Paint protection for backroads?

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kaitlyn2004

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Just picked up my 2020 4Runner TRD Off-road today and am unsure about pain protection.

Really, what I am most concerned about is pinstriping from driving up narrow forestry roads where branches are virtually guaranteed to be scraping against the car.

Naturally, some form of paint protection around the rest of the body would be a huge bonus.

So I don't know if your "standard" paint protection option protects against something like this - obviously touching the car, pressure, scraping it sort of thing.

I've heard of 3M film, ceramic pro, possibly some others I can't remember. Really not sure what to pick - seems there are so many options and the pricing is all over the place!
 
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The only way to avoid the pin striping is careful driving and avoiding roads narrower than the 4Runner. Its gonna get scratched up regardless of what you do besides maybe wrapping the whole vehicle.
 
euser said:
The only way to avoid the pin striping is careful driving and avoiding roads narrower than the 4Runner. Its gonna get scratched up regardless of what you do besides maybe wrapping the whole vehicle.
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Pin striping definitely will happen. I guess it's time to accept it as a badge of honor :p
 
Mine started day one, on purpose. I bought the 4runner to go offroading.
The truck is going to get scratched and dinged in parking lots. I wanted the first ones to be on my terms.
Wife said "you'll never go offroading with that beautiful paint". My reply "I accept that challenge".

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patkelly4370 said:
Mine started day one, on purpose. I bought the 4runner to go offroading.
The truck is going to get scratched and dinged in parking lots. I wanted the first ones to be on my terms.
Wife said "you'll never go offroading with that beautiful paint". My reply "I accept that challenge".

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I might be hitting some FSRs this weekend... so we'll see! I don't think I'll embrace it quite as proudly as you, though! :)
 
I thought about wrapping my black one but all the research I've done on vinyl wraps is that they'll get damaged by anything that would hit you hard enough to pin stripe.

Generally my philosophy has been to try to avoid super narrow stuff and not deliberately smack into stuff any harder than I need to, but I already have some nice visible stripes on my 2020 from a few runs out.

C'est la vie. If you wheel, you gets stripes. Especially in Arizona.
 
You could try a ceramic coat but pinstriping will eventually happen. Took me time to accept it...now im like eh

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Wrapping it

I thought about doing my AG Pro. Fully clear wrapped. But decided not to. I’m probably just have the same guy do ceramic coat. I have my 19 Z06 black fully clear wrapped. That is the only way you will protect your 4runner from getting it scratched. But it will probably cost you depending where you live. 5000 to 6000.
 
Xpel PPF with a ceramic coating on top is probably your best chance of avoidance and even with this combination it's no guarantee. It's a costly "maybe". I had the front, full hood, A-pillars, and above the windshield done and it was ~2k.
 
More importantly since you have a new car and a clean frame (and going to be driving in Vancouver and the surrounding areas), is to have a plan to protect your frame from rust....

Congratulations on your new 4Runner.
 
I went full PPF with ceramic coating on top. Wasn't cheap but definitely helps on the trails. Went with Ceramic Pro Kavaca PPF then 2 coats of 9H.
 
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