Paint Protection for cross-country open carrier transport

It's probably a huge stretch but contact one of those vinyl car wrap advertisers...tell them you'll be taking your car across country...3000 miles in just a few days...tell them that would be great exposure for their product....that it will reach a wide and varied demographic of the road going public (even if it really won't) ...Tell them that you'll be showing their product to people who otherwise would have nothing to look at than the endless ribbon of concrete and asphalt...that their signage would surely leave a lasting impression....like an ad for an airline telling them that if they flew...'You'd be there by now'...

Damn...sorry about that, I kinda rambled.

Anyway...just a thought. Maybe you'll get to recoup your transport costs.

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You might check with a marine dealership and see if they'll shrink wrap it for you. It's fairly tough stuff, it's common enough with boats of all sizes, and they might give you a good deal since a car is fairly small compared to a boat.

Though, on second thought, it *might* be hard to drive onto the carrier with all the doors and windows completely covered. ;)

If it's being hauled in an open, stacked carrier, I wouldn't worry about it. The only thing that can possibly damage it is hail. If you have it hauled on the lower track, that can't happen either.

-JD

Get one of those gian rolls of seran wrap, and some bubble wrap. Sounds stupid, I know. But it should work.

A boat shrinkwrap is a great idea, however it might be hard for them to do it and still allow the door to open, etc so they can get it on and off the trailer..

Although, you may have the whole car wrapped, and then just use a razor blade to cut along the driver's door seam so it can open, and then tape it back or something..

But, as others have said... probably best to just not worry about it, and go with the flow..

Or you could always opt to have it shipped in an enclosed carrier (more $$$)

good luck with it.