View Poll Results: Should I put blue painters tape on my car for the ride home?
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Painters Tape Bra yes or no?
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Painters Tape Bra yes or no?
Alright so im up at college in Tallahasse and im driving back down to Miami/Ft.lauderdale area next week. On my way up here a !@#$^% dumptruck got in front of me and a rock flew out of the back of it and hit my newly painted hood!!! I quickly stopped at a rest station to check the damage. not good. rock took off all the clear coat and at least one layer of paint....anyway, I dont want this to happen anymore. There were also numerous chips from the "sandblast" type rocks..Will covering half my hood and my whole front bumper prevent this from happening..some people says it does and some say it doesnt...any input?..
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Rain>!@#$
With living in Florida comes living with rain. Because it rains out of nowhere sometimes I was just curious if if drove through rain would the painters tape get all soggy and nasty on my hood and bumper and slide off?..or will it just get gooey and make a sticky mess everywhere?!..this is something I dont want to happen
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at a certain point the size of the rock will still damage your paint (lets hope that doesn't happen)
and you will look rediculous (if you care, i personally wouldn't if i were that concerned about my paint)
OTOH ... you could just drive around like normal and if/when the front looks too mashed up you can go for a respray (this is what i do, so far it's only been resprayed once and i have an 01)
and you will look rediculous (if you care, i personally wouldn't if i were that concerned about my paint)
OTOH ... you could just drive around like normal and if/when the front looks too mashed up you can go for a respray (this is what i do, so far it's only been resprayed once and i have an 01)
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!?!?!?!
Yea thats fine if you have the money to just go for a respray....but i dont...i am willing to look rediculous to save my paint and a hundred or so dollars...if you ask me i think alot of poeple actually do this..and yea i think up and down seems better because the wind will not get under the tape as easily as if it were side to side...idk..ill post pics on thursday when i do it..
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Yea thats fine if you have the money to just go for a respray....but i dont...i am willing to look rediculous to save my paint and a hundred or so dollars...if you ask me i think alot of poeple actually do this..and yea i think up and down seems better because the wind will not get under the tape as easily as if it were side to side...idk..ill post pics on thursday when i do it..
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Just Finished Tape Bra!!
Hey guys, just finished putting obnoxiously blue tape on my car! I thought some of you would be interested: here are some pics! (srry for the bad quality..i took them with my phone )
Start from the middle of the hood..this will prevent the tape from peeling from the wind because of how it is layed.
You dont have to but I made the layers closer together as I got closer to the front of the car. My theory is that the tape will be thicker at the front and prevent more chips
Dont forget the mirrors!
FINAL PRODUCT!
hope u like
Start from the middle of the hood..this will prevent the tape from peeling from the wind because of how it is layed.
You dont have to but I made the layers closer together as I got closer to the front of the car. My theory is that the tape will be thicker at the front and prevent more chips
Dont forget the mirrors!
FINAL PRODUCT!
hope u like
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