The amount of time and effort that goes into your vehicle’s exterior is important, but why not take it one step further to protect it from the elements? This blog post will explore what a clear bra is, how it protects your car from damage and tips on where to apply one on your car. With the cost of a new vehicle, it is in your best interest to add a layer of paint protection from environmental damage that can occur at anytime. From damage from rock chips to damage from mineral deposits, it is in your best interest to add a durable urethane film to help protect your investment.
A clear bra or “clear bra” is also known as a “clear bra overlay, ” a paint protection film that covers the vehicle’s painted surface. The film can be applied to any part of the car including fenders, bumpers, sides, doors, and hoods. The film will protect against rock chips and physical damage with its transparent covering. It also presents an advantage over other types of paint protection methods because it is more affordable than ceramic coating and less damaging than traditional paint polishing.
The point of a clear bra is to protect the car’s paint job from being scratched or damaged by rocks, bugs, and road debris. The protective film works as more than just a protective barrier, it is also an effective way to increase the gloss and shine of your vehicle’s paint.
It adds a layer of protection to the existing automotive paint to help protect the vehicle from scratches and bug splatter. The whole goal in the end is to protect the original paint job, with advanced paint protection film like Xpel.
While it is removable, the clear bra can be removed but the process is costly and will require a professional. A clear bra has the advantage of being long-lasting because it’s not a coating on the vehicle’s surface. The film will protect your car and depending on what you get, some have a 10 year warranty with them.
A normal bra paint protection, no matter the product can be removed if need be, But most of the products today do carry a warranty and rarely need to be removed. The average paint protection film compared to an average complete paint correction from a ceramic coating services shop. The two hardly compare to one another as one is more for shine and not protection from external damage such as the common stone chip.
A clear bra will last typically from 5-12 years and this depends on use and care mind you. Factors such as weather and the quality of paint job on your vehicle will affect how long the film lasts. In general, a clear bra with advanced technology, will normally out last the buyer as most people sell their car after 7 years.
The short answer is yes, but it depends on how much protection you want. Clear bras are a cost-effective alternative to more expensive paint polishing and ceramic coatings.A Clear bra has an invisible shield to help protect it from minor scratches from a car wash, stone chips, etc. The damage from stones on the nose of a car can add up in a hurry, compared to the cost of a clear bra installation.
A clear bra is a great way to protect your car from physical damage and help keep your paint looking fresh. Consider contacting us for a professional installation and protect your vehicle surface with an Xpel paint protection film installation. Let Great Lakes Clear Bra a leader in paint protection, help you to protect your vehicle from unsightly damage and damage from road debris. Schedule a call Today!
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We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email hamelinkmark@gmail.com
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to hamelinkmark@gmail.com