Dan Wendling

I am going to my first HPDE at Summit Point this weekend and wonder about protecting the finish with Painters tape. Is this really important at an HPDE 1 event?

I plan to have clear body protection installed but I am now wondering if it will get torn up at HPDE events and I would be wasting my $$.

What is the best plan? Both clear body protection and tape? Tape only? or other??

CodeBlack

Some members including myself use clear contact paper, the same kind that's used to line your cabinet shelves with. You can get it at Walmart.

dfinke23

Or this:

http://www.buyroadwrap.com/

gmccreary

I use Scotch no residue duct tape. It releases with no problem and it is thicker than painter's tape. I do recommend some sort of protection. I wish I could have taped the windshield since I took a nice chip at Road Atlanta a month ago.

Zenak

I only do the mirrors and the leading edges of my lights. if you hpde you gonna mess your car up. if nothing else vulcanized rubber all over the car. Bitch to get off too.

I got the C5 creations mirror protectors i throw on in like 2 secs on the mirrors when i hit the track now because taping is a pain in the ****.

Z11409

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer_tape. No residue to remove

Poor-sha

FATT or the PCA event? I'll be at the FATT so hope to see you there. I have the clear body protection and it works but ironically is even harder to get the rubber streaks off of.

aspeters

This weekend at Summit is a NASA event. I'll be there running #18, black C4 in HPDE3. Lookin' forward to hangin with everyone...

-Andy

dfinke23

Have you found any trick for easy removal?

RedLS1GTO

Is it at Summit Main? Has anybody been there this year to see if they fixed it? At the end of last season it was like driving behind a gravel truck if you were behind somebody because of the track coming apart.

Blurr

I use Turtle wax bug and tar remover seems to work well

05C6GAC

gmccreary

Ready for Roebling Road this week end. No residue duct tape.

RedLS1GTO

Why not the headlights too? If you are going to cover it... might as well save them too!

gmccreary

Might be dark before I get to the track. I'll cover them before I go out.

bluemagoo

I use a little WD40 on a soft cloth to remove the rubber streaks. Quick & easy on both painted and 3M film surfaces...

Kanmer

They have repaved the main sections with quality materials this time. I will be there for NASA as well. The over the hill gang will be there

RedLS1GTO

I won't be out there for this one but I would love to get back there sometime soon and drive without chunks of pavement flying at my face the whole time.

Bill32

Yep, been using WD40 on all the cars for many years. And Quick Detailer or Quick Wax after the WD helps even more.

The trick with tire marks is to remove them before they harden. It's much easier to remove them at the track (or in between sessions) than to wait until you get the car home and let it sit for a day or two. It's at least 3x harder to get them off after they've sat for a while.

And WD contains no silicon so, it won't interfer with a repaint.

05C6GAC

Look fordard to seeing you out there. it'll be good with some vetts out there!!!!!