our dealer parts rep actually didnt advice the clear bra. Instead suggested getting an additional clear coat like protection. He said the once you get some good marks on the clear bra they may stay there perm and over time you will start to notice the color difference between protection and not protected areas more and more. I am going to skip the clear bra and put on a product called opti-coat which is a perm synthetic sealant on all plastics, rims, and painted areas. Its only $60 to do it yourself, and detailing places charge $500+ for it (that includes a lot of prep work for assumed damaged paint that needs a bit of polishing before sealing)
I've seen both. Don't believe the coating over the clear bra at all.
There is absolutely no comparison. But you pay for what you get. The Venture Shield is costly.
I've been extremely impressed with the car and the Venture Shield. It's costly, but it really does a fantastic job.
Regarding colouring, the coating itself is very clear and of course will be affected by sun over time. But so will the paint.
The protection has one goal for me: preventing stone chips, shopping trolley scratches, car door scratches and anything that might affect the paintwork.
A coating that goes onto the paint *won't* stop that. But the VentureShield certainly will.
I have a sample on my desk at work. I've done simulated abuse scratching with keys, scissors, pens, anything sharp really. I've tried to destroy the film in a way that I hardly expect the car to go through. The one thing I was amazed with was how the material resists change. All the scratches that *should* be there, aren't there. And when you stab hard enough to make the film deform, it simply goes back to the original shape as if nothing happened.
What you might find is that your dealer would get more profit from installing a coating over Venture Shield. One is cheap to source and quick to install. The other requires a lot of prep work, and many hours of installation. Furthermore, installing Venture Shield (or similar) requires a lot of training and careful application. A terrible installation leads to a terrible result.