[Hal Copple]

lots of advice above for your question. But at some point, "scratches" and nicks and such can become sort of "battle wounds", like on my four year old SPF, with about 65K miles on it. My finish gleams like the day i bought it, but it does have some wear and tear down low on the front, from sand and such, and on the top where my soft top fits, and on the rear fenders, were there are a few pits from stones. There just really isn't any way, short of the adhearant film, which i do have here and there, like on top of the doors, to keep the finish unmarked. I wash my car very carefully, and wax it often. I touch up the larger nicks, but the rest, i just wear. I have seen some SPF's with the Xpel placed where the top goes, across the rear, but i think it shows too much with the top off.

I try to hang back from leading cars, but every now and then, you have to pass a dump truck, or the like, and stuff happens. I get such enjoyment out of driving my car, that i suffer the slings and arrows out there, and just don't worry much about it.