Got back from my 1300 mile trip from NYC -> Howes Caverns -> Binghamton -> Corning -> Geneseo -> Rochester -> Buffalo -> Niagara Falls -> Toronto -> Watkins Glen -> Ithica -> Scranton -> NYC.

The front of the car is PLASTERED. Got 2-3 tiny chips on the front bumper and hood, 1 tiny paint chip on the drivers side rear door. Not bad despite going 60 down a dirt road and cruising at 80-130.

 

You coulda taped it with blue tape so you wont get any chips and any bugs

 

Lol, you got tagged up.

 

you were in buffalo.. should have let me know.. we coulda cruzed a bit

 

i drove to South Carolina and back which is about 1200 miles round trip, and my car was COVERED in bugs after the trip down. It was the most bugs ive EVER seen.

 

I dropped by at like 8am sunday morning. Most people would've been passed out or hung over at that time anyway.

 

holy mother of jesus... 1,300 miles one single trip; damn I don't know if I'd have the guts to make such a trip lol

hopefully u gave ur RA the wash it deserved after all those bugs!

 

thats why I used painters tape, when I drove from texas to florida and back!

 

use tape or clear bra FTW

 

It took a good 2 hrs to scrub all the bugs off the car. Probably would've been a good idea to wash everything off mid trip instead of letting it bake in...

I put 3m scotchcal on the headlamps, those are still shiny. I'm planning on keeping those on for at least 2-3 years before I need to put a new layer on. Gonna need it, esp with the roads up here in the northeast.

Thought about doing the tape thing but wouldn't that just look ridiculous on a white car?

 

this is why i bought the full 3M clear protection... even for my headlight/fog lights.

 

At least you didnt have a bird go suicidal on you. when i was driving back from NC a few weeks ago a bird did hit my front bumper and gave me a nice 2 inch long gash.

 

well wat i say wen i c a chip on the hood or a gash its a war story thats wat i call it

 

I had a dog try to go suicidal on me, darted out in front of me while traveling on the interstate. Let's just say the car handled it's self perfectly when avoiding the hazard.

 

Well chips on the hood and front bumper I'm not worried about, its made of aluminium and plastic, respectively. So no corrosion to worry about. I did 3m the headlights though, didn't want those going foggy on me.

Is the front bumper painted? I think mine's just white plastic.