Here are some pics; one thing to remember though black will show more than lighter color, any imperfections at all will really "pop" in a black car. Close up you can see the line across my hood ~2 feet of coverage, also my bumper lights and side mirrors has the bra. It also runs down the side fender. I know the pics is not to clear cause I had to resize the image. But you get the point, one can see the line if you look close.


So you can almost see the line from this distance if you knew what you were looking for

 

And no it does not take the shine away, and you just wash and wax as if it wasn't there. One thing you may want to do though before waxing is to tape (I use blue painters tape) the edges because wax do tend to collect there. Or just spent the time after removing the resedue.

 

i have a friend who ordered a 3m clear bra for his 07 350z and installed it himself. it cost him 25 bucks. he said it took 4 hours to install though and it sounds like a b**** to install.