Bonnet protection film

At highway speed, loose stones are sandblasting your bonnet.

A 5 mm stone thrown up by the truck in front is carrying serious energy by the time it reaches you at 100 km/h. The leading edge and front third of your bonnet catch nearly all of it, plus the bug strikes, the gravel on unsealed roads, and everything a road train kicks into the air.

Every one of those impacts is a chip. Every chip is a hole in the clear coat, and on Australian roads they add up fast.

Why the bonnet takes the worst of it

01

It's the first thing to meet the debris

The leading edge sits at exactly the height that stones flicked up by other vehicles travel. Nothing shields it.

02

Australian distances multiply the exposure

Long highway runs, gravel access roads and unsealed shortcuts mean far more impacts per year than a city-only car ever sees.

03

Chips become rust

A chip that reaches primer lets moisture in. On a horizontal panel that collects water and sits in the sun, corrosion gets a real foothold.

What a repainted bonnet actually costs you

A bonnet is one of the most expensive panels to repaint properly. It's a large, flat, horizontal surface in full daylight, which makes colour matching unforgiving — a slightly-off match that would hide on a door sticks out badly on a bonnet.

There's a resale cost too. A repainted bonnet shows up on paint-depth checks and raises the obvious question of what the car hit. Buyers discount for it even when the repair was purely cosmetic.

What our pre-cut kit does about it

Covers the true impact zone — Cut to protect the leading edge and forward section where the strikes actually land, not a token strip.
Self-healing against light chips — Minor impacts and swirls heal out with heat — sun or warm water — instead of staying as marks.
No ugly bug deflector — This is clear film bonded to the paint, not a bolted-on plastic shield that ages badly and traps grit underneath.
Keeps the panel original — Factory paint stays factory paint, which is exactly what protects resale value.

Common questions

Is this the same as a plastic bonnet protector? +

No. A plastic bonnet deflector bolts on, changes the look of the vehicle, and can trap grit that scratches the paint beneath it. This is optically clear film bonded directly to the paint — invisible, and it doesn't create a new problem while solving another.

Will it stop every stone chip? +

It stops the vast majority of what you'll encounter — gravel, bugs, road grit and small stones. A large rock at highway speed can still cause damage, but the film absorbs enormously more than bare clear coat.

Does the film yellow in the Australian sun? +

Quality PPF has UV inhibitors built in and stays clear for years. Cheap film without them is what yellows — one reason it pays to avoid generic rolls.

Can I fit a bonnet kit myself? +

Yes, though it's the largest panel in our range so allow more time and work with a second pair of hands if you can. The kit is pre-cut, so there's no trimming on the paint.

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