taping sidesills for racing

[wastntim]

I did a couple of track days and noticed my side sills are getting beat up pretty good. Mostly rubber, but still a pain in the neck to clean. I was thinking about taping them up, especially where they bend out.

I have some yellow duct tape. Do you think this would be ok?
Someone mentioned "race tape" to me. What is it?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[agentf1]

Most people use the blue painters tape that you can get at Home Depot or Lowes.

 

[viperdude118]

I've seen the blue painters tape also used. This would be best since it comes off easily and is inexpensive.

 

[Dealmaker]

As warm as the side sills get , I wonder if any tape will come off easy If you leave masking tape on a car in the sun it's almost impossiable to remove.

 

[ViperTony]

I've been tempted to try Griot's spray-on bra for the track. Has anyone tried this? http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.jsp?searchtext=protection

 

[Batboy]

I used blue racing tape once. The side sills got very hot and burnt some of the glue to the sills. I could not get it off. I have since had the sills re-painted and will not use tape again on the sills. Do not use duct tape as the glue is even worse than racing tape. If anything get the 3M clear bra stuff and put it on there permanently. Good luck.

 

[Nader]

the painters tape comes in colors. Easiest to use and wont leave any residue on after you take it off.

 

[SoCal Rebell]

Anything you tape to the sidesills will melt and/or will become unremovable. I have literally 1,000s of track laps on my Black 2000 in race groups running race rubber and never had a problem with the sills. I rubber gets it dirty spray some WD-40 on and wipe it off.

 

[jrkermode]

I use Geddex Burnout Guard. It is specifically designed for what you describe.