i do some minor off roading almost every weekend (little mud, trails, and very little rocks) and was just wondering how you guys that offroad your trucks keep the scraatches out of them. seems like every time i go i get a few more scratches and i am very careful about rubbing branches and anything else. i have even gotten out and clipped branches a few times so they wont rub

i usually have a coat of wax on it which i have heard helps alot

just wondering how you guys who off road your trucks also keep them looking sharp when they are all cleaned up????? any tricks?????

 

Letting other people go first to "widen" the trail...

A good coat of quality wax...

Buffing out scraches ASAP...

Before mudding - WD40 on the mud flaps and in the wheel wells so the mud doesn't stick...

Cleaning your truck of mud ASAP... Sure it'll look cool cruising town, but the longer that stuff stays on there, the harder it is to remove and the more damage it can do to parts.

 

sir, what you have just described is an oxymoron. It is impossible to play in the woods and keep your truck looking like it came off the show room floor.

 

sorry, won't happen. I am in need of a new paint job. The only security is to clearbra your truck. Not even sure what that would cost on the entire truck.

 

if you wheel it, you'll never keep it nice. a guys gotta have 2 trucks to do it right.

 

the only sure way is to get your truck painted with linex xtra with the UV protection

 

^^^ Good advice here ! ^^^

I beg to differ. I take pride in the quality of my shine ! And no one can tell me I don't wheel my truck. I beat the **** out of it, just willing to take the time to make it look pretty again !

First part, all wrong. I wheel my truck, but would like to think I keep it nice. Takes plenty of money, lots and lot of time, some know how, and a little luck.

Last part, AMEN ! I got tired of worrying about getting my DD home. Now I tow my toys and can wheel that much harder. Go roll and let the Sami get its belly scratched !! So much nicer that way.

Here is a simple before and after:





see how wide and aggressive my tires are ? Man do I get PLENTY of rock chips and scratches from flingin stuff. Pay to play though.

 

Does that really work that well? I saw that on Trucks! and didnt know how well that actually worked.. and is that something I can just put on for normal daily use... or does that have to be applied like once a day or whatever

 

Have you ever considered flares, or not big fan of them? I like the way mine looked without, but they help a TON! and since my tires are 35x13's it helps to keep a little more of it protected, not so many chips from the gravel roads

 

Get a white truck. But seriously wax will just cover the scratches until it wears off. Buffing is the key to fixing it all, that and being somewhat smart with what trails you go down.

 

M-tech...muddy is one thing, but going through the woods is ENTIRELY different. Because sooner or later you bounce it off a tree, and not to mention the scratches down the sides of it.

 

Ya, i thought about it, but I really like the clean, smooth look. I have taken all stickers and things that don't exactly fit. Some flares look nice, but not for me, thats all.

You nailed it. Takes some practice, so don't try the first time on your truck !!


Here is a chunk missing from my clear coat. Happened when I removed the 4x4 sticker on this side:


after:


Here is a log that jumped out at me:




fixed (plus no more crappy 4x4 sticker !):

 

some more, just cause I'm bored:

Ok, embarassing story behind this. I am a dumb ***, we can leave it at that ! lol



pretty deep:




after:





I could fill this place up with scratches I have had, and then fixed. Its all part of having a truck. It gets scratched... a lot... but its up to YOU to be able to fix it. I was taught by a local detail shop, a real high end place that specializes in those pricey cars (cars that make a Benz look cheap). Cool guy, taught me a lot. He also lets me use his products if I don't have something, or I can buy stuff from him.

The most common place I wheel is Cow mountain. That place has some tight unforgiving brush. I mean, I can drive my Samurai through some of the trails, and scratch the ***** out of it (or whats left of it). There is a shortcut to camp... but its through a tight trail. I usually take the shortcut.

 

My truck has cuts, scratches and paint chips all over it. My back sliding window has a huge wide scratch in it from hitting it with the quad (that one is still there :o). As long as you take the time to detail and fix everything afterwards, its fine.

My ranch is very heavily forested and the tree branches are unforgiving. The roads out to my hunting blinds are gravel when its dry = flying rocks from the mud tires. When its really wet out, the roads turn to pure clay mud which gets everywhere in the undercarriage.

But i take the time to clean it/fix it after each time i got out, and even after 92k miles it looks damn near new.

 

damn mercedes sweet before and afters. want to share what you did to remove all of that?haha