For those wanting to protect the hood, $50 at the PPF shop will accomplish that. For those who think this prevents bugs on the windshield, you are a victim of marketing. Those who think it’s a styling addition…probably has floor to ceiling wood paneling in their house

 

I did it to protect the leading ege of the hood. Cost me the same as my local shop can do PPF and it looks better than the clear bra does on my paint. Also a solid barrier and not just a film

 

This is going to turn into a, What type of oil do you use? debate...

 

I doubt it. The bugs are all nearly gone. When I was a kid (70's), we'd get so many flies and mosquitos on the leading edges of the jeep that it looked like it was carpeted by the time we drove from Ky to Fl. When I moved out and started taking my first trips across the easter midwest (90's), I'd clean off the leading edges with the window squeegee at each fill up. Last summer, we drive from Ky to Cloudland Canyon in NE Georgia, then through a LOT or rural Georgia to get to Stephen C Foster to spend a weekend in the Okefenokee swamp, then on to St Petersburg. Didn't need to clean anything off, just like most of the past decade and a half. Same thing when we took a northeast tour four years ago (WV, MD, PA, NJ, NY, CT, MA, NH, ME, VT), and every trip we've made up to the BWCA in Minnesota. All were early summer trips (May-June), when bugs are at their highest activity.

Living in the Ohio valley, I used to wash my cars once every 1-2 weeks to get the bug stains off. Now, I scrape a bug stain off 1-2 times a year. I finally buckled and picked up a nose guard after I filled in the chips made by the previous owner's standoff shield. Kinda not hard to have one when you tow a lot as people are always merging into your space cushion.

 

I installed the Aeroskin 1 Low Profile protector not only for to protect against rock chips and dents that PPF wouldn't stop, but also for the deluge of water that comes up when I brake when it's raining.

 

Does it make a big difference on the rain flying up on the windshield when coming to a stop? I find that really annoying; it's never happened on any other vehicle I own.

 

Aeroskin I is completely flush with no raised edges, I just bought that version. I don't see how it will prevent water from rolling off the hood and into the wind when braking.

Aeroskin II has a raised lip at the rear that can stop water if it's not too much and not moving too fast. The lip isn't very tall.

Aeroskin Lighthshield has a taller lip for the lights, might perform better.

The Aeroskin Bugflector models probably work best for the water issue as they stand off from the hood, giving water a path under the deflector until it gets to the front edge of the hood and dumps onto the grill.

 

In Arizona, so had to wait a bit, but I was able to confirm that the Aeroskin 1 Low Profile protector does prevent the water splashing from the hood from hitting the windshield when stopping.

 

I'd say it will be interesting to see once I've got mine installed, but in 4.5 years of ownership, I've only had the water fly up to the windshield twice.

 

After seeing this I bought one and installed it this week. Very impressive and I love the look on my Magnetic Gray, basically same color.
I had the WeatherTech bug deflector on it and it was ok but never really what I wanted, the Aeroskin is. I will be putting the WeatherTech on my wifes truck.