What tape do you use to protect your front end on track days?

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I've got a track day coming up and I'd like to protect my front end. What tape do you guys suggest?

[Pokeguyjai]

Might be a little overboard but:

http://www.roadwarriorplus.com/default.asp

[Gearhead23]

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/lan...der-spray-film

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38009

[aCab]

I run mine naked...and it shows

[TSY]

i use this:

http://www.trakktape.com/

Easy to put on and take off. clear so your car doesn't have all that blue painter's tape all over and looks better. My car is white so orange cone stains don't come out easily so this stuff is great.

[Stevo22]

Has anyone ever tried using plasti dip like this video shows:

[ame]http://youtu.be/Pz6tO2Ggdrk[/ame]

[aCab]

Originally Posted by TSY

My car is white so orange cone stains don't come out easily so this stuff is great.

I've never had orange cones leave orange marks :curious:

[Stevo22]

Originally Posted by aCab

I've never had orange cones leave orange marks :curious:

Is this because you don't hit them ? I have had them leave marks, but it is more like a film that rubbed out with some detail spray.

[aCab]

Originally Posted by Stevo22

Is this because you don't hit them ? I have had them leave marks, but it is more like a film that rubbed out with some detail spray.

Not at all. Im usually on trial for cone murder at the end of an autox event. Cones, in my experience, leave black/grey marks. Never had orange residue. I usually have to use a clay bar and lots of elbow grease.

[TemeCal]

Originally Posted by Pokeguyjai

Might be a little overboard but:

http://www.roadwarriorplus.com/default.asp

This is what I use. Been using it for the past 10 track events, and my front-end still looks great. It's expensive, unless you buy it by the gallon. I figured it's about $7 per track day, with the amount I use.

[Pokeguyjai]

Originally Posted by TemeCal

This is what I use. Been using it for the past 10 track events, and my front-end still looks great. It's expensive, unless you buy it by the gallon. I figured it's about $7 per track day, with the amount I use.

Do you do one layer of it or do you layer it on? How easy is it to remove?

[ModBargains.com]

Blue painters tape usually works for me. Takes some time to do, but it'll save you from rock chips

[mrk1]

my car just wears the scares of cone contact, more of the blemishes are from tire clag

[TemeCal]

Originally Posted by Pokeguyjai

Do you do one layer of it or do you layer it on? How easy is it to remove?

I always put on 2 layers. First layer takes about 5-10min to put on, second layer takes even less. It goes on much quicker than tape (what I used to do). I'm not sure I could go back to tape now.

As for removing it, it takes a little longer. If you peel up a corner, you can usually get it 90% off in a single sheet. It peels up like saran wrap...kind of a plastic/rubber feel to it. The remaining 10% are typically small areas. I've found that spraying a little ONR/water mist over the entire area helps remove the protectant. I'd say it takes me 20min to remove it all.