Keep It Like New

[Joemama]

my favorite is a ppf front hood protector from Stickerfab. It has saved the hood from so many rock dings. my wife bought a lexus a year later and her car has so many rock chips and mine has none. Stickerfab also has alot of cheap accessories and stickers/decals for the bronco.

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[MilesTeg]

I tried synthetic clay on my Subaru, wasn't happy. I can't remember why as that was about four years ago. But then many people seem to like it as it's still on the market, so I may have done something wrong. It does behave differentlly than a clay bar.

It doesn't work as well as real clay if your paint is neglected and/or heavily contaminated. But, because it's so convenient, you can keep your paint maintained so it doesn't get to that point.

I used to be real hard core with paint stuff. But, that was when I was young and had nothing better to do, hah. Now I prefer getting that 80% result for 20% of the overall effort, hah.

 

[ex_nyer]

New Bronco comes in soon (in theory). I want to keep it pristine for as long as possible.

I had these these Mud Flaps in the back of my Bronco for a while and recently decided to install them, front and back. It clearly helps prevent small stones from kicking up.

Thoughts on the look?

 

[CT203]

My $.02

My $.02

Not going to Instagram or watching a video. Does anyone want to give a summary? Why do things need to be complicated?

 

[aermtr]

Not going to Instagram or watching a video. Does anyone want to give a summary? Why do things need to be complicated?

Yeah it just shows a comparison of two Broncos (one with and one without flaps) on an off-road event in the mountains above Oregon. My social media guy did an Instagram short and I have no idea how to play it otherwise. Here is a video from the trip, although you’d have to go to YouTube to see it, but hey it’s good entertainment.

 

[CT203]

I'm sure it's great, but I'm at work. I can sneak something to read quickly but can't be watching Bronco video's!! I know I know... I'll quit. i shouldn't have a job that prevents watching videos. the just is they are beneficial or... not so much I'm guessing..

 

[CBNash]

I do a lot of hauling stuff in the cargo area in mine. It's scratched up pretty good. I don't know if you can find something to put on the sides and what not. If you haul a lot and want to keep it as showroom as possible, I'd recommend that. As brought up on the forums a lot, the plastic they used in the interior scratches if you just look at it the wrong way.

I'm pretty particular about keeping my vehicles as nice as possible so I get it, but I usually have an auto that I designate as my DD/workhorse. That's currently my bronco. When I make that designation in my mind, caring about scratches and other stuff like that goes out the window. I have protectors on the back of the rear seats, but I didn't bother with anything on the sides (not even sure what to use).

Thanks so much! I wish I had multiple vehicles, but mine has to check all the boxes.
Appreciate the feedback!

 

[CBNash]

Claying paint is literally.. rubbing clay on it. NOT just any old clay, but clay meant for that purpose. Even if you scrub your paint with a wash mitt thoroughly, it will not remove all the dirt because some will bond to the paint and/or embed in the paint.

The clay grabs the dirt and can pull it off/out of the paint.

You can tell if you need to clay by taking a plastic baggie, putting your fingers in it, and running it over the paint. The baggie helps you feel all the little bumps that are the bonded contaminants.

Even a brand new car from the factory can have a bunch of crap already on it as new cars work their way through a lot of industrial environments with lots of crap that likes to stick to the paint.

I highly suggest NOT using real clay. Real clay takes a long time and it's easier to screw up and scratch your paint. If you don't lube the paint well, you'll mar it. If you drop real clay, the clay is ruined. It's expensive and basically one use.

There is "synthetic clay". Synthetic clay is much faster -- you basically wash the car with the clay mitt/pad/whatever after first doing a normal wash. You use lots of soapy/foamy water as the lube. If you drop the synthetic clay, you just rinse it off well and continue. You can reuse synthetic clay many times before it's done. I use this, as needed:

https://www.griotsgarage.com/brilliant-finish-synthetic-clay/

All that said, real clay is still useful for really badly contaminated paint.

So interesting! Thanks so much for your insight!

 

[CBNash]

my favorite is a ppf front hood protector from Stickerfab. It has saved the hood from so many rock dings. my wife bought a lexus a year later and her car has so many rock chips and mine has none. Stickerfab also has alot of cheap accessories and stickers/decals for the bronco.

Awesome! I'll check it out! Thanks so much!

 

[CBNash]

my favorite is a ppf front hood protector from Stickerfab. It has saved the hood from so many rock dings. my wife bought a lexus a year later and her car has so many rock chips and mine has none. Stickerfab also has alot of cheap accessories and stickers/decals for the bronco.

Do you also have an aero protector or bug deflector? Or just the ppf?

 

[aermtr]

I'm sure it's great, but I'm at work. I can sneak something to read quickly but can't be watching Bronco video's!! I know I know... I'll quit. i shouldn't have a job that prevents watching videos. the just is they are beneficial or... not so much I'm guessing..

I suppose “how much they protect” is subjective, but I think it’s a lot. Anyways, I snapped two pics from the video for you so you can see in the pics what the videos show.

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