How do you protect your paint when off-roading?

[AZEngineer]

Lots of narrow parts around here with desert plant thorns. I bring leather gloves, and small and large pruning shears. That and I have a ton of desert pinstripes now on the flares and some on the paint. Oh well.

 

[k-rub]

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/

I'm really digging the magnetic vinyl idea. But...aren't the fenders composite and the other outer panels aluminum?

 

[WhatExit?]

I'm really digging the magnetic vinyl idea. But...aren't the fenders composite and the other outer panels aluminum?

Yes but you could use the same removable duct tape to keep the protective skin on the Raptor. But it'd be a LOT of work to cut the pieces and tape them on.

 

[johndjmix]

My 14 has been through tons of tight Colorado trails where it got tons of surface scratches. It also has pre ran the Baja 1000 twice and had a few trips from CO to NY to FL and back.

Had 90,000 miles on it when I traded it a month ago. Got 35,000 on trade. Only paid 49,500 for it.

$14,500 for 90K miles and surface scratches....I’ll let the new one get scratched, at that trade in price it’s not worth worrying about.

—John


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[kpg81]

I spent $3500 to wrap + ceramic coat the truck.. I am going to beat it up and not care, and in a couple years change to another wrap. Cheap fun!

 

[SZDZMTR]

I just called the number for magnetic material company mentioned above... they do not have this product anymore. However, I saw a Jeep that had clear 3M product on the doors. The guy did it himself, you can hardly tell there was film. He takes it off road a lot. That's probably the way to go.

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I just called the number for magnetic material company mentioned above... they do not have this product anymore. However, I saw a Jeep that had clear 3M product on the doors. The guy did it himself, you can hardly tell there was film. He takes it off road a lot. That's probably the way to go.

I just went to the Pocono Mountains with a bunch of Jeeps and one Raptor about 4 weeks ago and of course ended up on narrow trails. The aftermath was tons of pinstripes on a black truck. Uhhh Thank God I have in house detail guy that is awesome. Greg spent about 10 hours between wet sanding, buffing and polishing my truck. No swirl marks, he was able to get all of them out.....The paint looks phenomenal now, but I do not want another repeat of this. The bed sides graphics are the only places that give it away. lol

 

[gwpfan]

Wash and wax it before you go offroad, it'll help.

Smoother surface to rub against = less scratches

 

[SZDZMTR]

Wash and wax it before you go offroad, it'll help.

Smoother surface to rub against = less scratches

The only thing it would help is too the scratches even better.
BTW love your signature.

 

[Deleted member 12951]

Graphic or single color wrap from Rappy graphics or Xpel that self heals is about the only way. They stand up to branches scraping up against it.

I wish I spent the money up front, mine had been buffed out a couple times and not enough clear left. Now its off-road scars, watcha goin do...

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

buy a white truck.