Duct Tape Car Paint Job

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Duct tape car paint job.

That kind of tape probably wouldn t hurt a car finish but it is designed for house painting not car painting. When you mean blue painters tape i assume you mean the 3m blue tape you see at home depot or lowe s. If you re not careful you can ruin your car s paint and end up needing a complete scrape to metal paint job. Duct tape is a no no.

Damaged bumper on a grey car. Here is a picture of my moms dodge spirit from the late 2000 s when she let her ex thats now jailed paint her car with red latex house paint and a roller. Duck tape is good i. Here are the things you need to avoid so you don t ruin your car s paint.

In this episode of saturday mechanic ben wojdyla and russell ferguson gussy up their duct tap pontiac in hopes of finally selling the car on craigslist. Application would be a lot easier if it were in a spray bottle so it doesn t just drip off the car. Duct tape usually has a warning on the professional packing not to leave on painted surfaces in direct sunlight. 9 2011 fort worth texas u s sprint cup series driver david reutimann 00 had to use duct tape to repair his car during the samsung mobile 500 nascar race at texas motor speedway at fort worth texas.

Holding parts of your car on with tape even temporarily is not the best idea especially if you want it to not damage your paint. In this episode popular mechanics. Blue 3m if you want to mask only. Damn that s a clean ass duct tape paint job.

Scrubbing your car with a dirty piece of cloth or sponge will not only make the dirt stick on the car paint but may also abrade it. 9 copy facebook pinterest twitter email. It won t damage the paint. Repeat if necessary then clean with windex.

If you want a good tape for your automobile painting go to an automotive paint store. This amazing duck tape paint job done on this car. It actually didn t look bad. Just squirt some on and let it sit for 5 10 minutes and wipe in a small circular motion.

My dad and i were given this old 4 wheeler from my uncle and gave it a camo duct tape paint job. Gaffer s tape and blue 3m tape work well. Botched bad repair job with duct tape body parts barely holding on. Gaffer tape is designed for use in theater and movie production instead of masking tape or duct tape because it s strong but comes off cleanly.

4 points 2 months ago. Masking tape can also ruin paint. Dirty car cleaning materials.