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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: MarkS on October 18, 2009, 08:19:17 PM

Title: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: MarkS on October 18, 2009, 08:19:17 PM

Has anybody tried removing the urethane stone shield on the lower bed side. I have an orginal paint truck and would like to preserve the paint.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: VileZambonie on October 19, 2009, 12:37:43 PM

Not without making a disaster. Why do you want to remove it? I'd leave it alone til you are ready to repaint.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: MarkS on October 19, 2009, 01:00:41 PM

That's what I thought... I was looing into this because the truck has great original paint with the exception of the yellowing urethane stone shields.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: VileZambonie on October 19, 2009, 03:50:05 PM

You could always overlay new ones

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: Captkaos on October 19, 2009, 04:38:51 PM

Is it dry and cracking or just discolored.  I removed mine but it was all dried up.  Used a heat gun, goo-gone and a plastic scraper.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: MarkS on October 19, 2009, 08:21:39 PM

There is some cracking and yelowing. Were you able to save your paint?

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: Captkaos on October 19, 2009, 08:38:22 PM

Yes, and it took at least 2 hours for EACH side:

(http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/projects/87R10-Driver/wheelsaftr_2.jpg)

(http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/gallery/2_31_03_09_5_51_25.jpeg)

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: MarkS on October 28, 2009, 08:44:32 AM

Anybody know where you can buy the stone shields? I know most don't want to replace them and I don't like the looks either but I'm trying to keep it true to original.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: oldredtruck on October 28, 2009, 09:14:13 AM

check at local window tint shops - alot of them - at least here do it with some special 3m film - I guess its fairly common for these exotic car guys to get that stuff put down low on their cars for stone chip protection - I almost put em on old red but decided against it... I was scared off by the razor trimming they do to fit em on the vehicle...there is no template for most of that stuff.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: Captkaos on October 28, 2009, 01:55:15 PM

I can understand wanting to be original, but at some point you gotta draw the line.  Those chip guards will eventually dry up and crack again and look bad.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: gbskunk2006 on October 29, 2009, 12:30:55 AM

Quote from: oldredtruck on October 28, 2009, 09:14:13 AM

check at local window tint shops - alot of them - at least here do it with some special 3m film - I guess its fairly common for these exotic car guys to get that stuff put down low on their cars for stone chip protection...

I made the mistake of not replacing the stone guard last year when I finally got my truck back on the road.  Now I'm going to have to prep and repaint those sections on the bed but this time, I will definitely install some of that 3M film as protection from stone chips :)

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: thirsty on October 29, 2009, 06:43:17 PM

Years ago I got some of the same material from a friend that worked at a GM dealership to put on the lower fairing of my street bike. He said they had it to put on vehicles that traveled on gravel roads alot. It was great stuff. I cut it to fit with scissors and just stuck it on. You couldn't see it and it worked perfect.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: SUX2BU99 on October 30, 2009, 10:23:33 AM

Those were factory applied? Interesting. Back in the day I saw alot of truck that had the aluminum add-on ones on there. Then years later I saw the rust that formed behind them   lol

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: VileZambonie on October 30, 2009, 10:45:10 AM

It might be worth checking with a dealer to see if they have a source for them still

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: Captkaos on October 30, 2009, 11:50:46 AM

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Scotchgard_Paint_Protection/Film

http://store.cleartastic.com/clplfiinburo.html

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: thirsty on October 30, 2009, 07:13:12 PM

What Capt found looks like what I used.

Title: Re: Removing the stone guard from the bed side
Post by: Captkaos on October 31, 2009, 06:28:46 PM

That is what most the Vette guys used.