Now all I need to do is take a clay bar to the small rust spots in the paint as you can see in the close up picture.

 

i think that your tires throw a large amount of rocks into the body.

 

Looks Good! After my last trip off road, I cringed with each sound of a rock hitting the Jeep! I wonder if Diamond Plate is available too.

*Update*

I just noticed some dings on the rocker panels!!!! In the center, the paint is even gone! I'm now all about doing something down there. Would love to see some black diamond plating.

 

That would help with rock chips but won't help with rust forming behind the diamond plate. Most pickups rust around the wheel well especially on the box, because dirt and mud sits in the lip on the inside of the wheel well and works itself like sand paper then add moister and it rusts from the inside out. I think that would also happen with diamond plate.

 

Yeah, I'd have to agree. My old XJ rusted like that, especially along the diamond plated running boards (My bro bought it and removed them, and had to buy new doors cuz of the rust)

 

Can you do that in Inferno Red?

Can you do that in Inferno Red too? I like it.

 

Can you do that in Inferno Red too? I like it.

Here are a couple other colored Speedliner coated items I've done.

 

Absolutly, I can do any color imaginable. I have a CJ-5 and did it in Jeep Rescue Green. The pic isn't my Jeep but is the color.

 

That looks so much better than what I did. I used a roll of some kind of stick on body protection film. If you look at it close up you will see all the seams and overlaps. I do prefer the black color though.

 

Yeah the black looks nice, but everybody knows that the spray-in bedliner comes in black, but are surprised to see you can do colors, especially white! I also use my vehicle for advertising and showing customers examples. And many people are drawn to the Patriot and wonder what it is. I get the usual insult of "Is that a Hummer?":doh: Or the compliment of "I really like that, I'm looking to get a new vehicle that gets better gas milege." These are really an eye catcher. Thanks all for the compliments.:banana:

 

How much would something like that cost in jeep green? And is it something I could do at home or do you have to do it in your shop?

 

For something like this I would charge $200 for this in Jeep Green, I would charge more for the white because there are more steps to keeping the white from yellowing. You can't do this in your garage in Jeep Green, you can but roll on bedliner, or bedliner in a can but would not recommend this to anyone as it just doesn't look good or hold up well.

 

KoolKat,

I'm game for a black color on my Pat if you're willing! Of course, it couldn't be until my company sends me back to Wisconsin :-(

 

Sounds good, I could have you in and out within a couple hours.

 

I need to go this way too. The wider tires have chipped the wheel well edge of the back doors. Too bad I'm no where near Wi.

What product do you recommend that could be done in the driveway Ken?

 

Honestly any DIY kit just doesn't hold up. I've redone bedliners that were the home kits. The problem is that there isn't enough prep materials (primers mostly) and the product itself isn't plyable and is brittle. I'm sure there is a business close to you that can apply this for you. You will most likely get black or a generic color at best. You will have a hard time finding a company that can make it match exactly. I can contact my supplier to see if there is a Speedliner dealer near you.

 

Looks good! This is one of the first things I wanted done to my Pat, but I want to get the integrated rails on first, which have to be custom made.

Mud flaps are no good off-road, especially where you have rock; they'll just break off.

 

chipguard?

Picking up new '09 Patriot tomorrow. Plan to use clear chipguard on the rocker panels and up a couple of inches on the doors.

Good idea?
And, there are plastic pieces that have to be removed 1st?

 

The chip guard should work fine. That stuff is used on Chevy pickups on the fenders. You shouldn't have to remove the lower plastic valances to do the chip guard.

 

As per a previous post on this subject, it would seem that the plastic valences over the rocker panels would trap dirt, moisture etc. I think it would make sense to remove them and then apply the chipguard. Assuming that the surface underneath was properly prepped and painted, I could either replace the plastic valences or leave them off?
Do you agree?
Any other thoughts on this?
Thanks

 

Yes you could apply under the valences as well. You will want to put them back on as there are several mounting holes along the top of the valences.

 

I haven't actually had the chance to look yet, but after I remove the rocker panel valences, will I be able to re-install using the original screws/fasteners, or should I have new fasteners on hand?
If I need new fasteners, where would be the best place to buy them?
Thanks again...

 

Ok, that looks awesome!

I had a Dakota with that kind of bedliner in it, stuff was indestructible, and I tried!