Trailering Model A

[LeonardS]

Originally Posted by trulyvintage

The only reason anyone would transport
any vehicle on an open trailer - let alone
a freshly painted one - is because they are
too cheap to properly transport it in
an enclosed trailer.

The only reason anyone would wrap
plastic around a vehicle being transported
on an open trailer - let alone a freshly
painted one - is because they realize
the fresh paint can be damaged by
transporting it on an open trailer.

Wind gets under plastic wrapped
around a vehicle being towed
which moves the plastic and rubs
the paint.

Putting plastic on a vehicle being
towed on an open trailer subjects
the vehicle to a greater risk of
damaging the paint.

Enclosed car hauling trailers exist
to protect a vehicle during transport.

If wrapping a vehicle with plastic offered
the same protection - you would see open
multi vehicle car carriers loaded with
vehicles wrapped in Saran Wrap
driving own the road.

Jim

I don’t disagree with your explanation of the plastic flapping and ruining the paint, but how does the plastic work on new Corvette’s and several other high end cars? They come completely covered. If that damaged the paint, they wouldn’t do it.