Racer's tape... User beware

[Kenny Boxster]

DO NOT even use blue painter's tape! I was doing a project on the hood/front bumper and I still cannot get the mark of the tape off, despite washing many times. Believe the only way to get off is to polish like perfect lap said. Maybe a magnetic alternative would be better than tape.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Kenny Boxster

DO NOT even use blue painter's tape! I was doing a project on the hood/front bumper and I still cannot get the mark of the tape off, despite washing many times. Believe the only way to get off is to polish like perfect lap said. Maybe a magnetic alternative would be better than tape.

I made my own race numbers. Total cost was wayyyyy less then what the race number guys were charging. I created a template of the race number on Word. Took it to Kinkos. They blew it up really big. I cut around it so that it had a little white border. Then Kinkos laminated it. I went next door to Office Depot and bought a pack of those magnetic business cards and glued them to the back (along the edges) of the of the number. Worked perfectly. However, I'd put down some masking tape or a coat of wax first. IF you slide around any magnet over paint it will produce some micromarring.