Brush, rock rash, mud and river crossings punish paint. Polyurea body armor gives trucks and Jeeps a tough, flexible skin that shrugs off pinstripes and chips. Read the guides on prep, coverage and care, then get an ArmorThane applicator to quote your build.
A full-body polyurea job replaces glossy paint with a rugged, uniform finish. The whole rig is stripped of trim, sanded, masked and sprayed, so the coating wraps door edges, fenders and hood seams.
Owners often pair it with lined tubs and wheel wells, so the inside handles mud as well as the outside.
Off-road damage is mostly abrasion and impact: branches dragging down the sides, gravel thrown from the tires, a rock that meets a rocker panel. Polyurea is elastic enough to flex with the body and tough enough to take those hits, where paint simply scratches.
Polyurea stretches and recovers instead of cracking, which suits panels that flex on uneven terrain.
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Pinstripe defense
Brush and branches scrape sides and fenders. A textured armor coat hides and resists those marks.
BrushScratches
02
Rock & gravel
Rockers, bumpers and lower panels take hits from rocks and gravel spray on rough roads.
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Mud & water
A sealed coat on tubs and floors makes washing out mud and river water simple.
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Why owners do it:
Sealed seams on the floor
Rinse-out cleaning
Less road noise
Inside the tub
A tub floor that loves mud.
Jeep tubs and cab floors collect sand, water and mud every trip. A sprayed floor seals the seams and drain plugs, and it can be rinsed out with a hose.
Overland pickups get the same treatment in the bed, which keeps recovery gear, coolers and fuel cans from rattling around on bare metal.