Originally Posted by tmjohansen (Post 976542)

-RockStar

I guess my gripe isn't specifically for you but a fair amount of people who post nothing more than 'use search' or 'the google' link. Members join this forum to interact with other car enthusiasts to discuss a hobby and way of life they love, cars. And when the interaction you get is comments such as your first one, what is the point of reaching out to one another in a forum setting? Many Z owners on here believe that all BMW owners (I don't have a BMW, but wouldn't mind having one someday) are too snobby to acknowledge one another or anyone else for that matter because they are so much better. I think I would rather have a BMW owner not wave at me as I pass them by, than someone on a shared forum be rude and disrespectful from behind a computer.

Alright, my two cents are out and I am done jacking my own post.

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 977751)

when i tape the front i go from the top to bottom horizontally over lapping a little bit. if you do the other way the air catches the tape and it starts flinging off.

Originally Posted by chops (Post 977556)

ill pass on blue tape, and go with green tape:

Shop 3M: Scotch Performance Masking Tape 233+, 26336, 24 mm x 55 m

its kind of specifically made for cars, and goes on and comes off without any residue. blue tape is similar, but theres still a chance it'll leave some residue. green tape is supposed to solve that

Originally Posted by Osiris (Post 977796)

uhhhhh, this statement contradicts itself. Did you mean to say "when i tape the front i go from the top to bottom vertically over lapping a little bit" ???

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 977857)

if i tape vertically that means i need to worry about drag on both sides of the car which can potentially catch the tape to fling off.

Originally Posted by chops (Post 977556)

ill pass on blue tape, and go with green tape:

Shop 3M: Scotch Performance Masking Tape 233+, 26336, 24 mm x 55 m

its kind of specifically made for cars, and goes on and comes off without any residue. blue tape is similar, but theres still a chance it'll leave some residue. green tape is supposed to solve that

Originally Posted by waaaasabi (Post 977919)

In my experience, the problem with doing it horizontally (even going from top to bottom with overlap ala Kenchan's method) is that if you encounter adverse weather (i.e. a storm or whatever), the tape will loosen up a bit and it'll catch more wind horizontally than vertically (since you're moving forward). Kenchan's method will prevent the tape from mostly flying off, but there will definitely be parts that will lift up/come off and fling about. When I switched to doing it vertically (experimented with starting from the middle, then from the sides), I didn't have a problem with any areas coming off, even in rain. Obviously, the downside to the vertical pattern is that it is more costly, in terms of both time and material.

Originally Posted by Osiris (Post 977846)

Was looking on the 3M site and read this about the green tape:

"Tape 233+ is better than most conventional masking tapes for sunlight resistance - however, it is still advised that it not be subjected to outdoor exposure or prolonged periods of sunlight as the tape may become difficult to remove"

Here's the page

Originally Posted by Cmike2780 (Post 980118)

I think a cheap-o front mask would be better. You can find them for like $100Just remove it when your home and you can re-use it. Not only that, people won't think your some weirdo using building supplies on your $40k sports car.

You do get residue from the blue tape, but its mostly on anything rubber like the window/glass molding. Happened when I masked the car off to do some polishing.