Will a blanket wear on fender paint?
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Will a blanket wear on fender paint?
I have a mexican blanket bedroll that I bungee to my apes, but I want to put my windshield back on and put the blanket on the back. It would be sitting directly on the rear fender behind the seat. Will a semi-rough (harsher than fleece but softer than canvas) blanket be enough to wear on the paint? This is not something I want to leave to trial and error.
it will wear it up[ like a scotch brite. go to a sign shop and get a chunk of 3m clear vinyl cut to size and affix it to your fender where your blanket would sit. it'll prevent any scouring of your paint.
the 3m vinyl is paitn safe unless of course bubba did your paitn job out back with a can of house paitn and a roller, its the same stuff they do vehicle lettering with comes right off clean
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It was easy to remove and no damage to the stock paint job.
Applied correctly, it's not invisible but doesn't stand out either.
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I didn't think about putting some vinyl under it. Good idea. One reason I want to put the roll there is because I don't have a luggage rack and figured if I needed a bag on the rear it would sit on top of the roll and keep the fender from getting rubbed, but the additional weight will probably mark the fender. I think the 3mm vinyl may be the way to go.
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I'd think anything rubbing on paint over time would have some negative effects. But I normally don't put stuff on painted surfaces.
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From: Singleton
if you do decide to do a re-paint, talk to Joe at the powder pro * a forum sponser here about getting powder coating instead of paint. it will hold up to the rubbing alot better then paitn will.