bay Auto Spa! Ron does an amazing job!

Wyattkb · 01-24-2015, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ARTBRZ

I did the opticoat after I put on the clearbra. The clear bra will help with rock chips. I installed it on 3 of my cars and it's really worth it especially if you travel long distances on the freeway. I did the opticoat for the first time on my black brz. I found that it's easier to clean. I usually spray it down once a week. You still need to clay bar the car once in a while. And for fun I usually spray it with car wax to make it have a deep shiny gloss. I suggest going with the clearbra first if you can't afford both.

Did you opticoat under the clear bra? Or just opticoat everywhere but where the clear bra was?

Burrcold · 01-24-2015, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Wyattkb

Did you opticoat under the clear bra? Or just opticoat everywhere but where the clear bra was?

You Opti-coat the clear bra as well. It takes a few extra applications as it absorbs more of the liquid coating.

ARTBRZ · 01-24-2015, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Wyattkb

Did you opticoat under the clear bra? Or just opticoat everywhere but where the clear bra was?

The clear bra was installed first. Then the whole car paint was corrected including the clear bra. After they removed the fine scratches they opticoated the whole car. I believe the installers opticoated all the surface except the front windshield.

FRSKEV · 01-25-2015, 07:00 PM

Clear bra is the obvious winner if you're actually wanting any real protection on your paint. I'll put it this way. A paint coating is about 1~2 microns thick, clearbra/ppf is about 6~8 mil which equals about 175 microns.

Dwood11 · 01-25-2015, 08:23 PM

I second XPEL. If you are going to be doing a lot of freeway miles and some track days here and there it is a must. Amazing product, just make sure you use a good installer.

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FRSKEV Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: FRS Location: Austin, TX Posts: 89 Thanks: 23 Thanked 47 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Clear bra is the obvious winner if you're actually wanting any real protection on your paint. I'll put it this way. A paint coating is about 1~2 microns thick, clearbra/ppf is about 6~8 mil which equals about 175 microns. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S Autox - Track Paint Protection Film Pro

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