Back a couple of month ago I had gotten into an accident in my wife's 03 CR-V and as I was picking up the car from being repaired at a Honda Body Shop I asked them about the 3m type film for the front of the car. The person recommended to me that he wouldn't use it on any of his cars as it doesn't let the paint breath and the paint could become brittle over time.

As I was at the dealer yesterday getting a pinstrip put on my HCH, they were prepping a new regular civic for delivery that had this film on the front of the car. As they were waxing and buffing the car, I noticed a buildup of wax between the regular paint and the film. The detailer had to get out a soft type of brush to get the buildup out of the groove between the paint and film.