Bumper plates for removable tow bars

Any residual sticky could be removed with WD40, meths or white spirit.

None that I've ever seen .... you just need to be careful 😉

I changed cars last year and the new one already had a swan neck towbar attached. I asked our local reputable towbar dealer if they could fit a bumper plate behind or attach one. They said no and told me, just like MM said, to be careful.

We have had several detachable towballs, but never felt the need to protect the bumper as we have a precision positioning mover, so can avoid running into the bumper.

I would not worry about fitting a stick on protector, any residue is easily removed using "sticky stuff remover" which is widely available.

I'm in 100 % agreement with KjellNN about the remover. I got loads of gentle ( !! ) ribbing from a neighbour whose separating spouse had put loads of nasty horrible & rude stickers on his beloved 2-seater !! All the ribbing stopped sharpish when I offered him use of the bottle of " Sticky Stuff Remover " that I was holding out -- AND IT WORKS 

I have a precision moving tow car and a banks(wo)man to guide me when hitching up, though I now have a camera to help that doesn't answer back! 😉

Thank you all for for your thoughts - perhaps the bumper pad is the way to go.

Paul

I towed for 14 years until recently. To start with using a car without a camera and a non precision caravan mover. Even then I never managed to damage the car. Once I had a camera and better mover it was never an issue. The alko type hitches have a softish plastic surround and plastic bumpers do flex a fair bit, so even if any contact was made it never caused any damage. I have always had a manual tow car. I dont know if that makes any difference. I certainly find reversing the OH's automatic  against a wall (particularly if uphill) more difficult than my manual, and  both have cameras.

Don't know what happened above but Witter do a flanged detachable towbar that you can fit a bumper protection plate to. I had one on a  Santa Fe which when not towing used it to carry bikes on a Witter bike carrier.