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Old 06-03-2012, 09:25 PM   #29
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Just wax it up real good and the bugs will wash right off. I don't think tape will offer much resistance to a stone on the highway. I went to Oshawa and back last year and have no chips to show for it. Tape won't look good, Mustangs will laugh at you.
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Old 06-03-2012, 09:30 PM   #30
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Just wax it up real good and the bugs will wash right off. I don't think tape will offer much resistance to a stone on the highway. I went to Oshawa and back last year and have no chips to show for it. Tape won't look good, Mustangs will laugh at you.
They'd have to get in front of you to see it. Not too likely.


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Old 06-03-2012, 11:23 PM   #31
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Well I went out and tried the tape thing I must have done a hell of a job with the Adams products because the tape falls right off oh well ill just stay way behind cars
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Old 06-03-2012, 11:26 PM   #32
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They'd have to get in front of you to see it. Not too likely.


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Old 06-03-2012, 11:47 PM   #33
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I'd rather deal with the small chips than drive around with an ugly bra or tape on my front bumper. Give your front bumper a good coat of wax before you depart on a long road trip. This seems to help reduce the possibility of getting bad chips.
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Old 06-04-2012, 12:33 AM   #34
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I'd rather deal with the small chips than drive around with an ugly bra or tape on my front bumper. Give your front bumper a good coat of wax before you depart on a long road trip. This seems to help reduce the possibility of getting bad chips.
I'd rather drive around with an ugly temporary bra on long trips than deal with permanent chips. And if you think wax blocks rock chips...

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Old 06-04-2012, 12:36 AM   #35
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Not sure how much time you got before your trip, but what about this??
http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/road-wrap.html

I am planning on using it for when I go to the Fest/BBOMG
If this is the same stuff I am thinking, DO NOT USE IT!

A bunch of guys used it to go to the Canmaro Fest last year and it scratched the hell out of their paint.
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:37 AM   #36
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^^^ that's the stuff Sux it scratched the crap out of my buddies car too
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Old 06-04-2012, 09:29 AM   #37
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I put that road wrap on the front of my old truck just to see if it worked. The way I did it, it stuck well and did a 1500 mile round trip without issue. I used thinner strips.

I believe the key component(s) is/are 1) Ensuring that the surface is prepped well. Like very clean and no wax. I think this is where some people have some issues in that they wax their cars to be slicker than greased owl sh*t and it has a teflon effect. Nothing sticks to it. 2) If you don't trim the edge back where none of it is wrapped around anything it should remain flat and not flap.

I'm not saying this is always the case because I've never tried it on the Camaro which obviously is shaped differently, but again, no issues on my 2006 GMC hood and front fenders. When we got back, just peeled off all the bugs and recleaned/rewaxed and it was good as new.

For the Camaro, I use Zaino so it's already slick. For longer trips, I take a soft cloth and spray some plain old Pam cooking spray on the rag and smear it on the front. Then I wash the car when I don't need the long-trip protection any longer. It does work for bugs. But not for rocks obviously.
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