TrakkTape #TT-6600 6"x600' track day paint protection

Haha, lets add another mx-5 to the list.I taped up my '16 club and took it to the track a couple hours away. I don't have much to say to add to what has already been said by the other mx-5 owners. I will say that the front bumper was absolute hell to get the tape on, since it is ALL CURVES. I spent hours trying to cover all the different parts of the bumper but next time I will be putting much less effort into it. Once covered however, it offers adequate protection against debris that you'd run into on a track or highway. It took an entire 6"x100' roll to cover the whole front and a bit of the sides.Also, the leading edge thing is important. This tape WILL start coming off if the leading edge isn't covered. When that happens, the tape will start peeling off and start flapping, and if it happens to flap into an uncovered part of the panel, it will leave residue and swirl marks on the paint. This was particularly evident on the mirrors, where I had to make relief cuts everywhere to get it to conform to the shape. Residue is easily removed with a clay bar and swirl marks will require paint correction. Both of those things are worthwhile trade-offs for the peace of mind that this tape offers, and don't forget about that sweet, sweet feeling of peeling all of it off afterwards. Like buying a new iPhone, the best part is peeling off that screen packaging protection.

I've used one full 600 ft roll of this stuff and am now on my 2nd.It goes on real fast and comes off even faster. I've never had an issue with damaged paint or extra left over residue. I've put this over my factory paint and my factory clear bra.Looks acceptable enough to me. And if I really take my time, I can apply it so that it's barely noticeable in photos.I'll be a customer as long as I keep tracking and as long as they keep making it.Only thing I'll warn people about is that if aren't super careful, the tape will hold dirt and sand if the sticky side is left exposed. Then that could potentially rub and damage paint. So I make sure all the tape adheres nice and flat.Excellent customer service.

The tracktale is super easy to use. Make sure you dont put it on plastic though! Also, I've noticed that if you take over the tape itself, that's where it starts to peel at the track. When I reapplied it the next time carefully trying to line the tape up without overlapping too much, it was much better. Overall it totally protected my car at the track and would definitely recommend to those that wanna protect their cars.

I tried out a few competitors while saving up for this big roll, but this is the real deal. Easy to apply, doesn't look great, but doesn't leave residue, and is sticky enough to hold on, but not sticky enough to screw anything up. Well worth the price.

It left residue all over my paint after being on the car for only an hour. It took an entire day and almost a whole bottle of goo gone to get it all off. Absolute waste of my money. I expect better from a product at this price point.

TrakkTape is a great product. I originally bought the 6" x100' roll, but now that they offer the 6"x600', this is great buy..... I'm glad they started to offer it on Amazon.If you Autocross or you do a lot of HPDE events in your car, and want to avoid gravel/sand/dirt chips, cone marks, and other things that the course throws at your car, this is the product to get....I recently bought a Miata RF and didn't want to keep it as a garage queen. I wanted to be able to drive it as it should be driven, but was really concerned about marring the car with cone marks, dirt and gravel...My car does have Xpel paint protection film on the front bumper and full hood, but paint protection film can get damaged from gravel and dirt too. I found TrakkTape from searching online and decided to give it a try.Admittedly, I went overboard with the TrakkTape and applied 2-3 layers everywhere (see the pictures below)..Subsequently, I found you really only need to use about 1 layer for Autocrosses in most places, and *maybe* 2 layers for lower rocker panels where there can be a lot of spray from the wheels. I even used TrakkTape on top of my XPEL PPF film. Yes, it's safe on the PPF film.... However, do apply a layer of sealant or wax on top of your finish so that it's easier to remove.I was glad I had TrakkTape on my new car for the first Autocross with it. That day, we had a small wind storm that carried a lot of dirt and gravel across the course. In addition, as I normally do, I knocked down a lot of cones in the practice laps, lol. The car was caked with dirt and debris and cone marks. But TrakkTape took all the beating.. And at the end of the event, all I needed to was to peel and remove it....No sticky residue.. No rock chips, cone marks, or even dirt/dust in the covered areas. I didn't even need to wash the car, except the rear bumper which I decided not to wrap.Some tips for using TrakkTape. If you use TrakkTape, wrap up your car the day before the event, not when you get there. It can take some time to put it on, depending on how much you want to wrap and how nice you want it to look (I don't care about the look, so it took me about 2 hours). Also, make sure you follow the directions in how to wrap the car, especially the direction you want to put the tape on. Because the tape is temporary, if you don't wrap it correctly, wind can life the tape where creases are, and cause it to lift, especially across surfaces that are round, or where you have creases in the wrap... (I found it useful to bring some clear packaging tape to tape over overlap areas of TrakkTape, in case you forget and did a sloppy job using it around round edges....)If there was any improvement I would like to see with TrakkTape, it would be I wish they offered a version with a larger width, 12"-18". It would make wrapping an entire panel much easier.... But other than that, it did a great job protecting my car's finish....Side Note: Before I put TrakkTape on my car, I did some experimentation with it on a plain sheet of aluminum and a tin can lid... I covered the sheets with TrakkTape and dumped a bunch of dirt on it, and kicked the sheets around, dragged it on the ground, etc....TrakkTape did a great job weathering my abuse.... More about it here: https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=637734