taping the front of the car for trips to save rock chips?

[hedpe]

Hey guys, I remember from pictures of the benzsport autofest meet, I can't remember who all did it, or maybe it was from another GTG. But some of you guys had put some sort of tape all over the front end of your car to stop rock chips during the long drive.

I'm going to MD this weekend and its quite a drive, and I don't want the 500E to be all chipped up by the time I get there and back considering the whole front end was repainted.

What kind of tape are you putting on the front of the car? Anyone have pictures of what I'm talking about? And does it leave any stickyness on the car? Thanks!

[Renn 208]

the careful way to go about it would be:

1 layer of low-adhesion masking tape

1 layer of blue masking tape aka "racers tape"

1. layer of duct tape

Leaves minimal residue which can be taken off with light application of goo gone

the simple way to go would be:

1 layer of blue masking tape

all can be found at the hardware store, and don't forget to take some with you for patch ups along your trip.

[pokerface]

Originally posted by Renn 208
the careful way to go about it would be:

1 layer of low-adhesion masking tape

1 layer of blue masking tape aka "racers tape"

1. layer of duct tape

Leaves minimal residue which can be taken off with light application of goo gone

the simple way to go would be:

1 layer of blue masking tape

all can be found at the hardware store, and don't forget to take some with you for patch ups along your trip.

...how sticky is the blue masking tape if applied directly to the paint?

[Brabus]

Forget the blue... make you own style :)

A 2" thick roll costs about $7-8.

http://12.234.61.76/albums/C36/DSCF2369.jpg

[hedpe]

goo gone won't hurt the paint?

[Luwin1026]

Got tape? :D


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[hedpe]

haha

luwin how do you tape?

the same way as renn described?

[Under Pressure]

Man you people are weird in California. ;)

[Renn 208]

there's less residue to clean up if you use the low adhesion tape,

goo gone doesn't hurt as long as you're very light with it (use a cotton T-shirt, little to no pressure) and wax/seal the car afterwards.

Also, it helps in removal if it's a warm day...

[Luwin1026]

Originally posted by hedpe
haha

luwin how do you tape?

the same way as renn described?

More or less. The blue painters tape leaves no residue - great stuff!! :D

[ZorroAMG]

I used the blue painters tape (As seen on TV's Trading Spaces ;)) 2 weeks ago for a camping trip involving gravel roads and it worked like a charm. Painters tape will not harm the car finish as the adhesive is weak enough to not pull latex paint off a wall, thus a car finish which is more durable is no prob. Goo Gone or Goof Off is ok on the finish if you do not leave it on...use it, clean off the adhesive and rinse with water right away..

Hope that helps...thanks Luwin for the pics of yours for the idea :)

[pokerface]

ok, so painter's tape then.

sold!

Rocky, Slammed_C: now you'll have a way of spotting me in T.Dot. :D

[Dr. ///AMG]

Originally posted by Luwin1026
Got tape? :D


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who is that clown with the fenders all taped up?

[pokerface]

seeing that Doc probably had the largest car in the group in that pic.. how come the rest of you guys didnt just save your tape, tape up doc's car ENTIRELY... and slip stream behind him? :D

[hedpe]

lol is that your W124 all taped up down there doc?

you'd be surprised how many rocks chips the 500E takes on the front fenders

I'll probably tape them a little bit too

[Brabus]

purple is the best!

[Dan The AMG Man]

What I run on the track is a latex based product that you paint on. This you can paint on any area and it forms a rubber glue type bond. Feels like rubber glue.Wont' come off and when you are ready to take it off you just use a bucket of warm to hot water and it comes off.. you have to be careful and not put it inside little cracks etc.. fenders etc.. are no problem.. I just looked outside for a name and I came up empty.. try a search on internet.. works great for rock chips and you have leave it on as it is a cloudy milky color. YOu can peel some of it off with you hand when ready to remove. The guy that sells it has ads in Excellence Magazine, Borders etc.. has that .. Dan

[hedpe]

i'm gonna look tomorrow for the painters tape and tape er up, i'll take some pictures for you guys

:)

[MB300E87]

everybody shaking their head and laughing at doc's car that morning with the massive amounts of blue tape hahhahha. classic.

blue tape left no residue that i could find. if you lay down a layer of white auto masking tape underneath the blue it works well too.

[Henry47]

apply from the top and bottom of the bumper first and then work your way overlapping each strip until you meet the middle. This way the wind won't rip your tape off.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid55/p2627bde48189e0adbb1728a354ad8214/fc7a8400.jpg

[Dr. ///AMG]

haha yea that's me before I had it dropped and had wheels :D

[hedpe]

henry, did you put anything under the blue tape? like any other layers like the white auto masking tape people are talking about.

And when i go to home depot what do i ask for? I can't just ask for blue tape, is the technical term for it blue painters tape?

[ZorroAMG]

At home depot, go to the paint section and ask for masking tape, th blue is one color, there is green and beige too....use the green or blue cause regular beige masking tape is too sticky...

[Ozzie Bob]

Don't know how I missed this one :confused:

Moving to 'Show & Shine' ;)

[hedpe]

Alright guys I went to home depot and got 3M blue masking tape. I spent an hour taping up the front end before i left and it worked BEAUTIFULLY.

The tape stayed on the whole ride, didn't give me any problems. Nor did it give me any problems coming off. It peeled right off without leaving ANY residue at all.

I have some pictures of it before i left, i'll post them when i get back in town. I'm gonna tape her for the ride back too. You'll see how many f'in bugs were on it ;)

thanks guys!

[Dr. ///AMG]

Originally posted by hedpe

I have some pictures of it before i left, i'll post them when i get back in town. I'm gonna tape her for the ride back too. You'll see how many f'in bugs were on it ;)

thanks guys!
Where the pics at yo?

[C280 JR]

i see a car that seems to be very lost!!! it thinks it can hang with the big benzsD

Elvir

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[BrabusBenz300e]

this doesnt have anything to do with taping the car but thanks for all the tips cause stupid little me didnt think of taping when travelling.

Is hedpe like in the band hedpe?