[TR] Covering a newly painted car

[Jerry Van Vlack]

I say it's bad advise because there are too many variables that could go 
wrong by wrapping and covering the car. You were lucky in my opinion. A 
fellow enthusiast and a well respected individual that I just met advised 
against wrapping and trailering a freshly powdered coated frame for the same 
reasons that many have stated here. My guess is that painters would advise 
against doing it as well.

As for paint a week old being OK I disagree with that too. My freshly 
painted TR4A was brought home in December and placed indoors until just 
recently when I finished the car. This past weekend was it's first real 
outing and in the hot sun. You could still smell the volatiles gassing off 
for a good portion of the day. It was several months old at that time but 
not fully cured so it seems.

If worried then a closed trailer is the only safe way to transport the car. 
In the end you'll have to drive it sometime unless it's going to be a 
trailer queen.

JVV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
To: "Jerry Van Vlack" <jerryvv at roadrunner.com>
Cc: "Triumph List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Covering a newly painted car


> On 7/25/11 5:34 PM, Jerry Van Vlack wrote:
>> Bad advise
>
> Bad why??  Please explain.  It protected the car from flying whatever and 
> the car didn't seem to be any the worse for it.
>
>>>
>>> When I moved from California to Flagstaff, after loading my TR3 on the 
>>> trailer I put its car cover on then wrapped the car cover & car in 
>>> plastic.  The soft car cover was on the body and the wrap never touched 
>>> the body except for the underside.  It seemed to work OK.