Saran wrap on cars

[onnfire]

This is a rather odd question. Can saran wrap do any damage to the paint of a car? The cool thing to do is to saran wrap peoples cars(i dont think it is that cool). Is there any way that the saran wrap could scratch the paint?

[Murr1525]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

I dont know about scratching, could be a possibility, but some people who have put plastic covers on their cars have ended up with staining/etching in the paint, presumably from the plastic trapping humidity.

Or if you turned the enging on and the plastic melted.....

[onnfire]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

Usually the saran wrap remains on there for less than an hour. I think it is stupid, but i just wanted to know if i should try and convince my friends not to do it. Also , i dont think it would be very likely for a person to start there car when it is covered in saran wrap, so i am not worried about the heat of the engine melting it.

[Lydia]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

If there was dirt trapped underneath it I think it would probably scratch the paint.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

If there was dirt trapped underneath it I think it would probably scratch the paint.

Correct.

If the finish on your car is polished to perfection but not spotlessly clean, and someone wraps your car with plastic wrap, it's almost guaranteed that in some way, during the applying or removal process, dirt on the car is going to be ground-into the paint.

Hope this kind of prank doesn't happen to any of our members or our members customer's cars.

[BlueTooth]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

ugh.. they do this every day at my college durn kids.. luckily they havent spotted me yet I hope im not speakin too soon either.... Ive seen dozens of cars saran wrapped together like 3 wrapped together... but i think the college police is crakin down on it so I might be safe for a while... lol... Ill come on here if I get wrapped to see what I can do about it... I thought college kids had more sense but apparently not theyre still high schoolers.. well some are atleast

[JG_Detailing]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

This is a rather odd question. Can saran wrap do any damage to the paint of a car? The cool thing to do is to saran wrap peoples cars(i dont think it is that cool). Is there any way that the saran wrap could scratch the paint?

Why would someone think it's COOL to do that?

[Murr1525]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

Seems like more of a hassle to actualy do..... too much effort for a prank that a pair of scissors will remove in seconds.

[PaBlkBrd]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

I have seen several cars entering car show gates with saran wrap on the front ends of their cars to keep the bugs and road grime off on the way to the show. After they are parked in their space, they remove the wrap and a quick detail wipe and they are all set.

[the other pc]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

... I thought college kids had more sense...

You obviously didn't go to the same college I went to.


PC.

[gb387]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

Sometime ago some guys used shrink wrap on a car, it was nice and hot out and it did 'shrink' breaking the antenna off and on removal it broke the rear window wiper off.

[STG]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

You obviously didn't go to the same college I went to.


PC.

I thought Saran Wrap was optional clothing for girls.

[macdude]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

If the paintwork is hot, saran wrap can melt. I've seen it on a client's Audi A4 1.8T which did not have heat insulation and there was etching. Beware...

[xebola]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

Check this out:

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ture+AND+clear

[onnfire]

Re: Saran wrap on cars

If nothing else, it could provide me with a chance to get more experience buffing out some of my friends cars. It is pretty stupid and petty. But boys will be boys.