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/...or-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