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Guys:
I just got back from a hunting trip. Put 4000 miles on the 2003 DMax in about eight days.
Got around to washing the sucker today only to discover that my paint is ruined. I have literally hundreds, if not thousands, of small chips, both on the lower half of the truck behind the tires, as well as the hood where the bug deflector should go.
The bottom quarter of the truck is swiss cheese! I'm talking rock chips front to back!
I'm running 285 Revos, no lift. I sure wish I would have had mud flaps now!
There is not enough touch up paint in the world to get all these chips, and with so many, it would look like crap anyway.
Is this supposed to happen? I've done a lot of four-bying in my day, and I would expect some nicks after a long hunting trip, but this seems quite a bit excessive. I mean, if this is normal, and I repaint the truck, it will just hapen again next time. If don't paint, I'm well on my my to a bead blast finish. I'm talking hundreds and hundreds of rock chips here!
I'm seriously considering Line-X'ing the whole friggin bottom of the truck.
Am I the only one?
Very disappointed with 12,000 miles on the truck! Is this defective paint?
Rick
I just got back from a hunting trip. Put 4000 miles on the 2003 DMax in about eight days.
Got around to washing the sucker today only to discover that my paint is ruined. I have literally hundreds, if not thousands, of small chips, both on the lower half of the truck behind the tires, as well as the hood where the bug deflector should go.
The bottom quarter of the truck is swiss cheese! I'm talking rock chips front to back!
I'm running 285 Revos, no lift. I sure wish I would have had mud flaps now!
There is not enough touch up paint in the world to get all these chips, and with so many, it would look like crap anyway.
Is this supposed to happen? I've done a lot of four-bying in my day, and I would expect some nicks after a long hunting trip, but this seems quite a bit excessive. I mean, if this is normal, and I repaint the truck, it will just hapen again next time. If don't paint, I'm well on my my to a bead blast finish. I'm talking hundreds and hundreds of rock chips here!
I'm seriously considering Line-X'ing the whole friggin bottom of the truck.
Am I the only one?
Very disappointed with 12,000 miles on the truck! Is this defective paint?
Rick