Are opti-shields worth it?

[Steve320]

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Saw this on Facebook and would be interested in having it done on my car to reduce stone chips , but I've a few questions about them
-can they damage the paint over time ?
-will they look shit after a while as stone/hitting them?
-will they haze over like old headlights after a while?
-any where in Ireland put them on?

[listermint]

Surely the paint call still be damaged with this.

[Gar]

That looks terrible never really saw the point of these much like the bonnet bra your protecting the car from stone chips so it looks good but you never get to see your lovely protected paint as its always covered in this shit were are the benefits ?

Is that a picture or a video as i only see a picture with a sheet of poorly placed plastic wrap

[Steve320]

It was a photo of the process they claim its unnoticeable etc etc but I don't trust all I read

[Gar]

Ah ok i thought that was the finished product

I seen a guy in the uk had this done (venture shield) on his brand new m6 gran coupe cost him about a 1k looked ok and stopped one very nasty chip but tore the shield so he had to bring it back and have that section replaced

Diffrent strokes and all that and if you think it will benefit you go for it but personally i wouldnt bother

[Steve320]

Hhhmmm seems a lot of money for what it is .

[Gar]

100k pound car id say he can afford it

Not sure there all that price just recall him saying he paid that

I could think of better things to do with a 1k though

[Chrispyfish]

For expensive road cars that see track time I can kinda see the point but I have worked on a car with one before, stunning machine but everyone commented on the wrap and not in a good way either, was 2k to fit too so not the cheap ones.

If it picks up stonechips just get it sprayed down the line.