Blue painter's tape?

[WolfeMacleod]

Hello folks, it's been awhile.

I have a question about blue painter's tape.



This week, I may be driving 2220 miles from Seattle to Texas...and back next week... I'd really like to avoid rock chips on my '85 911's hood, which is quite prone to them. Currently, there are three tiny chips in otherwise flawless paint. I don't want any more.



I had read a post of some forum a few years ago in which a couple people covered a car in blue painter's tape for a cross-country drive - to ward off rock chips.. I'm considering taping the front half of my hood just for this purpose.



How safe it it on auto paint? Sticky resudue on removal?

 

[Banacheq]

What about this?



Griot's Garage 1-800-345-5789 - Accessories



Maybe someone here has used it before, but I haven't. I just remembered seeing it in their catalog.



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[audicoupej]

Here is from a trip I did about a year ago: http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/83987-front-end-protection-91-accord-interior-56k-no.html



There was a thread on vwvortex where they covered a Black Audi S4 completely and drove across the country.

 

[rearviewmirror]

I've seen the blue tape on cars being towed but never driven. It looks like the guy w/ the VW didn't have any problems heat cycling the tape on a long trip.

 

[slick61]

... have seen lots of guys doing it on their Cobras (nose & rear fenders) during track days- same intention. A cheap, temporary solution.

 

[IP37]

we always use it when heading to out of town car shows; works great

 

[brownkc]

I live in Texas and the heat of the PC gave me some fits with the blue painter's tape. I switched to the green automotive tape (check walmart locked case in the automotive paint area) and it peeled off clean every time.

 

[SVTsupremecy]

good advice brownkc, i had the same problem with blue painters tape on my mustang...some stuck to it in some spots, and i even waited for a cool front when i detailed it here in texas.

 

[Raz5219]

blue painters tape works fine. Just be sure to apply it vertically (up & Down) instead of hotizontally (side to side). THis is because at speed, the wind will catch the leading edge of tape and will eventually peel off. If its applied vertically, there's nothing for the wind to catch.

 

[TapeManBlue]

It is also important to do a medium to low adhesion painters tape and like SVTsupremecy said remove quicker when in extreme temperatures. Here is the tape I am familiar with Blue Painter's Tape