Mag Mount Antenna and Car Paint

[Todd Coles]

I have a mag mount antenna that I will use maybe a couple of times a month.
Now I know I should place it right on the car body (roof) for the best
contact, but I don't want to scratch the paint. I know it is a compromise,
but what can I put between the base and the paint?

Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks.

Todd

[Matthew]

A local Cb shop here sells his own brand of magnet mount antenna and it
comes with a rubber boot on the bottom to keep it from scratching the
roof. They work really well and the antenna is decent too, but its
expensive. You might want to contact him. His website address is
http:///www.konelec.com
The antenna's name is the Konnection 500.

73s,

Mudpuppy
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/citizensband

[jm]

Use a piece of wax paper between the magnet and the body.

[Combat005]

Put a Napkin between the paint and magnet.

[tn...@muck.net]

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:42:20 GMT, tco...@REMOVEinterlog.com (Todd
Coles) wrote:

>I have a mag mount antenna that I will use maybe a couple of times a month.
>Now I know I should place it right on the car body (roof) for the best
>contact, but I don't want to scratch the paint. I know it is a compromise,
>but what can I put between the base and the paint?
>
>Any suggestions are welcome.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Todd

This may or may not be usefull to you, but here goes. If you dont care
about a little extra work then do this. Smear Johnsons Paste Wax
liberaly onto the paint, install the antenna, and wipe up excess. Not
only do you get an extra barrier between the magnet and paint, but
you also seal the edge of the magnet that has a tendency to collect
grit.

[CodysPC]

Greets!

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:42:20 GMT, tco...@REMOVEinterlog.com (Todd
Coles) wrote:

:+> I have a mag mount antenna that I will use maybe a couple of times a month.
:+> Now I know I should place it right on the car body (roof) for the best
:+> contact, but I don't want to scratch the paint. I know it is a compromise,
:+> but what can I put between the base and the paint?
:+>
:+> Any suggestions are welcome.
:+>
:+> Thanks.
:+>
:+> Todd

For best results - wash the area well first - including the base of
the mag-mount, then apply a thick coat of wax to the bottom of the
mag-mount.

Even some glass cleaner or some type of spray cleaner - to clean the
roof - this helps prevent grime from embedding itself into the paint
from the pressure of the mounts magnets.

While the wax is still wet - place it on the roof. This provides some
protection and helps create a seal that won't allow moisture to
bother the paint or the mount. A cheap paste wax works - and it's
won't harm the paint finish - coat the edges liberally.

When taking it off, this is where most of th damage to the paint
occurs. Don't slide it around while you try and "pull-it" off - use a
"rolling motion" or simply grasp and use the base of the antenna at
the mount - and roll your wrist in a twisting motion, to lift the
edge of the magnet off and lift it at the same time.

It takes a little practice - try it a few times in another area or
even the home refridgerator to get an idea of how much pull it's
going to have to be used to lift the magnet off the car.

Once you have the "trick" down - you shouldn't have any problems.

Good luck. Hope this helps.

Regards!
:+> Andy <+:
cod...@iserv.net

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[Philo]

Plastic food-type wrap or an ultra thin piece of rubber. You can get a
square piece of rubber gasket material from most hardware stores for less
than a dollar. Remember, whatever you use will probably make it more prone
to blowing off, or just sliding around, at high speeds or sharp turns. The
keyword is go thin.

Todd Coles <tco...@REMOVEinterlog.com> wrote in article
<6hj7jd$3d4$1...@news.interlog.com>...

> I have a mag mount antenna that I will use maybe a couple of times a
month.

> Now I know I should place it right on the car body (roof) for the best

> contact, but I don't want to scratch the paint. I know it is a
compromise,

> but what can I put between the base and the paint?
>

[Hamm4fun]

Most antennas already have a plastic coating on the bottom to prevent scratches
but it only works if the bottom of the antenna and the car is really clean.
Adding another sheet of someting does not help if you don't get rid of the
dirt. I've found this to be a nearly impossible job to accomplish and don't use
the things anymore. If you just got to use a mag mount keeping it clean and
waxed is the way to go. It does the rest of the car a lot of good too.

[PAINKI6669]

o yea im on my way to get a rubber boot for my antenna hahaha ..
jesus ..you have to pay to play ..you need ground to talk ..lord hahaha ..
what are these people doing hehehe ..if you dont belive me key up a 4 pill on a
wilson 1000 and put black tap on the bottom on it ..hahaha ..not only will you
melt the tape and you will short the antenna out ..i seen this with my owns
eyes i fell out laughing hahahaha .i was like whast that smell...the tape
melted to the car hahahaha..dam did he have a hrd time getting that shit off
....
.hey come to hot springs with it ..hahaha

In article <6hjhpp$k...@newsops.execpc.com>, Matthew <mud...@execpc.com>
writes:

>Subject: Re: Mag Mount Antenna and Car Paint
>From: Matthew <mud...@execpc.com>
>Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:35:37 -0500

>
>A local Cb shop here sells his own brand of magnet mount antenna and it
>comes with a rubber boot on the bottom to keep it from scratching the
>roof. They work really well and the antenna is decent too, but its
>expensive. You might want to contact him. His website address is
>http:///www.konelec.com
>The antenna's name is the Konnection 500.
>
>73s,
>
>Mudpuppy
>http://www.angelfire.com/wi/citizensband
>
>Todd Coles wrote:
>>

>> I have a mag mount antenna that I will use maybe a couple of times a month.
>> Now I know I should place it right on the car body (roof) for the best
>> contact, but I don't want to scratch the paint. I know it is a compromise,
>> but what can I put between the base and the paint?
>>
>> Any suggestions are welcome.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Todd
>

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[Bernard Cormier]

In article <199804221726...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
paink...@aol.com says...

>
>o yea im on my way to get a rubber boot for my antenna hahaha ..
>jesus ..you have to pay to play ..you need ground to talk ..lord hahaha ..

>what are these people doing hehehe ..if you dont (belive) me key up a 4 pill
on a
>wilson 1000 and put black (tap) on the bottom on it ..hahaha ..not only will

you
>melt the tape and you will short the antenna out ..i seen this with my owns

>eyes i fell out laughing hahahaha .i was like (whast) that smell...the tape
>melted to the car hahahaha..dam did he have a (hrd) time getting that shit

off
>....
>.hey come to hot springs with it ..hahaha
>

o yea.. if it is going to melt the tape then it will melt your brain cells
too. hahahaha I can see by your spelling that it has already gone there.
hahahaha. I just love it in the summer when guys hang around outside cars and
can figure why their tooth fillings get hot when buddy keys up. hahahaha
--
To e-mail me replace the AT with @ starmanATfundy.net
Bernard Cormier (Starman)

[PAINKI6669]

dont forget when they feel there face burning becouse they felt like wearing
metal frame glasses to a keydown ..i fall out laughing when i see people throw
there glasses off as if they have the plague ..hahaha

In article <6hlsmk$465$1...@firestorm.fundy.ca>, sta...@nospam.com (Bernard
Cormier) writes:

>o yea.. if it is going to melt the tape then it will melt your brain cells
>too. hahahaha I can see by your spelling that it has already gone there.
>hahahaha. I just love it in the summer when guys hang around outside cars and
>
>can figure why their tooth fillings get hot when buddy keys up. hahahaha
>--
>To e-mail me replace the AT with @ starmanATfundy.net
>Bernard Cormier (Starman)
>

[Fish]

> I have a mag mount antenna that I will use maybe a couple of times a month.
> Now I know I should place it right on the car body (roof) for the best
> contact, but I don't want to scratch the paint. I know it is a compromise,
> but what can I put between the base and the paint?
>

> Thanks.
>
> Todd

dino writes:
a small piece of thin yet protective cloth or chamos. must be thin so as the
magnet still sticks at 80 mph yet protective enough for todays modern 2-stage
automotive finishes. when you have your protective fabric you may tape job it
to the base

or hell you can lay the antenna across the dash if you want, or hold it in your
left hand out the window, or cram it under the hood in the engine compartment,
or just drag it behind the car.