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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:01 am 
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Gee, the best thing that would be surely removable would be a bra. Sure, you could notice it, but you're going to remove it and throw it in the trunk once you hit WV, right? And it's for sure less permanent than aerosol spray-on bras. Sure it'll looks weird as all hell on the road, but hey, function over form, right?

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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:56 am 
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The problem with the bras, is that they can move even slightly due to the force of the wind on the highway. That will swirl the paint. If there's dust that gets there during the drive, then it will be even worse.

The goat's not perfect and there are superficial scratches here and there but I don't want more of them.

This summer I'm gonna have to spent some time buffing the paint to get rid of the small stuff that's there already. Thankfully, after an inspection this morning I didn't see any scratches that I can't buff out.

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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:17 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:53 pm 
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mtheis wrote:


Yeah, I think this is your best bet at this point, Tony.

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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:51 pm 
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I taped the front of the convertible for WV. I stopped caring after that.

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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:39 pm 
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You always said you wanted a blue goat...

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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:30 pm 
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I taped the front of the convertible for WV. I stopped caring after that.

you did?

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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:41 pm 
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You always said you wanted blue balls...

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I agree with teh tape or a car bra. That's about all you've got as far as options.

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 Post subject: Re: Road trip paint protection
PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:02 am 
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Awesome!

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