im going out of town tomorrow..

and i was thinking of taping up my front end with painter's tape to protect it from rocks/bugs/misc highway trash.

a Temp bra to protect my front end. Does anyone think is a bad idea?

I'm asking because and i am scared that the residue might screw up the paint...

need some feed back thanks.

 

i dont know the name of the paint i think its the one youre talking about. but ive seen it on some Zs that track race. its blue colored and sorta looks like blue masking tape

 

I've seen people put the blue painters tape on the front of their cars at autocross and track events. I've even seen somebody do it for the same reason as you (long highway trip). As long as it on for a short time and it's not melting in the sun then it shouldn't be a problem. Even if it does "melt", Goo Gone will take any residue off.

I've had it on my car all day long in the summer heat and not had a problem with it leaving any residue.

 

thank you guys! that's good enough for me

 

no problem with painters tape, tape away

 

use 3M brand painters tape, that what good body shops use

 

3m is gangsta

 

+1 on 3m. Great tape, easily comes off after use.

 

I'm about to drive my car across the country and I'm considering the temporary bra approach. Has anybody tried Plasticover carpet protection film for this purpose?

http://www.plasticover.com/

The FAQ says it may leave adhesive residue but that the residue can usually be removed with a citrus-based cleaner.

http://www.plasticover.com/faqs.html

 

I used one of those screendoor lookin universal fit bug bras once and it did the job. Come September/october down here the love bugs have their sex everywhere and the bug bra caught most of them.

I always wondered if just a few layers of clear plastic cling wrap would do the trick for quick road trips, but I dont know how that would affect the paint. So Id say painters tape would be the best bet

 

Yes, I own this company and several people have tried our carpet protector film for temporary track protection as well as rocks/chips/bug protection.

Here is a blog post about this where corvette fans are using it as a temp bra:
http://www.plasticover.com/carpet-pr...rack-day-hpde/

if anyone has any questions or wants to try it, contact us for a significant discount as we are gathering feedback to perfect a product for this purpose.

Thanks for the interest!

 

the only problem with the plastic wrap type is the edges lifting up and flapping in the wind, and also coming off and getting stuck else where-

blue 3M painter's tape is a realtively good protection from bugs and rock chips- and you can draw on it like "Move Over" backward or something...

just get the really wide version, else you'll be making several passes with the skinner stuff.