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    4/22/2018 12:46 PM  #1

    Jeff in GA
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    How to protect vehicle while towing

    It looks like I will be towing my Mustang back to California from Georgia in a few months and I was wondering if anybody has any info on protecting it a bit while it is on the trailer. I know a standard cover is a no-no. I see plenty of new cars with the white wrap, but not sure where I could get that or if am even able to apply without special equipment.

    Anybody ever heard of safely moving the car wrapping it either in collision wrap or in the 20" wide stretch wrap that pallets are wrapped with? It cost me about $2,000 to get it here in an enclosed trailer and it will be at least that much now to get it back. A one-way car hauler sure sounds more attractive. Thanks!

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    4/22/2018 2:05 PM  #2

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing

    Seen this at some of the MCA shows I have attended, used on cars that were driven.

    http://transportwrap.com/

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    4/22/2018 4:33 PM  #3

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing

    Would not use stretch wrap. Might make paint bubble.
    How about this?  Dive it to a body shop and have them spray the whole thing with that masking spray they coat cars with when doing work on only a section.  It gives SOME protection and will wash off with soap and water once you get there.

    Otherwise, I would wash it beforehand, install mudflaps on the tow vehicle and hit the road.

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    4/22/2018 6:07 PM  #4

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing

    I would wash it on the trailer then take it to a boat shrink wrap place.  Be worth the money to have it wrapped for transport.

     

    4/22/2018 6:18 PM  #5

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing



    Rent a trailer like this maybe.

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    4/22/2018 8:51 PM  #6

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing

    If you keep the tow veehickle from throwing rocks, road paint, tar, and whatever then towing it on a trailer is no worse than driving it...actually way better.  Boat wrap is over gelcoat, not paint as a general rule and I would be nervous about letting my car bake inside that stuff.  You sure don't want anything that can flap around.  That'll eat the paint off before you get out of the driveway.

    Good luck, Jeff.  If you get a little bit north stop on in.  Where in Calif. are you headed?

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    4/23/2018 5:44 AM  #7

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing

    Thanks for the suggestions. I will look into them. Rock chips aside, I am trying to avoid the mess I just experienced a few weeks ago driving my Prius across the country. The bugs were a nightmare to get off the front, and that is without a front grille and exposed radiator to get the little buggers out of.

    I am headed to the Central Coast of CA, near San Luis Obispo; trading in the heat and humidity for ocean breeze and less traffic.

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    4/23/2018 6:12 AM  #8

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    Well, I wish you well.

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    4/23/2018 6:53 PM  #9

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing

    Jeff in GA wrote:

    I am headed to the Central Coast of CA, near San Luis Obispo; trading in the heat and humidity for ocean breeze and less traffic.

    Yeah butt............won't you miss the red clay????!
    Have a safe trip.  Spray the front real good with PAM cooking spray before traveling. Makes the bugs come off EZ'er when you warsh it.
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    4/23/2018 9:53 PM  #10

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing

    Jeff in GA wrote:

    I am headed to the Central Coast of CA, near San Luis Obispo; trading in the heat and humidity for ocean breeze and less traffic.

     
    Beautiful country, but no where near as green as Georgia. SLO is one of my favorite places. We do need more good folks out here.

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    4/24/2018 8:34 PM  #11

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    Re: How to protect vehicle while towing

    PAM cooking spray? Never thought about that but I may just go for that. I am less concerned with keeping the car pristine than I am about having to scrub off bugs and pick 'em out of the inner bits. After 12 years and only 2,500 miles since resto, I'm going to start driving this thing once I get out west. Highway 1 up to Big Sur and Carmel, here I come.

    Of the things I will miss about Georgia, the red clay is not one of them 

    Thanks guys.

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    4/24/2018 8:46 PM  #12

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    Jeff in Ga has a nice ring to it, I guess that will be changing soon?

    For cleaning the bugs off when I’m not in a hurry, I used a very concentrated soapy water mix, spray it on the car and let it sit over night. The soap won’t evaporate and turns all the bugs to a gummy chewy status for easy cleanup.

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    4/24/2018 8:52 PM  #13

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    Jeff in GA wrote:

    I'm going to start driving this thing once I get out west. Highway 1 up to Big Sur and Carmel, here I come.

    That drive up Hwy 1 is absolutely beautiful, and my favorite drive. However, it's been closed since May of last year due to an enormous mudslide. This is from http://www.dot.ca.gov

     [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA]
        IS CLOSED FROM 4.6 MI NORTH OF RAGGED POINT TO 10.3 MI NORTH OF
    RAGGED POINT /AT MUD CREEK/ (MONTEREY CO) 24 HRS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK THRU
    9/30/18 - DUE TO MUDSLIDE REMOVAL - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE
    ROUTE

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    4/24/2018 9:13 PM  #14

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    Jeff in CA .... Gidday neighbor.
    Make a plan for the Sierra, the 395 is just as nice as Highway 1 ... just different.
    Of course, I'm a little biased.

    Last edited by 50vert (4/24/2018 9:14 PM)

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