chip guard???

here is one for the paint guys...

i have a roadster pickup and would like to "use" the bed.. occasional suitcase, etc. i don't want to scratch up the bed, so i was wondering what suggestions could be done... is there a type of product to put on?(chip guard?) i have not painted the bed so now is the time to think of this.... does anyone have any suggestions?????? solutions? i would like to keep the same color in the bed.. didnt the 80's cars have like a clear chip guard along the bottom?.

I've had some luck with 3M body schutz used as a rough coat. It is sprayed on and leaves a rough texture that is paintable in 24hours. It is extremely tough to chip or remove. Herculiner makes a kit for do it yourselfers, polyurea the truck bedliner material can be painted after allowing dry time and scuffing up with a scotchbrite. Most chip guard stuff will gouge easy if you slide heavy objects on it. I'm interested in some other ideas, because this has come up over the years and I have tried all of the above. They all worked, but They all left me looking for something else.

Rhino liner that does the spray in stuff can do it in colors.....

well i tried a test piece with some spray on bedliner.... the house of kolor seemed to soften it up... definately NOT an option..

in another forum i was suggested this stuff.. http://www.clearmask.com/vehicle_pag...bulkf&year=all


i think it might just be the ticket... what do you think???

Another possibility is a product sold in sign painter's supply stores. It is a clear adhesive sheet sold for the purpose of putting temporary signs on vehicles. They just stick it on and letter on top of it. You can cut it to fit on your flat surfaces with scissors. Just paint the bed and stick it on after it's dried. If it gets scratched up, replace it.

My brother works in a major sign manufacturing company and he showed me some of the clear masking. Looks like some tough stuff. They use it to protect the corners of sign resting on the ground(weedeaters) from getting bumped. It will do flat surfaces and some contours, but would be very hard to make compound curves. Let us know how it works.

Dont you love the 3M link structure? Gotta be the world's longest:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3djIBSYGYzl76kWDaBy7igS5i6Q4RQdJmbIoh5IipyBGLRkdXDDFDdwuImKG7JUzM zxgi5Gei7-uRn5uqH5SaFx8arO-tH6BfkBsKBRHljo6KigAzztno/delta/base64xml/L0lJYVEvd05NQUFzQURzQUVBLzRJVUZDQSEhLzZfMF8yM0svZW5fVVM!

this stupid link doesnt work so you can search for "automotive paint protection" for the film page.

i think thats the same stuff as i posted above....

shit, i hope this stuff will contour to the bead rolls in the side... the bottom... no problem.. its all flat

According to thier information it does do contours and compounnd curves. This stuff looks great over paint.

it says you can peel it off with no damage to the paint... i think i will try it.. just have to find a 36"roll i see they have 24 but i dont know if you could line it up to look halfway decent