Paint protection ideas?

[JDA-PW2018]

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Anyone have any ideas on how to protect the paint from trail brush?

Would that clear wrap xpel? stuff work or would it just cut and rip off?

We do lots of fire road back country trials in so cal. Most are “Jeep” width. The power wagon is about 6” too wide each side so I’m pushing through the brush at times.

Short of just letting it scratch or linex the sides, what else can I do? It’s a new 2018 so I’m still in the new scratches are painful stage.

 

[Purplert]

Xpel can take quite the damage.. well I prefer 3m scotch guard film. Hell I hit a car and ripped my bumper off my Charger. Got back home and pulled off the film and very little paint damage by little I mean literally only a scratch in the center made it to the paint.


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[Pull Ya]

After looking and drying my tears, I have to agree I'd try a PPF and see how it works---It has to be better than nothing.
Jay

 

[Kinetic]

Looking at the severity of the Damage, PPF won't protect much in the long run and as pricey as it is, won't be worth it. While it will protect initially, it will eventually rub off and rub through, it's not meant for this type of damage. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try it once and see how it turns out, but keep in mind all those scratches in the paint will show through since I doubt most of them can be removed prior to applying the PPF, and the PPF will quickly look the same before just being ripped through.

 

[jerryt]

If I was going to use it like that I would just buy an old beater truck and keep the new one nice and shiny for a few years. But it is your truck, so enjoy it any way you like.

 

[G-Ride990]

Have you tried to polish those out yet? My truck looks like that after off roading a bit but I have always been able to get rid of the pinstriping. I think protection film will be your best bet like Purplert suggested.

 

[Purplert]

That’s the damage left. I would also mention cars was also ceramic coated.


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[Kinetic]

That's a little different than the OP's situation. Imagine those scuffs building up and eventually shredding the PPF, it would look terrible. Point is you'd have to constantly replace the PPF and while it's getting shredded I'd bet it would still strike through and damage the paint anyway, so really pointless and extremely costly.

 

[JDA-PW2018]

Have you tried to polish those out yet? My truck looks like that after off roading a bit but I have always been able to get rid of the pinstriping. I think protection film will be your best bet like Purplert suggested.

That pic was from the trail. 90% of that is just dirt. I think a few made it into the clear coat. I’ll repost next week when I clean it.

 

[Kinetic]

That pic was from the trail. 90% of that is just dirt. I think a few made it into the clear coat. I’ll repost next week when I clean it.

Depending on how much damage is fixable, keep in mind you have a finite amount of clear to play with.

 

[cuminslvr]

I hope its not as bad as it looks, looks like lots of scratches. I dont really know how to protect paint against the brush. Its hard enough to protect the paint in parking lots. lol

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Any kind of protector will fail over time. I would look at something more aggressive like a color matched lineX

 

[shadowhawk]