Front of car stone chip protection, Clear bra application both front hood and bumper Options

[DRPHIL914]

Having just spent some significant $$ on paint and body work and on newly rechromed front bumper, I am wondering about protection against future stone chips and dings. The bumper I just got back from chrome was almost perfect except for the fact that it had typical small tiny dings in the chrome from stones and such
I was thinking it would be good to apply a protective film on the bumper as well as on half the front hood

- if you have done this- who did you use? what product? who applied it, etc.

Thanks,

Phil

[Tom_T]

Phil,

A lot of folks here in SoCal use the Xpel, but there are ather top grade films too, so check locally for your local weather conditions. As Mark said, a good wrap job isn't cheap, but top ones like Xpel carry a +/-5 year warranty (usually non-transferable BTW).

On the bumper, ask about whether there's a chance that the wrap won't hold water against the metal & cause rust, now that you've had it rechromed. Usually the pitting on old school chrome bumpers/parts is due to rust popping out, rather than dings.

PS - I had to just google Bluffton, & see that you're close to Hilton Head, so add salt air to your questions about the film on chrome, & add keeping the car covered whenever outside (& in garage) & add regular hand washing to remove salt film/crust/particles which get deposited from the air. I speak from hard learned experience after almost a decade living blocks from & then a few miles from the beach in Huntington Beach with my 914 back in the day.

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Tom
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