Whoa!! I didn’t know those products exist! I was just gonna use blue painters tip. Thanks for the tip!! Gonna order that trakk tape.
As Tom said, I used Trakk tape for my cross country trip after I picked up. Just a heads up though, it's thick and not very flexible, so you're going to get creases and bunches all over. Don't fret over trying to get it to look invisible. And don't neglect to do the area in front of the rear wheels. That area gets beat up as hard if not harder than the front bumper. Oh, and if you leave it for more than a week on the matte stripes, it leaves a residue that you remove by rolling your thumb over the dry residue. But again, that's only an issue if you leave it on the matte stripes for more than a week.
Yes, good point. Do all impact areas. Around wheels, a pillars, rearview mirrors, front end, roof, etc.
No issues as I mentioned above. The tape I removed from the stripes within days of application came right off. I left some pieces on in the front that weren't as visible for over 2 weeks, and when I removed those there was some residue on the stripes, like a giant version of when you pull a price tag off and that annoying residue gets left. I tried multiple types of cleaners and solvents to no avail, thinking I ruined the stripes. But then when they were dry, I was able to just roll the residue off with my thumb like rubber cement.
If that drive home is on a fresh engine, I'd recommend spending at least the first 500 miles on side roads, rowing through the gears. Normal break in procedure...Definitely not on the highway.
Yeah. That’s what I plan on doing. Or hope there lots of elevation changes.
I know I’m not the OP, but my trip was 1600 miles. I spent about 1.5 hours putting on the Trakk tape. No chips or damage during the trip.