Stone chip on black fenders

[WakesurfVT]

Yup, I think we are gonna see some damage to these painted fenders...took a rock to the rear driver fender that I picked up in the front tire in a gravel parking lot the second week and it went through the clear protective 3M coating and actually somehow inverted a half circle (about the size of a dime) of the clear plastic inside itself so it began to fill up with dirt and water under the protective film. I had to use tweezers to pull the film out and get it flattened but it’s now been compromised.

My thoughts are these painted fenders are gonna be more pock-marked than the lieutenant’s face from Miami Vice come springtime!

Bonus! No one has brought this up, but small pieces of gravel can/will become lodged in the seams/gap of the rear fender where it meets the truck bed! I had to extract a rock by pushing down on my fender with one hand and using the same handy tweezers Pay attention because they will cause more damage if you don’t get them out!

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[Chaimstein]

Bonus! No one has brought this up, but small pieces of gravel can/will become lodged in the seams/gap of the rear fender where it meets the truck bed! I had to extract a rock by pushing down on my fender with one hand and using the same handy tweezers Pay attention because they will cause more damage if you don’t get them out!

Very good point. I spent three days this week in Idaho doing some serious wheeling and had a blast. It was rainy. Once the rain soaked in it created mud that has most of the properties of a sticky concrete.

After spending $10 in quarters to get it mostly clean before the mud "sets up", I noticed the fender/body seam had a solid row of gravel in there.

I still have some I need to dig out with a wooden or plastic stick.

 

[RickyR]

I should have my JTR in a week or so, didn't get the factory spray in liner. So when I do get it done locally, I may have them spray a little of the front of the rear flare. Something that will look decent, while still protecting for future rock chips. Mine's black as well. We shall see.

 

[BOIWILL]

Nice idea send a pic of that when it's done if you dont mind.

 

[WakesurfVT]

My suggestion is if you hear the familiar clicking of a rock stuck in your front tire tread and you have a chance to pull off the road and pry out the rock...you’re gonna save yourself from a thunk and chip/damage shortly thereafter!

 

[BOIWILL]

Good idea. For now I pull it out onto a paved driveway and eyeball the tires. I pulled 6 Rick's out of them. Today I checked and none...

 

[Big Red Gladiator]

My LE has the AT tires and I also have two rock chips.
My question is... Will this still happen with the MT tires having a wider gap?

 

[Rav34653]

Very good point. I spent three days this week in Idaho doing some serious wheeling and had a blast. It was rainy. Once the rain soaked in it created mud that has most of the properties of a sticky concrete.

After spending $10 in quarters to get it mostly clean before the mud "sets up", I noticed the fender/body seam had a solid row of gravel in there.

I still have some I need to dig out with a wooden or plastic stick.

I did this on my Gladiator

 

[Chaimstein]

Good idea. When I was picking the rocks out, I was thinking that some kind of cord jammped in there would work, but the welt is perfect.

 

[BOIWILL]

I've got the MT tires and that's where the rocks get stuck.

 

[Big Red Gladiator]

I've got the MT tires and that's where the rocks get stuck.

Thanks
That rules out my theory that MT will have less rocks than AT

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