Tvall13

I'm thinking of driving to an out of town wedding. I don't have a clear bra on my car but wondered if anyone had recommendations on short term protection for road trips/track days etc. Anything anyone have a good experience with?

digitalnav

You could always get those crappy black "pleather" bumper covers... but a clear bra for just the front bumper should run about $550 to $700.

Highly reccomeneded.

skim7x

I once drove from Texas to New York with me 335i and taped the entire front end in Painter's Tape =P sort of cheesy, but worked flawlessly.

I'd agree with the above, though. Would just get a clear bra installed.

Tvall13

Eh, I've never really been a fan of the "permanent" paint protection film. I was just looking for a temporary solution to limit the chips. If I was going to wrap the car I would probably do the full car and I would do it right after I bought it and did a full paint correction on it.

skim7x

Sure. Then if you don't really mind, the painter's tape honestly did a great job and doesn't stick or leave residue on the paint. But... don't think you'd want to roll up to a wedding like that

AMG_FVR

+1 for painter's tape. I just got back from a road trip myself and used painters tape on the bumper, partial on both fenders and about 12" up on the hood. Looked hideous but came back with no stone chips at all!

zdonner

+1 for painter's tape.

alexasa

iTrader: (1)

they also have like a plastidip type of clear spray you can use.

and also temporary clear bra that you messily just drape over the front end.

I've used painters tape. It works well, only use the blue quality stuff otherwise you will destroy the top layer of paint and need to clay and polish afterwards. The beige stuff uses an abusive glue that does not react well to heat.

Gungaslow

I tape newspapers to the front

digitalnav

Ive seen a lot of people do this. Looks hideous but it does the job haha.

otakki

How long can you leave the blue painter's tape on the paint without causing a problem to the paint/clearcoat?

Sanch

Do it right and get a PPF... you can always peel it off, it is not really permanent.

alexasa

iTrader: (1)

couple of days, maybe a week if it hasn't gotten wet and then baked in the sun afterwards.

otakki

It wouldn't work for me, then. I'm trying to get it covered until the installer I like can ppf my car. Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts, the earliest it can be done is probably a month from now.

Tvall13

Anyone try trakktape or anything similar?

alexasa

iTrader: (1)

that is the type of product I was attempting to allude to. It's great for temporary, but looks pretty ugly. Should have a better lifespan than painters tape.