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BHamm · 11-25-2013, 03:42 PM

Hello,

I am planning on picking up a new Camaro from my dealer in Idaho. I will need to get it to California roughly 500 miles away. I was considering using an open car trailer from U-Haul and having the car professionally wrapped. The wrap is a heat shrink material that is often used to protect boats when they are shipped or stored. My question is has does anyone have experience with this product and are there any concerns with the paint/finish.

Thanks,

BHamm

HeadlightArmor · 11-25-2013, 04:08 PM

I would aviod anything from uhaul at all costs...
why not just pay a co to have it shipped if you dont want to drive it yourself?

I sold a personal car last year (TX) to somebody in VA. He had it shipped for less than $500

BHamm · 11-25-2013, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by HeadlightArmor

I would aviod anything from uhaul at all costs...
why not just pay a co to have it shipped if you dont want to drive it yourself?

I sold a personal car last year (TX) to somebody in VA. He had it shipped for less than $500

An enclosed trailer would be ideal, but I can't find one to rent. The open car trailer is not the issue. The car will fit. What makes you say avoid U-Haul? I've looked into having a service deliver the car but it will run 1000.00 or more and it's on their schedule which may not be rite away. I'm retired and have made the drive every month for the last 14 months so I'm not concerned with the drive. I just don't want to break the car in on a freeway, and the tires may be an issue in the cold (ZL1).

HeadlightArmor · 11-25-2013, 04:46 PM

Bad uhaul experience many years ago... it was ugly and a learning experience best avoided.
I would search harder for a hauler if you do not want to drive it back yourself. If you do go the trailer it route you could always just use pallet wrap. Just go around and around... remove it later in the day and done. Why pay to wrap with some sort of boat shrink wrap? short trip and you do not need to seal water out of an open cabin.

BHamm · 11-25-2013, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeadlightArmor

Bad uhaul experience many years ago... it was ugly and a learning experience best avoided.
I would search harder for a hauler if you do not want to drive it back yourself. If you do go the trailer it route you could always just use pallet wrap. Just go around and around... remove it later in the day and done. Why pay to wrap with some sort of boat shrink wrap? short trip and you do not need to seal water out of an open cabin.

My thought was to protect the car from stone damage. The route I have to take is notorious for rock chips. The front of my GMC is testament to that.

I don't think pallet wrap is thick enough for protection but I will look into it.

HeadlightArmor · 11-25-2013, 04:59 PM

just go round and around after it is strapped down. what it looks like once unwrapped at home is more important than what it look like in-transit.

John E · 11-25-2013, 05:28 PM

On the trailer note, check around, I used a Budget trailer to haul a vehicle 1500 miles with out incident. Consider me lucky. Unless there new, there used and the only choice you have is whats on the lot. Personal trailer excluded.

DARK AGE 53 · 11-25-2013, 05:50 PM

With the heat needed to shrink the wrap you cause some damage to the car, I'd keep looking for an enclosed trailer or at least an open with a front stone guard on the trailer.

CHMSC · 11-25-2013, 05:56 PM

If I were you look around. You could probably buy a trailer around there or on your way and then sell it in Cali for more than you paid for it in another state. Getting it covered may not be a bad idea, not sure if it would harm the paint though.

DARK AGE 53 · 11-25-2013, 06:01 PM

Another thought, post here http://www.camaro5.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14 and ask if anyone is interested in renting out there enclosed trailer.

BHamm · 11-25-2013, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DARK AGE 53

Another thought, post here http://www.camaro5.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14 and ask if anyone is interested in renting out there enclosed trailer.

Good idea. Posted message.

Thanks,

xnuyokr · 12-16-2013, 09:01 PM

ex-SS-ve · 12-16-2013, 11:11 PM

A few layers of painters tape on the front end, gills, a pillars and perhaps doors& fenders may be a better idea.

revived · 12-17-2013, 01:07 AM

Its more important to find a reliable shipper, use google read the reviews make some calls. Enclosed shipping is much more then a open transport. Just request you car be put up front on the top or bottom my car was shipped in the back and arrived covered in road grime which required a very tenious washing process to not scratch the paint.

11-25-2013, 03:42 PM	#1
BHamm Drives: Sierra 2500HD Denali, 14 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 90	Shrink wrap and transporting Camaro Hello, I am planning on picking up a new Camaro from my dealer in Idaho. I will need to get it to California roughly 500 miles away. I was considering using an open car trailer from U-Haul and having the car professionally wrapped. The wrap is a heat shrink material that is often used to protect boats when they are shipped or stored. My question is has does anyone have experience with this product and are there any concerns with the paint/finish. Thanks, BHamm __________________ As Dustin Hoffman's character in Papillon, Louis Dega, said, "Temptation resisted is a true measure of character."

11-25-2013, 05:50 PM	#8
DARK AGE 53 Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mi./Al. Posts: 829	With the heat needed to shrink the wrap you cause some damage to the car, I'd keep looking for an enclosed trailer or at least an open with a front stone guard on the trailer. __________________ POW/MIA - YOU ARE LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

11-25-2013, 05:56 PM	#9
CHMSC ROAD COURSE JUNKIE Drives: 2012 SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Somewhere Posts: 4,868 View My Garage	If I were you look around. You could probably buy a trailer around there or on your way and then sell it in Cali for more than you paid for it in another state. Getting it covered may not be a bad idea, not sure if it would harm the paint though. __________________

11-25-2013, 06:01 PM	#10
DARK AGE 53 Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mi./Al. Posts: 829	Another thought, post here http://www.camaro5.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14 and ask if anyone is interested in renting out there enclosed trailer. __________________ POW/MIA - YOU ARE LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

12-16-2013, 09:01 PM	#12
xnuyokr Drives: 2012 1LT Drop Top Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Yardley, Pa Posts: 745	__________________

11-25-2013, 04:08 PM	#2
HeadlightArmor Drives: Company Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: headlightarmor.com Posts: 3,535	I would aviod anything from uhaul at all costs... why not just pay a co to have it shipped if you dont want to drive it yourself? I sold a personal car last year (TX) to somebody in VA. He had it shipped for less than $500

11-25-2013, 04:46 PM	#4
HeadlightArmor Drives: Company Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: headlightarmor.com Posts: 3,535	Bad uhaul experience many years ago... it was ugly and a learning experience best avoided. I would search harder for a hauler if you do not want to drive it back yourself. If you do go the trailer it route you could always just use pallet wrap. Just go around and around... remove it later in the day and done. Why pay to wrap with some sort of boat shrink wrap? short trip and you do not need to seal water out of an open cabin.

11-25-2013, 04:59 PM	#6
HeadlightArmor Drives: Company Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: headlightarmor.com Posts: 3,535	just go round and around after it is strapped down. what it looks like once unwrapped at home is more important than what it look like in-transit.

11-25-2013, 05:28 PM	#7
John E Drives: 2014 2SS rs 6M Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Palm Beach Posts: 168	On the trailer note, check around, I used a Budget trailer to haul a vehicle 1500 miles with out incident. Consider me lucky. Unless there new, there used and the only choice you have is whats on the lot. Personal trailer excluded.

12-16-2013, 11:11 PM	#13
ex-SS-ve Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 763	A few layers of painters tape on the front end, gills, a pillars and perhaps doors& fenders may be a better idea.

12-17-2013, 01:07 AM	#14
revived Vrrrm. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: MA Posts: 1,495	Its more important to find a reliable shipper, use google read the reviews make some calls. Enclosed shipping is much more then a open transport. Just request you car be put up front on the top or bottom my car was shipped in the back and arrived covered in road grime which required a very tenious washing process to not scratch the paint. __________________