Anyone else getting a lot of paint chips on their ranger?

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Anyone else getting a lot of paint chips on their truck? It's not normal how many I am getting.
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After I put on wider and bigger tires I am. Especially on the lowers doors. Even with flaps and side steps. I'm considering touching up the chips, then having the lower doors wrapped in protective film.
I was thinking the exact same thing to do there is this new paint chip technic I watched a video on last night but can't think what's it's called right now. Where you apply the paint then wipe it with a chemical they give you along with color match paint from fords paint code. You know what I mean?
 


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Had the truck 4 months and 5k miles and it had 16 chips on the hood edge. I had to install a deflector. The paint on these trucks is just unforgivably thin.
I put a bug deflector on right away.
Mine is also lower doors like the other guy said.
 

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I installed a bug deflector immediately, and also had 3M protective clear shield installed on the hood, rockers, mirrors, tailgate, door edges, inner door handles, sill plates, etc.. I have however managed to get a chip on my roof, heard the rock hit - checked after and there's a chip.
 
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I installed a bug deflector immediately, and also had 3M protective clear shield installed on the hood, rockers, tailgate, door edges, inner door handles, sill plates, etc.. I have however managed to get a chip on my roof, heard the rock hit - checked after and there's a chip.
I'm going to check around tomorrow to see who does that 3m shield around here. Thanks man.
 

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Which deflector does everyone prefer? Preferably in smoke coloring.
 
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Which deflector does everyone prefer? Preferably in smoke coloring.
I got the avs that’s forms to the hood. It fits perfect. The weather tech fits nice as well but the avs is cheaper.
 

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After reading reports of paint being easily damaged, I had my dealer install PPF prior to delivery.

PPF on full front end back to top of wheel wells, mirror caps, full lower sides, rockers, headlamps, fog lamps, A-pillars, door edges, door handle cups.

For more protection, I later added RokBlokz XL mud guards, Bushwacker sill/rocker Trail Armor, and side body moldings.

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That sucks. Has to be a defect in the paint or something.
I had so many small spots of missing paint I couldn't live with it. I know it happened when I got peppered with small pebbles driving to work this spring during highway repaving. It was a whole week it got worse and worse. ?
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