what have you guys been puttin on your tailgates? if you dont get the tailgate step, does the tailgate have a cover on it at all, or is it just the sheetmetal?

i think i'm gonna get a backrack, but i dont want the plastic edge to get dented in or any of that ****, so i may get a black diamond plate tailgate cover, but i want it to wrap around the same amount as the plastic (if you know what i mean)