No more pinstriping, and my fender flares look great in magnetic...

I am planning to do a lot of Offroading in my 2020 magnetic raptor… First couple times it out I got some really slight pinstriping… And I was able to buff it out. I read the plastic on the fender flares is really soft and scratches easily. I had California auto shield put PPF on both sides, fenders and door, and the fender flare. Went off-road today and it works great. Another benefit is that the fender flares match the magnetic paint perfectly now where before they were a little bit different color.

Yep, wrapping your truck makes all the sense in the world if you are going to actually use it

My wife thinks I only have 3 guns

Even if I did an off-road I think I would wrap the fender flares it makes them look like a glossy magnetic just like the rest of the truck , makes them look painted body color

saym14 said:

Even if I did an off-road I think I would wrap the fender flares it makes them look like a glossy magnetic just like the rest of the truck , makes them look painted body color

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The factory sprays the flares with a slightly less glossy clear coat. Buffing them with a mild cutting wheel and compound will bring out the shine also for a better match to the rest of your truck. I learned this while working out some deep pinstripes. If PPF is in the budget though, that's definitely the way to go.

Curious, what did that run?

This post is worthless without pictures....just sayin

Magnetic gray nightmare, apparently Ford used the bare minimum when clear coating these trucks. I have never had a vehicle that pinstriped as easily as my Raptor. Seems like they would spray a thicker clear coat being that a small % of these trucks would spend there time desert running, trail riding and offloading. Everytime i wash it i find more damn pinstripes. Unfortunately PPF isn't in my budget so I guess I'll have to deal with it until then

I thought coating was NOT recommended for vehicles that are off-roaded. At least that’s what my local Modesta dealer told me.

Pics or it never happened or never went offroad!

Pics really don’t show PPF. Ill try to post some later tho.