T4RFool
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I decided that I was tired of mud and rock getting caught up on the inside of my wheel wells. I no longer have the stock wheel well covers because of the trimming I did for my 33's. I hate mud but as I live in Iowa its hard to avoid sometimes. I had a hard time thinking of possible solutions but this one seemed to work pretty good. I put together one side first and drove around with it for about a month before I decided it was a success or "proof of concept". I then finished up the other side and thought I would share. As a fore warning to anyone wanting to do this, the peel-n-seal needs to be warm before using. You can use a heat gun, hair dryer or turn your 4runner on and blast some floor heat on it for a bit. That's what I did, I left the truck running with the floor heat on to keep it warm in between sheets being applied. Anyway, things you'll need if you want to do this:
A roll of Peel-N-Seal
A can of undercoating
Aluminum tape, I used Hvac tape for fluctuating temperature reasons
Heat gun, hair dryer, working truck heater, a hot day
Clean as much dirt out of the area as possible
Its a pretty easy process. Cut each strip of peel-n-seal to desired length to span between fender and inner fender well, I put a bit of upward curve on mine. Once you have completed covering all of the gap with the peel-n-seal, I put the aluminum tape over all of the seams and overlaps. That's not necessary but I did it to ensure that there no gaps that open up.
After all of that, all that's left is to give it a good coating of undercoating. You don't have to but its extra weather sealing and I didn't want it all aluminum shiny in my wheel wells.
Its not pretty but it works. That peel-n-seal is a strong stick too for anyone that has used it before. Its basically an aluminum tape that uses tar as the adhesive. The only down side that I have found so far is if you ever need to remove your fender, it might be a pain. I don't plan on removing mine for a long time so this works for me.
A roll of Peel-N-Seal
A can of undercoating
Aluminum tape, I used Hvac tape for fluctuating temperature reasons
Heat gun, hair dryer, working truck heater, a hot day
Clean as much dirt out of the area as possible
Its a pretty easy process. Cut each strip of peel-n-seal to desired length to span between fender and inner fender well, I put a bit of upward curve on mine. Once you have completed covering all of the gap with the peel-n-seal, I put the aluminum tape over all of the seams and overlaps. That's not necessary but I did it to ensure that there no gaps that open up.
After all of that, all that's left is to give it a good coating of undercoating. You don't have to but its extra weather sealing and I didn't want it all aluminum shiny in my wheel wells.
Its not pretty but it works. That peel-n-seal is a strong stick too for anyone that has used it before. Its basically an aluminum tape that uses tar as the adhesive. The only down side that I have found so far is if you ever need to remove your fender, it might be a pain. I don't plan on removing mine for a long time so this works for me.
