Duct Tape Car Paint Job

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.

Duct tape car paint job.

Botched bad repair job with duct tape body parts barely holding on. Masking tape can also ruin paint. Duct tape usually has a warning on the professional packing not to leave on painted surfaces in direct sunlight. In this episode popular mechanics.

9 copy facebook pinterest twitter email. This amazing duck tape paint job done on this car. Gaffer s tape and blue 3m tape work well. 4 points 2 months ago.

Application would be a lot easier if it were in a spray bottle so it doesn t just drip off the car. 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. It actually didn t look bad. If you re not careful you can ruin your car s paint and end up needing a complete scrape to metal paint job.

Posted by 2 months ago. Duct tape is a no no. Just squirt some on and let it sit for 5 10 minutes and wipe in a small circular motion. 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.

That kind of tape probably wouldn t hurt a car finish but it is designed for house painting not car painting. If your car is properly waxed then tape of any kind should not stick. 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. It won t damage the paint.

Gaffer s if you want adhesion. Repeat if necessary then clean with windex. Blue 3m if you want to mask only. When you mean blue painters tape i assume you mean the 3m blue tape you see at home depot or lowe s.

Dirty car cleaning materials. 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. Damn that s a clean ass duct tape paint job. Damaged bumper on a grey car.

Duck tape is good i. My dad and i were given this old 4 wheeler from my uncle and gave it a camo duct tape paint job. If you want a good tape for your automobile painting go to an automotive paint store.