Best Paint Protection
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Best Paint Protection
Hey everyone...first thanks to all of you for helping me out over the last month make some great decisions on mods. This is my first Jeep, but I've fallen in love with them as a kid when my parents bought their first one in the mid eighties.
So, this past weekend I joined a group of friends out on some AZ trails for the day. We hit up some seriously amazing terrain, but it came at a cost. I now am the proud owner of a JKU with a great number of scratches/pin stripes on both sides. I know this comes with the territory of *using* my Jeep for how it's been designed. I welcome it, but it has me wondering:
What options are out there for really protecting the paint of my hood (sides), doors, fenders, etc. I'm seeing talks about plasti-dip, lineX, and even wraps. So, I plan be a serious weekend warrior, but I want to spend the money on protecting the paint just as much as I wish to protect the mechanics. And i really want to keep the Sahara Tan color prevalent and not start replacing items, like fenders, in black.
Your feedback is appreciated!
So, this past weekend I joined a group of friends out on some AZ trails for the day. We hit up some seriously amazing terrain, but it came at a cost. I now am the proud owner of a JKU with a great number of scratches/pin stripes on both sides. I know this comes with the territory of *using* my Jeep for how it's been designed. I welcome it, but it has me wondering:
What options are out there for really protecting the paint of my hood (sides), doors, fenders, etc. I'm seeing talks about plasti-dip, lineX, and even wraps. So, I plan be a serious weekend warrior, but I want to spend the money on protecting the paint just as much as I wish to protect the mechanics. And i really want to keep the Sahara Tan color prevalent and not start replacing items, like fenders, in black.
Your feedback is appreciated!
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Originally Posted by Tdog02
If you wrap it with real tree camo that should do the trick and provide a thick layer of vinyl. 10 yrs from now the paint would still be new.
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The majority of new jeeps sold are to females.
Guys buy used jeep so that can use it , they way it was built (stripes included)
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Trail skins. I haven't used them but have read posts of those that have. Google them. Only $189 for the set to fit 2 door. $219 for 4 dr and can be customized with graphics for extra $. Looks like they are magnetic so can be used over and over.
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Originally Posted by SUBIGON
That's what we did for the newbies on Jeep Jamboree Canada.
The majority of new jeeps sold are to females.
Guys buy used jeep so that can use it , they way it was built (stripes included)
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I know that this isn't what you're looking for, but in this category, I saw a new Rubicon on a Chrysler lot in San Jose that had the entire surface covered with what looks like the liner that gets sprayed into a pickup bed. It added $9,000 to the price! With lift, bumper, 35" tires, winch and side rails, the sticker came to $60,000!
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Originally Posted by HIROLLR
Trail skins. I haven't used them but have read posts of those that have. Google them. Only $189 for the set to fit 2 door. $219 for 4 dr and can be customized with graphics for extra $. Looks like they are magnetic so can be used over and over.
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Originally Posted by Grand Umpah
I know that this isn't what you're looking for, but in this category, I saw a new Rubicon on a Chrysler lot in San Jose that had the entire surface covered with what looks like the liner that gets sprayed into a pickup bed. It added $9,000 to the price! With lift, bumper, 35" tires, winch and side rails, the sticker came to $60,000!