Originally Posted by
PoorInRichfield
Completely unrelated to the bike... you might consider buying and installing a few inches of
3M chip guard on your car's trunk to protect the paint from damage caused by the rack straps. The blue painter's tape won't do much if a strap comes loose and starts vibrating while you're driving. The 3M stuff is incredibly tough and well worth the couple of bucks.
yea I’ve been trying to find different methods of preventing the scratches. Had the rack for about a month now and I take it off and put it back on daily to prevent the scratches and someone on these forums said they use the painters tape so I figured it was a cheap method to prevent the scratches. Been working good so far however wouldn’t mind something stronger. Do you take the 3m tape off every time you put the rack or is it a permanent option