Rock chips on bed

[DerangedPony]

Anybody else getting a bunch of rock chips on the bottom of the bed just in front of the rear wheel? It's on both sides. I do have mud flaps but it must be from the larger KO2s. Still seems like a lot for the truck having a little more than 4000 miles.

I'm going to see how much it'll cost to get it fixed at the body shop and then put a large strip of that clear plastic to protect that area.

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[Deleted member 1634]

I've had rock chips in that place, and basically the whole rocker panel and lower doors. Ended up doing the whole rocker panels in bedliner. I do also have some plastic strips going up higher in that area too. I have mudflaps as well with stock Hankooks. Disappointing, but there are fixes. If you're handy enough, I'm sure you could touch it up and add the plastic yourself. Save a bunch of money that way.

 

[DerangedPony]

Yeah, I ordered the stuff last night. Also ordered enough to do the rockers. We'll see how it turns out.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

Yeah, I ordered the stuff last night. Also ordered enough to do the rockers. We'll see how it turns out.

It was a lot easier than I had imagined it was going to be. And as someone who has never done anything like that before, I didn't have any issues at all. So for someone who has done that kind of stuff before it'll be a breeze. And a heck of a lot cheaper than bringing it to the local shop here to have it done.

 

[t4thfavor]

yup, mine is trashed far worse than yours. They will basically tell you too bad... Best fix is to bedline your brand new truck, or have someone install the 3M film (the real thick stuff).

The little section with plastic film on it is also chipped pretty bad on mine. For me to get home, I have to drive down 2 miles of dirt roads (In Michigan that means made out of small stones). So it's either drive < 15 mph or get stones hitting the paint. None of my other vehicles have had this issue though. My wife drives a 10 year old edge and it's paint is fine aside from where my kids have had their way with it.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

yup, mine is trashed far worse than yours. They will basically tell you too bad... Best fix is to bedline your brand new truck, or have someone install the 3M film (the real thick stuff).

The little section with plastic film on it is also chipped pretty bad on mine. For me to get home, I have to drive down 2 miles of dirt roads (In Michigan that means made out of small stones). So it's either drive < 15 mph or get stones hitting the paint. None of my other vehicles have had this issue though. My wife drives a 10 year old edge and it's paint is fine aside from where my kids have had their way with it.

I was over in Michigan this past weekend, and drove down a few "dirt" roads I used to drive growing up. I had forgotten just how bad those roads were/are. haha But anyways, it was satisfying to hear the dull knock of rocks hitting my new bedliner job than the usual metallic tink of it taking the paint off like it used to!

 

[r1ch999999]

I was watching Dukes of Hazzard reruns and lamenting that we can’t do what they did with their cars with modern paint. It’s too bad really, not that I want to baja around dirt roads all the time, but I’d like to not have to worry when I do.

 

[DerangedPony]

Yeah, I got the 3M stuff. I live in rural WI, Amish country, and we have mostly gravel roads.

 

[r1ch999999]

Anyone plastidip their rig? I live the color but I’m tempted to get mine done in olive drab with the cap in flat black.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

Anyone plastidip their rig? I live the color but I’m tempted to get mine done in olive drab with the cap in flat black.

This guy did a full truck dip with olive green.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/completed-full-camo-green-plasti-dip.5047/

 

[DerangedPony]

Anyone plastidip their rig? I live the color but I’m tempted to get mine done in olive drab with the cap in flat black.

Funny, I used the Dupli color version yesterday to protect that area until I can install the 3m stuff. They have a gloss white that isn't very far from Oxford white.

 

[t4thfavor]

my 47 coats are starting to chip already. So once the dark-grey smooth durasomething bediner is back in stock I'll be doing that.

 

[r1ch999999]

This guy did a full truck dip with olive green.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/completed-full-camo-green-plasti-dip.5047/

I forgot about that. I don’t want to do the work myself, I wonder if there is a local installer.

 

[JaysOnTheEDGE]

Mine are trashed like that even with the gator back mudflaps sticking out a lilttle and step bars. they should have used that color matched bumpy protectant crap they used on the underside of the bed after the tires in that leading edge area, it would have helped more than that film stuff on there. Thicker paint would have been nice as well.

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