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May 21, 2007 | 10:23 AM

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Afterwards you can get them to put on this clear plstic that glues to the truck. It becomes hardly noticable and still shows your paint under it. It helps protect the front part of your hood from rock chips. Some vehicles in the 80's use to have them installed right from the factory on the doglegs behind the tires. But those one eventually started to show because of the amount of rocks that hit them. I think it was Chevy trucks because the boxes had the curve under behind the wheels.

May 21, 2007 | 10:26 AM

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didn't that big SD at the draggins have that?? it didn't look bad at all...

May 21, 2007 | 10:32 AM

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Yes it did over the hood and around the wheel wells. It is now I think an aftermarket product or an option from the dealers. It will help protect your new paint from the chips.

May 21, 2007 | 10:34 AM

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definately something to keep in mind!!

May 21, 2007 | 10:49 AM

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the trick is, if you cant catch a finger nail on it it can be buffed out everything else is touch up paint or body work. Clear is expensive just like paint is right now

May 21, 2007 | 11:33 AM

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Ok let me get this straight, you can buy some sort of clear plastic that glues onto your paint and protects it? I would love to hear more about it, I get little rockchips on all my vehicles, and would love to be able to protect them.

Small price to pay for being able to drive it though.

May 21, 2007 | 12:03 PM

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I think Parts source sells this stuff and most specialty automotive car and truck places can get it for you. When it is on from a short distance you cannot see it. Even up close you have to look and then you will see a faint line where it is on. The one at the rod custom show even from the rope could be seen, but you really had to look.

May 21, 2007 | 01:43 PM

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Is it a product you could cover your whole vehicle with, to protect the paint? Would it be comparable to clear coat, or better?

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May 21, 2007 | 02:03 PM

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i think maybe better than the clear as it wouldn't chip at all...but i'm going to check into it at the body shop. see if they can do it, or know much about it.

May 21, 2007 | 06:30 PM

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Cool, make sure you report back here with anything you find out, Im gonna ask around too, that stuff sounds pretty sweet.

May 21, 2007 | 08:21 PM

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Well that does sound cool maybe ill look into it for my truck especially if i get the body redone i wont want all kinds of dings dents and scratches

May 21, 2007 | 09:19 PM

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i will let you know as soon as i find out something!!

May 22, 2007 | 10:19 PM

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Thanks budddeeyy

May 23, 2007 | 09:55 AM

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Right on sherm!

May 23, 2007 | 12:14 PM

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i might get down there today...

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