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[JeffIsHereToo]

Be careful with RoadWrap!   I let this stuff stay on too long, 4 days, and it left a NASTY sticky residue on my car that was a PITA to remove.
I'd never use it again to be honest.  
Hopefully your experience will be different!

[Roush GR40]

03 DSG Snake, on 27 December 2012 - 12:29 PM, said:

Do you have a link?

I can't find a link, but it's the best stuff out there...heavy mil and leaves no residue whatsoever.

[03 DSG Snake]

Roush GR40, on 27 December 2012 - 01:00 PM, said:

I can't find a link, but it's the best stuff out there...heavy mil and leaves no residue whatsoever.

What is the product name on the package? I couldn't find 'Track Wrap' on the 3m site.

[Roush GR40]

It was made by 3M for an open track organizer...the product name of the package was Track Wrap w/ a picture of a Saleen on it.  I also attempted to Google search but was unsuccessful.

[AndyGJ]

JeffIsHereToo, on 27 December 2012 - 12:53 PM, said:

Be careful with RoadWrap!   I let this stuff stay on too long, 4 days, and it left a NASTY sticky residue on my car that was a PITA to remove.
I'd never use it again to be honest.  
Hopefully your experience will be different!

Thanks for the advise Jeff.

I'll make sure I remove it promptly.  Since this is a two day event, depending on how much of a pain it is to install, I may change it out after the first day so that I'll have a fresh layer on for the second day and the trip home as well.

Andy.

[JeffIsHereToo]

Hey Andy,

Let me know how it works out for you.

I wanted it to work but afraid to deal with it again.  I've been using painter's tape since which is also a PITA.

Thanks!

Edited by JeffIsHereToo, 28 December 2012 - 09:58 AM.

[AndyGJ]

JeffIsHereToo, on 28 December 2012 - 09:57 AM, said:

Hey Andy,

Let me know how it works out for you.

I wanted it to work but afraid to deal with it again.  I've been using painter's tape since which is also a PITA.

Thanks!

Hey Jeff -

THE RACE WRAP WAS A BIG SUCCESS FOR ME.

I was very glad I bought both a 6" roll and an 18" roll...probably should have ordered an extra 6" roll.  It was so popular, that a couple of others asked to borrow some.  It was very misty and foggy the first day (Saturday 7:30 am) at the track, so the car was actually wet.  I took several (about 10) car towels with me and wiped down all the areas I wanted the protection.  I started placing the wrap on covering the entire nose up to a line even with the peak of the wheel wells across the hood (about 1/2 to 2/3s towards the scoop), then behind the front tires, in front of the rear tires, and then behind the rear tires.  Obviously, I did leave the upper and lower grill areas uncovered and my Front Brake Cooling Duct openings.

I didn't do the best job getting the bubble and runs out of it, but I was more concerned with protection than looks...I'll see if I can post of a few pictures.  It looks crazy and may have gotten a few laughs about being obsessive, but even one attendee emailed me tonight to say he was glad to see that I did a good job protecting my SGT.

A few times I would have to replace the spots that would let go after a session because the adhesive is very, very light.  It sticks better to the clean paint than it did to itself...the larger the piece, the better it held.  Also, I figured out that when I extended INTO the wheel well and wrapped underneath, it didnt do as good as when I would cut right at the crease where the fender fold under.  The kit even included a modified paper cutter to use to trip the wrap.  When I covered the hood, I was able to extend from fender to center stripe and then same on the other side, then take the "paper cutter" and easily slide it down the cracks where the hood meets to cut so I could easily open the hood to vent.  I then took another piece and extended along the whole front and wrapped underneath along the entire hood.  These three pieces never even budged.  And it never shed any pieces (small or large) while driving so the other drivers were not bothered with flying pieces off the Saran Wrap car, as I called it.

I did have someone help me for about 15 minutes and working together we covered almost the entire car where I wanted.  That was the great part about this weekend...anytime anyone needed to do something, there was never lack of help from one, two, or three other drivers nearby.  From rotating or completely changing tires (which sometimes happened several times) to changing out front brake pads,  there was more than enough help and plenty of tools and race floor jacks to get the job done.  Several times a saw a couple of cars completely off the ground with no wheels getting worked on by 2 or more drivers to one car....excellent group of guys (hope I get an invite back again next year).

At 2:30 pm on Sunday, it was time to leave Savannah area and head back 250 miles to Atlanta.  I was afraid to leave it on too long based on some of the comments here, so I gently pulled it all off in about 3 to 5 minutes and threw it away.  Once I was done, several folks came around and said that I was very smart to do that to such a beautiful car.  A quick once over showed no markings even from some of the pieces that were gently flapping in the wind....probably because I wisely put a good coat of Meguires synthetic wax on it Thursday night before the trip.  Other than my tires being worn and very dusty front rims, you could never tell that I was even at the track.

If you are thinking about doing a track event, then I'd do ther race wrap.  I think it was $50 well spent.  I don't recall if many things hit my car up front, but it was just piece of mind to know that I didn't have to worry.  The many chunks of rubber that stuck to my tires that went flying off as I slowly drove away from the track each day didn't bother me either...it did sound like a 4 wheel drive truck coming out of the mud each time for about the first 2 miles.


Hope that helps with a full review...

Andy.

Edited by AndyGJ, 14 January 2013 - 09:53 PM.

[03 DSG Snake]

Where did you order it?

[AndyGJ]

See Post #1.....

Here is a copy....

Road Wrap is a cling wrap type of product.  Here's a link:  http://www.empirecov...-road-wrap.aspx
I'm sure you can shop it online.  This is definately better than the painter's tape.
Enjoy your track time!


Andy.

[Roush GR40]

I have a spare roll for sale...bought two about a year ago and only do 1 - 2 events a year.  I believe it's 20' or 25' roll and it's 30" wide...and 5 mil...very heavy duty selft adhesive..works great.  PM me if interested.

[al ellison]

Andy:

So glad you had a great track day experience.  This is the norm and you always meet a great group of people.
I trust you are hooked.  Post up some pictures.  If you can make one of the events at Barbers' Motorsports in Birmingham, please post up.  Here is a link to their schedule; http://barbermotorsp...dy/calendar.php
There are several groups you can get out with, examples are Track Guys, Rezoom, PCA & the BMW Club.  They welcome all makes / models.
Safe driving & God bless.

[Roush GR40]

Sold my track car last May and still have one unused roll left of the best track wrap material that I have found int he past 6 years.  It's a 5 mil UV self adhesive clear wrap made by 3M...30" x 20'...enough for about 10 track days.  $75 plus shipping.  PM me if interested.