[rxter]

Saw this noodling around on the web.



   



You paint it on and it protects the paint for your road trip. Then just peel it off after applying cold water or use a car wash hose (the coin-op type that has some pressure). Sounds great. Maybe too good to be true huh?



So it looks, smells, and goes on like Elmer's Glue.



Mike applied it to the car - 2 coats - and we let it bake overnight in the garage. Per instructions.



   



   



Looks like crap but hey we are hitting the road, not entering a concours.



It worked well enough until we got to Crescent City and it rained overnight around 35 degrees F. Interestingly that's cold water. Now, when you combine a very cold rain with 60 mph you have both the temperature and the pressure that they tell you to use to remove the materials. And voila - it started peeling right off the hood.



Looked damned strange. A bit like a lizard losing it's skin. Would be perfect on a Viper <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.png" class="smilie" alt="" />.



I was a little worried about the stuff coming off in a great sheet and landing on the windsheild. But it sort of rolled up on itself and stuck. Weird.



   



Was also a bit of a pain in the ass to remove in the driveway - especially in and around the body seals.



In the end it did protect the front end from stone chips and worked reasonably well. Not a good solution for driving through the snow.

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[link517]

Watch out for the parking curb!

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[flash]

lol - i wonder how much money has been wasted trying to save money with halfway steps? i know i've done my share in the past, which is why i really try to avoid doing that anymore.

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[rxter]

This stuff is pretty cheap and didn't hurt anything. Clearly not a permanent nor as complete a solution as a clear bra. Of course those things don't last forever either. I've gotten about 2 years out of them before they start clouding up and looking not much better than the stuff in the bottle, and this includes regular care and little sun exposure.



I've pretty much resigned myself to doing what I can to protect the paint on these 3000 mile road trips, and respraying when the elements get the better of me.

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[flash]

the older materials definitely did cloud up. the newer ones aren't so bad, but you do have to polish them, just as you would paint



i still don't know what i'll do. i just reshot the front bumper cover

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[rxter]

you don't want to put Elmers glue on it unless you have to - that's for sure.

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[rxter]

Update on this review.



I detailed the car last week. Previously I had only done a quick wash and dry. Anyway, the elmer's glue stuff really, really sticks to the body seals and the windsheild surround. I mean really sticks. You have to almost resort to sand paper. I used a plastic Bondo putty knife to scrape it off the body seals and was not able to get all of it off the windsheild surround. I am hoping that time and repeated washings etc will take it off.



If you decide to use this stuff tape the rubber before you apply. I'll not use it again.

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[AJG]

I generally find wrapping cardboard round the car held on with duct tape is fine for long journeys provided theres no rain and PS cut some holes for the windscreen washer ( important safety tip). For shorter trips I bully an OAP into walking before me waving a flag, this keeps my speed down and hence less damage to the paintwork. Simple really.

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[tamathumper]

I find that a thick slurry of Milk of Magnesia and bat guano, applied about a week before the trip, and dried by the radiant heat of a seasoned maple fire goes a long way toward protecting the paint. And it has the added benefit of keeping "lookies" a safe distance away from the car.

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