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my ex has her wrongster done similarly;
but for theft preventative means. the only caveat i would offer is to think about all that tacky goop that will undoubtedly leave the tape and adorn your paint job, and thus need to be removed (via some amount of elbow grease) in the future in which you decide to change your exterior... in which case, preheat the tape with a hairdryer (it reactivates the adhesives), which will allow you to get most of it off with as little left over goo as possible. any kind of oil will get the rest off (ie, peanut butter used to be the old go-to, but you can use canola, corn or olive as well), plus a bit of elbow grease.
luckily, a friend and i are about to set up a paint booth underneath truman brewery, so my frame can now mature beyond its £5 spraypaint chipped-to-all-hell shitjob, and graduate towards something a little more resilient, dependable and aesthetically pleasing...