Paint Protection
Keep Rock Chips Off Your Paint
Highway miles are hard on a finish. Gravel off a dump truck, bug spray at 70, a door edge in a tight parking lot. This section covers the two ways to deal with that: clear film that takes the hit before your paint does, and the cleaners and touch-up paint that fix what already happened.
Find Parts for Your Vehicle
Measuring your bed
Put a tape measure inside the bed, from the inside of the bulkhead (front wall) to the inside of the closed tailgate. Round to the nearest inch — a 69" measurement is a 5'8" bed.
Bed length is measured inside the box, not along the outside of the truck.
Still unsure? Leave it blank to see every length that fits your truck, or call 888-865-4024.
Most of what is here is film. Clear polyurethane, cut to shape, applied over the surface you want to keep. WeatherTech LampGard covers headlights and taillights, where a cracked lens gets expensive fast. Scratch protection film goes on the panels that catch stones and grit. Pieces are listed by vehicle, and some by bed length, so you get a piece that matches the panel instead of a sheet you have to trim.
The rest is upkeep. Car Care and Detailing holds cleaners and protectants from WeatherTech, care products from Bestop, and touch-up paint from WEATHER GUARD for the chips that got through. Paint Detailer is a short list of products for the quick cleanup between real washes.
Film goes on best over clean, dry paint somewhere out of the wind and dust. If you would rather not chase a bubble across a hood, any of our 22 stores can put it on for you.
Common Questions
What does paint protection film actually do?
It sits over the paint or the lens as a clear layer, so stones, sand and bug residue hit the film instead of the finish. Because it is clear, the color underneath still shows through. When a piece has taken enough abuse, it comes off and a new one goes on, and the surface under it looks the way it did the day the film went down.
Is film the same thing as a wax or a sealant?
No. A wax or sealant is a thin coating that helps with water and dirt, and it does nothing at all against a stone at highway speed. Film is a physical layer thick enough to absorb an impact. Plenty of owners run both, with film on the leading edges that take the hits and cleaners and protectants everywhere else.
Can you install it for me?
Yes. Installation is available at all 22 of our stores across Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Florida. Bring the truck in clean if you can, since anything left on a panel ends up sealed under the film. If you are picking up film and care products at the same time, the counter can tell you what order to do things in.