So I bought my 2009 Platinum and took delivery of it at the end of April that year. About a week or two later, I had the front end of it covered in 3M (applied by a professional, definitely worth it). Been driving the truck around for the past year, including a lot of offroading, with over 13k miles on the truck now. The front end is great but the entire truck got scratched to all hell down the entire length of it on both sides. Some were deep, some were very light. But it was the entire truck, front to rear and it hurt me every time I brushed against a bush while on the trail.

I finally went ahead and got the truck detailed yesterday (awesome job, all the scratches gone, suspension cleaned underneath so its now cleaner than when I bought it, and the interior done). With that being finished, I scheduled an appointment to get the majority of the rest of the truck covered in it. Just picked it up and it looks awesome.

What I have covered so far:

Entire front of truck and the first 2 feet of the hood
Mirror caps
Door handle interiors (where your finger nails would scratch it when pulling)
Front half of aftermarket fender flares on the rear
Front half of the front doors below the chrome molding
Both sides of the bed including gas cap door
All 4 doors from below the window to above the chrome molding

You can't even notice it's on there, except when the paint gets scratched. Before I got it done, you could see the front 3M had no marks and then exactly where it ended, the scratches started on the paint at the seem. Now the scratches are gone, and the paint is protected. Now time to go hit the trails again!! (once it gets dirty on its own haha; I ain't wasting that detail!!)

 

 

pics?

 

we need pics!

 

He never had 3m film put on anything this thread is a sham!

 

How much did this cost you?

 

Sorry about the pics, I'm still trying to figure out how to get pics that will satisfy you guys since the stuff is clear. Any suggestions?

For the cost:

It ain't cheap. I plan on keeping this truck definitely for at least 10 years. Like I said, I had it professionally applied, and he would calculate it out and then tell me the price he would charge. I'm not sure if I got a deal on it, but these are the prices I paid:

Front of truck with mirror caps: $700
Sides of bed with part of flares covered: $500
4 Doors below windows and front half below moulding: $600

Total: $1800

I know a full vinyl wrap tho is around $5000 according to Leo...

 

Alot of money, but definitely worth the investment! I need to find a shop around here so the wife can do that to hers.