DIY Front Spoiler Protection

[keagy]

My 911’s front spoiler is under constant assault from steep driveways, potholes and general abuse from its owner. My autobody shop discouraged me from attaching a piece of metal to the bottom of the spoiler to protect when you bottom-out. They felt that metal was too rigid for the fiberglass spoiler and would break off. I had someone install the 3-M protection film on the newly painted spoiler to protect against rock chips. The 3-M protection film was too thin to use on the bottom of the spoiler but the installer suggested using skate board tape. After some research online, I found “Slip Tape” which is applied to the bottom of skate boards. Slip Tape is basically a stick-on, plastic slickbottom that self lubricates so skateboards can better slide on rails and poles. It resembles Ptex which most people know as the plastic that snowboards and ski bases are made out of. I bought three 4.5” X 32” sheets because it was cheap but ended up only needing one sheet for my spoiler. I cut the sheet in 1” long strips and applied them one by one. I wasn’t sure about the adhesiveness of the tape but it is super sticky, so you need to apply it perfectly the first time. It didn’t take too long driving in Los Angeles to hear the scraping sounding of my spoiler bottoming out. I got out to inspect and was surprised to find that the Slip Tape showed no wear signs at all. Maybe now I can lower my car even further.