Protecting Vehicle Paint

[Sterling]

I plan on driving through some nasty overgrown roads in June and have been looking at some options for protecting paint.

One option is a spray-on goop that is like rubber. It can be peeled off like, like that stuff women put on their face.

There's also rolls of "tape", not pretty, but effective. I haven't found a product of this kind that I like.

Does anyone here have experience with any such products and if so, which do you recommend?

 

Thanks

[AKRISONER]

for a cheap solution, id literally use painters tape...I used to painters tape my carbon fibre hood on my car when i was making trips up north...it worked really well! and it costs basically nothing. When done peel it off...it even holds up surprisingly well when it rains!

[John Bacon]

Cover your vehicle in custom "fridge magnets".  I saw something like this at the Sportsman Show a few years ago.

Here's a link - http://www.protec-magnet.com/home.html

 

[BillM]

Painters tape on the cheap.

[mark demmery]

My buddies used to get that 3M clear film installed. Def more than painters tape...lol.  But it was good for a few years. 

[BillM]

40 minutes ago, mark demmery said:

My buddies used to get that 3M clear film installed. Def more than painters tape...lol.  But it was good for a few years. 

Problem is after going through the bush that clear is going to look like garbage and he'll probably wanna take it off, lol

[Freshtrax]

Everyone needs some fishing pinstripes.   I just send it then do the best when I get back to mitigate damage  with some wax and buffer clear coat scrathes buff out pretty easy

[AKRISONER]

10 hours ago, Freshtrax said:

Everyone needs some fishing pinstripes.   I just send it then do the best when I get back to mitigate damage  with some wax and buffer clear coat scrathes buff out pretty easy

if only we lived in a province where they didnt throw brine and salt on the roads because people cant friggin drive.

 

[Sterling]

On 5/28/2018 at 9:16 AM, AKRISONER said:

for a cheap solution, id literally use painters tape...I used to painters tape my carbon fibre hood on my car when i was making trips up north...it worked really well! and it costs basically nothing. When done peel it off...it even holds up surprisingly well when it rains!

On 5/28/2018 at 1:09 PM, BillM said:

Painters tape on the cheap.

Wait - that thin painter's tape stuff? Wouldn't that take hours to cover a vehicle?

On 5/28/2018 at 9:58 AM, John Bacon said:

Cover your vehicle in custom "fridge magnets".  I saw something like this at the Sportsman Show a few years ago.

Here's a link - http://www.protec-magnet.com/home.html

 

Great product, awful website. Doesn't seem like they have popular models though like F150. Oh well - anyone want to partner up on a new business?

[AKRISONER]

33 minutes ago, Sterling said:

Wait - that thin painter's tape stuff? Wouldn't that take hours to cover a vehicle?

Great product, awful website. Doesn't seem like they have popular models though like F150. Oh well - anyone want to partner up on a new business?

You dont really need to cover the entire vehicle top to bottom do you? Even then, there is painters tape thats about 4 inches wide...it actually wouldnt take very long to do.

I always did the front of the hood and then the bumper...it wasnt that bad.

 

Edited May 30, 2018 by AKRISONER

[Sterling]

3 minutes ago, AKRISONER said:

You dont really need to cover the entire vehicle top to bottom do you? Even then, there is painters tape thats about 4 inches wide...it actually wouldnt take very long to do.

I always did the front of the hood and then the bumper...it wasnt that bad.

 

I'd have to cover the entire sides of the vehicles, based on the amount of overgrowth I saw last time.

Luckily we don't need to navigate this road this year, but it's always good to have a backup plan.

[AKRISONER]

8 minutes ago, Sterling said:

I'd have to cover the entire sides of the vehicles, based on the amount of overgrowth I saw last time.

Luckily we don't need to navigate this road this year, but it's always good to have a backup plan.

with thicker width tape and 2 people...it wont take you very long at all...especially because it doesnt have to be precise at all.

[Sterling]

3 minutes ago, AKRISONER said:

with thicker width tape and 2 people...it wont take you very long at all...especially because it doesnt have to be precise at all.

Yeah it's not a bad option. 9 people tagging along... it would be done within 10 minutes.

[north560]

Try this product  Glass Protection tape it was bought at U-Line. you buy it in a 24" wide roll sticky on one side it goes on like saran wrap and peels off easy. Cover the whole truck in no time.