About to drive my new ZL1 home - 8 Hour trip. Front end protection ideas?

Future1LEa10 · 07-03-2021, 08:00 PM

So to those that have drove long distances in their ZL1's, either taking it home from a distant dealer or taking a long trip/cruise. What would be a great "temporary" solution to put on the front of my brand new ZL1 to protect it from bugs and rocks on the way home from picking it up??

I plan to basically have the whole car PPF wrapped when I get it home, so I'm not interested in a basic front PPF unless its something I can install in the dealers lot before I head out. Nothing that would need a pro to install.

I know the bumper masks are out there, but they require you to start pulling out screws in the fender liner and under the hood to attach. I would prefer NOT to do anything like that on a brand new car just yet.

What other solutions are out there? The car is Red Hot, so Im toying with just getting some Red painters tape and just spending an hour taping the whole front in a parking lot or something. What else has worked for you all???

FoundNemo · 07-03-2021, 08:26 PM

Painters tape

PROMETHEUS · 07-03-2021, 08:42 PM

blue painter's tape. Easy to remove and wont leave any residue

CW3SF · 07-03-2021, 08:50 PM

I drove mine 1400 miles and didn’t tape it. Now I live with a front ding under my later installed PPF. Tape it

Cleancoupe · 07-03-2021, 08:51 PM

Blue painters tape worked well for me

Scottyz · 07-03-2021, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cleancoupe

Blue painters tape worked well for me

That looks like a quality tape job honestly. I would also recommend that for the drive.

arpad_m · 07-03-2021, 09:44 PM

Trying to think out of the box, how about getting PPF instead professionally in the area you're picking the car up at? Painter's tape will work, but it's pretty ghetto, and you know Murphy's law, if you leave as much as a square inch untaped, it'll get hit by a beefy rock.

Future1LEa10 · 07-03-2021, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by arpad_m

Trying to think out of the box, how about getting PPF instead professionally in the area you're picking the car up at? Painter's tape will work, but it's pretty ghetto, and you know Murphy's law, if you leave as much as a square inch untaped, it'll get hit by a beefy rock.

Generally you need to let fresh PPF sun cure for a day or two before you do any high speed runs. And I would literally be heading out to a 500 mile trip the minute its done. I'd rather save that for when I get it home and do the whole car like I planned.

2SS Capt · 07-03-2021, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Future1LEa10

Generally you need to let fresh PPF sun cure for a day or two before you do any high speed runs. And I would literally be heading out to a 500 mile trip the minute its done. I'd rather save that for when I get it home and do the whole car like I planned.

Main thing is stay WAAAAY far behind the car you are following, avoid traveling behind trucks with big tires and especially avoid duallies (4 tires to kick up stones)... Leave lot of room, someone changes lanes in front of you, slow down and give them lots of space... There is a lot you can do to reduce/avoid the chance of getting stone chips, leaving lots of space behind the car in front of you is the #1 way...

BoostMeUp · 07-03-2021, 10:04 PM

I'm planning on getting a Novistretch bra and mirror covers for my drive home from Detroit. Planning to ppf after getting back then

Future1LEa10 · 07-03-2021, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BoostMeUp

I'm planning on getting a Novistretch bra and mirror covers for my drive home from Detroit. Planning to ppf after getting back then

Same here that was my first thought. But I know its dumb but it makes me cringe to be pulling out brand new screws out of the fender wells and under the hood to replace them with the screws that the mask snaps to. Its not hard and easily reversible, but I dont know its dumb I know. And on top of my idiocy the mask is $150. The painters tape is $4. lol

HDRDTD · 07-03-2021, 10:23 PM

Preparation for a 400 mile trip.
Worked perfectly

Wuiquen · 07-03-2021, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Future1LEa10

Same here that was my first thought. But I know its dumb but it makes me cringe to be pulling out brand new screws out of the fender wells and under the hood to replace them with the screws that the mask snaps to. Its not hard and easily reversible, but I dont know its dumb I know. And on top of my idiocy the mask is $150. The painters tape is $4. lol

I would do both. Tape and then the stretch bra... The purpose of the bra is to keep the bugs out of your front grill and side vents.. I have the bra for long drive.. i did 1k miles and holy bugs... I rather have those stay in the bra that in the radiator and coolers. The bra came clean as new after that wash in the washer.. i would do the tape in multiple layers for the rocks.

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Future1LEa10 · 07-03-2021, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HDRDTD

Preparation for a 400 mile trip.
Worked perfectly

Lol a bit excessive but I get where your head is at. I would like to do the same but man thats a lot of taping and then removing at your destination.

07-03-2021, 08:50 PM	#4
CW3SF Drives: 2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,252 View My Garage	I drove mine 1400 miles and didn’t tape it. Now I live with a front ding under my later installed PPF. Tape it __________________ Kong Stage X Port, NW103, LPE HPFP, XDI +30 Injectors, ARH Headers, Flex Fuel, JMS Booster, AWE Touring, Elite E2-X CC. Stock heads, stock cam, stock pulleys: Tuned by KingLT1. 740whp Uncorrected on e50

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Cleancoupe Drives: 18 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 703	Blue painters tape worked well for me Attached Images

07-03-2021, 09:44 PM	#7
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 11,607 View My Garage	Trying to think out of the box, how about getting PPF instead professionally in the area you're picking the car up at? Painter's tape will work, but it's pretty ghetto, and you know Murphy's law, if you leave as much as a square inch untaped, it'll get hit by a beefy rock. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

07-03-2021, 10:23 PM	#12
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,047	Preparation for a 400 mile trip. Worked perfectly Attached Images

07-03-2021, 08:00 PM	#1
Future1LEa10 Banned Drives: 2021 Camaro 1LE Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Florida Posts: 151	About to drive my new ZL1 home - 8 Hour trip. Front end protection ideas? So to those that have drove long distances in their ZL1's, either taking it home from a distant dealer or taking a long trip/cruise. What would be a great "temporary" solution to put on the front of my brand new ZL1 to protect it from bugs and rocks on the way home from picking it up?? I plan to basically have the whole car PPF wrapped when I get it home, so I'm not interested in a basic front PPF unless its something I can install in the dealers lot before I head out. Nothing that would need a pro to install. I know the bumper masks are out there, but they require you to start pulling out screws in the fender liner and under the hood to attach. I would prefer NOT to do anything like that on a brand new car just yet. What other solutions are out there? The car is Red Hot, so Im toying with just getting some Red painters tape and just spending an hour taping the whole front in a parking lot or something. What else has worked for you all???

07-03-2021, 08:26 PM	#2
FoundNemo Drives: 2019 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: GA Posts: 573	Painters tape

07-03-2021, 08:42 PM	#3
PROMETHEUS Drives: 2019 ZL-1, Shadow Gray, Sold Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,390	blue painter's tape. Easy to remove and wont leave any residue

07-03-2021, 10:04 PM	#10
BoostMeUp Drives: 2021 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: WI Posts: 30	I'm planning on getting a Novistretch bra and mirror covers for my drive home from Detroit. Planning to ppf after getting back then

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