Running boards and paint chips?

[Geoff100]

Hi, I’ve been notice a lot of paint chips along the bottom of my truck. I’ve actually had to have the front of the box line x because all the paint was peeling/ chipping off. I’m wondering if running boards will help at all with the bottom of the truck/ doors? I’ve attached pictures for reference.
Thanks, Geoff

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[LaBalbe]

I have the running boards on mine and I don't have paint chips in those spots, so they could help. They also did wonders protecting the doors overall from much greater damage when the wife misjudged the distance between the truck and a wrought-iron fence on one occasion and a concrete pillar on another.
Mud flaps would likely also serve your purpose, as those chips are probably coming from kick-up off of the tire.

 

[Hocakes]

I have the factory side steps, still get rock chips. I put on a set of Rock Bloks mud flaps. It has helped, but I still get some. Some are on weird spots: rear of bedside, roof, door handle pocket. Ford seems to skimp on paint, seems rather thin to me.

 

[Grumpaw]

I have the factory side steps, still get rock chips. I put on a set of Rock Bloks mud flaps. It has helped, but I still get some. Some are on weird spots: rear of bedside, roof, door handle pocket. Ford seems to skimp on paint, seems rather thin to me.

Not so much Ford skimping on paint.....more toward the water based paint now used. Might as well put food coloring in water and spray it. Great for the environment but as the name implies, thin as water.....nothing like the enamel and lacquer used in "the olden days" !!!
Why, I can remember back in my covered wagon days, we'd slather tar on the outside to keep the water out when making those river crossings !!! If you didn't, water would just pour in and then you might have the young'uns just float out the back and down the river !!!! Save the beans and wave goodbye to Lil Johnnie !!!

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