How do you protect your paint when off-roading?

[Lasercat]

So last weekend I hit some pretty wild trails and had a great time, but the trails got very narrow in places and I ended up with a bunch of scratches on my clear coat. I was able to get them all out with some Scratch-X and a lot of work, but it got me thinking about protection.

There are a bunch of different solutions out there for more common off road vehicles (jeeps) but not a lot that I can find for trucks in general. In fact, it seems like a clear bra might be the only option, based upon my limited research. So, I figured I'd ask here and see what you guys actually use in practice.

Also, here's a couple bonus truck pics

 

[gryGhst17]

Expel or suntek clear vinyl wrap


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[brc misfit]

battle scars,,, wear with pride... or vinyl wrap.

 

[chi_weezy]

Clear bra. I did suntek Ultra on the majority of the truck. Ran about 5k. Or don't off-road. Or just let the paint suffer

 

[Aaron]

Easy, just don't hit stuff.

I've got no useful advice...my paint is scratched.

 

[Lasercat]

Maybe it's just me, but $5000+ seems like a lot of money to spend on vinyl wrap. I understand it takes a fair bit of skill and effort to install, but you could get a whole new paint job for that much money.

Does anyone with a wrap do any offroading? How does the wrap hold up to trees? I'd be concerned that branches would tear through the wrap itself, but maybe I just don't understand the technology fully.

 

[Aaron]

Maybe it's just me, but $5000+ seems like a lot of money to spend on vinyl wrap. I understand it takes a fair bit of skill and effort to install, but you could get a whole new paint job for that much money.

Does anyone with a wrap do any offroading? How does the wrap hold up to trees? I'd be concerned that branches would tear through the wrap itself, but maybe I just don't understand the technology fully.

I've got the clear bra on mine and i've had some head on encounters with mesquite trees and it scratches the clear bra, but not the paint. It doesn't look pretty, but the paint was saved.

 

[t_j]

There was that one guy that used green painters tape:

 

[WhatExit?]

A Gen1 owner used magnetic sheeting cut to fit panels and used removable duct tape (better than painter's tape) to secure the edges

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/paint-protection-protecting-your-raptors-paint-pinstriping-5771/

 

[18LeadfootNNJ]

So last weekend I hit some pretty wild trails and had a great time, but the trails got very narrow in places and I ended up with a bunch of scratches on my clear coat. I was able to get them all out with some Scratch-X and a lot of work, but it got me thinking about protection.



There are a bunch of different solutions out there for more common off road vehicles (jeeps) but not a lot that I can find for trucks in general. In fact, it seems like a clear bra might be the only option, based upon my limited research. So, I figured I'd ask here and see what you guys actually use in practice.



Also, here's a couple bonus truck pics

Here's how I plan on doing it! Cheers!






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