Chassis protection?

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Chassis protection?

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Has anyone tried clear window tint/film to protect the bottom of the chassis? I think this stuff comes clear to protect the hood and bumpers of 1:1 size cars. :idea:

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I tried it but it doesn't stick as well as the chassis protect stuff from ae or jconcepts. JConcepts stuff is almost clear and the AE stuff is not as tranaparent.
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Thanks, can you point me in the rights direction as to where to get JConcepts, Tower?
Are these the ones?
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There were previous posts about this subject. Motorcycle racers use some kind of clear plastic film to cover the number plates and I believe it can be purchased at motorcycle dealers that sell parts for racers. Dirt track or motocross racing bikes that is.
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qballll,

Those are the ones.
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I used the J-concepts stuff on my gold tub, it's really thick works well.

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I use clear contact, available from any newsagency, it's cheap as.
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Over here in Manila, racers use 3M Bathtub Tape, the clear one, as graphite chassis protection. It should also be an option. It's thick, adheres well and can be re-used :D

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And a few years back I bought a 10x2ft of ski-protecting transparent roll tape from an online US ski shop whose name I can't remember, and price was peanuts... it's lasted me till this summer for outdoors TC racing and I can't figure out where the heck it came from to save my life :roll:

It is great stuff, especially as it was dirt cheap (like 2$/ft or something), way less efficient than the AE film which is still the very best I've ever tried, though!

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3M sells it in rolls... 3, 6, 12" wide, and 75" long.

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called Ski Saver....I found a 100 ft roll at my job when we were cleaning out the old DC to move to the new DC. Pretty thick and works really well. :twisted:
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JK Racing wrote:called Ski Saver....I found a 100 ft roll at my job when we were cleaning out the old DC to move to the new DC. Pretty thick and works really well. :twisted:
that rings a bell indeed :idea:

and indeed it IS thick, which can mess up the roll-center/ride-height combo a bit for onroad... non-issue for offroad tho :D

Will start looking for some, I guess.

scr8p, are you talking about ski saver coming from 3M? not sure what you were exactly referring to :)

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google found me this ad
Skiing mag. Dec. 1988 issue
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