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Cross Country Roadtrip - Using Painters Tape Good or Bad? (2600 miles)

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  1. Slavatheshrimp

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    Would temporarily painters taping my front bumper and hood from rock chips and bugs be a good idea?

    I made my way to South Carolina from Sacramento, CA. It took me 38 hours. We drove nonstop. I wanted to see if it would be a good idea to do a blue painters tape wrap on the way back. It would take me about 4 days to get back since I’m stopped somewhere for a couple days.

    FIL said it would mess up my clear coat.

    I wanted to do the front bumper, half of the hold and rear view mirrors.

    Any advice is appreciated.
     
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    WHAT are you taping? And WHY???
     
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    duck tape on my rear bumper is peeling
     
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    wanted to see if it’s a good idea to do the front bumper from chips and bugs on the way back. Not a perm thing.
     
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    don't they make a clear product that sticks on and peels off?
     
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    Well, if it doesn't work your FIL is right and so things don't turn out so bad after all. :cool:
     
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    There is a bra you can put on and take off when you don't need it.
    The tape isn't going to last long and will probably eventually come off...
     
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    Easy peasy my dude, spray it with plastidip. My bottom bumper lip has a few coat so rock bounces off the rubber coat, peels off with common solutions in the garage.
     
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    That's nascar where they have layers and layers of those on the windshield, and pull off the outter layer when pitstop'd.
     
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    This is common on track cars when people don´t want stone chips, etc.

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    OP, assuming the car isn't freshly painted you can leave it on for a couple of weeks with no damage. If the paint is fresh and hasn't had enough time to cure completely, the tape will likely pull it up.
     
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    On a Track, no the highway.

    Butttt..... It's your car, do with it as you wish....
     
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    lots of people who transport their car with a uhaul trailer do that /
     
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    Masking tape should be ok for a few days; it's designed to peel off without leaving residue. What if it rains though??

    Off topic but anyway: one time, I applied masking tape, just for a few minutes (other car decades back) and when I pulled it off it took the paint off. Turned out the (near-new) car had sideswiped a bollard at the dock, had a fast/cheap paint job (one side completely sanded down and repainted) before delivery to dealership.

    In BC: the standard bill of sale has a clause saying the new car may have incurred up to 20% of it's retail value in bodywork before it needs to be disclosed.

    If you're ever in that situation, keep in mind: until you sign, it is not a legal document, and you're free to cross that clause out, say amend it to $500 max, for example. You may need to twist arms, dealership might protest, but probably will go for it. If not...

    Just cus it's pre-printed doesn't mean it's unalterable.

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