I believe your quote should be toward the original poster of this thread, because that is the person who said "I dont want clear, I want leather or vinyl". Thats one of those old school car bras that eventually rub off the paint. Like these:
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This was the "sport car" look of my youth. I dont think paint protection film that could protect the front of the car existed then. Im not a "PPF guy" either, but PPF is a lot better than those old school bra's the OP is asking about.