Hey everyone,

I am going from SF to LA and plan to cover my front hood and bumper with 3M blue painter's tape. I wanted to double check with you guys to make sure I am getting the right tape... Is this the one?

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...eyword=painter

Thanks.

 

I buy my 3m painters tape from Lowes. It's cheaper. Also I get the 3M painters "surelock" line it seems to stick better IMO.

 

just buy a bra.

 

tracwrap - is for short term trips and events like auto cross, road trips, high speed driving, and cross country travel. It has a specially formulated adhesive meant to remove easy and last temporarily. Using tracwrap means you still get to show off your vehicle. Cross country road trips and exotic car owners are equally happy with the transparent, clear look and protection provided

Plasti-Dip - is an industrial grade, high solids material formulated to provide a semi-permanent, smooth, thick coating. It is flammable, similar in appearance to flexible vinyl, and is resistant to abrasion, cutting, and marring.

 

come on, this is not the sixties

 

damn TOGWT, tracwrap is so expensive...

 

3M blue tape - are you serious? This is a joke, right?

 

i'm in love with my front end as much as the next guy, but a road trip is a road trip.
fuck the protection, go naked head.

 

I just put the bra on ... The OEM one is excellent and in the end saves you a lot .. Might not look great but neither does the tape and only takes 10 min to put on ..

BTW another alternate is black electrical tape ... $1 per roll ar WalMart ..

 

do you have a link to the Bra, i may be interested in one of these for longer trips, just got hood painted and trying to keep it chip free

 

Clear plasti dip or buy some clear vinyl on the cheap.

 

Acura dealer of Vendors on here.


I'd be interested to hear about someone using Plasti-Dip sprayed all over the front .. I bet thats going to be a lot of fun getting it off all the small places ..

 

i have a TSX and everyone in the TSX forums say it's not good cause the top part of the mask flaps in the wind and rubs against the hood. does that happen to you jess?

 

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...ters-tape.html

here's a sample :o

 

Nope .. doesn't happen at all ... did they say if they had the OEM one or a cheap aftermarket?

 

no alot of people who track their cars or cross country them, use this as a cheap protectant. It works well, while it looks ugly but who cares what it looks like for the short duration, better then having to repaint your whole front clip like I had to do after 4 years of rocks chipping away at the front end.

 

personally Id stay very far away from plasti dip... especially on the paint... wheels maybeeeeee.. paint oh lord no.

 

works fine on paint =P just make sure you got a nice layer of wax and its very clean

 

I've got the OEM bra too-it looks great, actually. It has a Carbon Fiber look to it.