Prep for drags question
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Burning Brakes
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Prep for drags question
Going to Richmond Dragway Friday & I'll be doing my share of burnouts & remember some posts w/ ideas to keep the rubber sticking to the fenderwells to a minimum. What are people using? Any other suggestions on protecting the car. I will probably be using 3M blue painters tape on the paint unless someone has something better.
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Going to Richmond Dragway Friday & I'll be doing my share of burnouts & remember some posts w/ ideas to keep the rubber sticking to the fenderwells to a minimum. What are people using? Any other suggestions on protecting the car. I will probably be using 3M blue painters tape on the paint unless someone has something better.
The Blue painters' tape would not hurt.
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Burning Brakes
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I'll be running BFG KDW2s, & in the past w/ GYSCRF which no matter what I tried wouldn't hook wet, dry, no burnout at all. There was lots of rubber everywhere though, fenderwells & fenders probably both from the tires & from the track. I also chipped the paint, car's black, on the edge of the fenderwells. So I'm trying to be a little more cautious & make cleanup easier at the end of the day.
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Burning Brakes
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This is pretty simple stuff, get 2" blue painters tape by 3M at any hardware store, & cover the paint on the inside edge & rearward from the centerline of the rim high on the rear fenders. It wouldn't hurt doubling up & make sure all edge of tape are stuck so wind doesn't take it off. It's pretty common at the track, so bring a roll & do what you see on the other cars. I am planning on pic & video, but my skills at posting them haven't worked out so far.
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This is pretty simple stuff, get 2" blue painters tape by 3M at any hardware store, & cover the paint on the inside edge & rearward from the centerline of the rim high on the rear fenders. It wouldn't hurt doubling up & make sure all edge of tape are stuck so wind doesn't take it off. It's pretty common at the track, so bring a roll & do what you see on the other cars. I am planning on pic & video, but my skills at posting them haven't worked out so far.
