Offroaders: What do you do for paint protection?

[OrangecrushBronco]

MEKMagnet.
It's originally for steel-body vehicles, as it is held on with magnetic backing, but the Bronco is mostly aluminum, so they use a very strong, reusable adhesive. Theoretically, you can take it off and reapply it every time you go wheeling, but that's not practical--the adhesive is powerfully stubborn.
My approach is a once-each-season application, and this is season two: I took it off during the winter, and put it back on this summer for my first trips into backwoods (Quebec, in this case). We went through some really heavy brush overhangs ("pinstriping guaranteed" said the promotional literature), and the MEKMagnet shows some minor scratches (that's its job, right?) but protected the body perfectly. Here's the gray "Topo" design on my Carbonized Gray Badlands:

Nice, huh?
I have since added the Ford Performance corner armor (4 corners, 2 pair), which also deflected trail damage.
I'll keep it on until November, as it's not suitable for winter (shame on me--here it is in snow). If you go for this, note: 1) it's expensive, about $650+; 2) it's not as easy to install as the video demo suggests; it's a 4-hand job and getting the designs to match panel to panel is exasperating. 3) It doesn't come off easily, either--that adhesive backing is strong! and 4) Their customer service is excellent, and 5) It really works and lastly 6) You'll get swamped with compliments.

https://www.mekmagnet.com/collections/ford-bronco

Tip of the cap to @Karl_in_Chicago

In your estimation would the removal tear off viynl graphics?

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[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

In your estimation would the removal tear off viynl graphics?

I don't think grasses and light tree branches will leave any marks on your MEKMagnet.
Back in July, I went through several miles of very dense overgrowth. I came out with one scratch on the vinyl, about 3 feet by 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, and the white underneath showed through. Now that's not a problem to me, as I expect some evidence of trail wheeling where I go, and how I wheel. Not like some of the posters a few pages back, but yeah, "stuff happens."
As a point of comparison, the Ford Performance corner armor pieces had several light, superficial traces of going through the branches. I'm satisfied with the armor--it did its job of protecting the truck's body (i.e. paint) quite well.
MEKMagnet will sell you replacement panels. Or you could get matching touchup paints and cover it.
There will always be something that your protective product cannot protect against. Like sideswiping a boulder.

 

[OrangecrushBronco]

I don't think grasses and light tree branches will leave any marks on your MEKMagnet.
Back in July, I went through several miles of very dense overgrowth. I came out with one scratch on the vinyl, about 3 feet by 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, and the white underneath showed through. Now that's not a problem to me, as I expect some evidence of trail wheeling where I go, and how I wheel. Not like some of the posters a few pages back, but yeah, "stuff happens."
As a point of comparison, the Ford Performance corner armor pieces had several light, superficial traces of going through the branches. I'm satisfied with the armor--it did its job of protecting the truck's body (i.e. paint) quite well.
MEKMagnet will sell you replacement panels. Or you could get matching touchup paints and cover it.
There will always be something that your protective product cannot protect against. Like sideswiping a boulder.

I guess I wasn't clear. I'm wondering if the Mekmag was applied to a Bronco that had viynl graphics on it if the Mekmag would tear off the viynl graphics when removed.

 

[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

I guess I wasn't clear. I'm wondering if the Mekmag was applied to a Bronco that had viynl graphics on it if the Mekmag would tear off the viynl graphics when removed.

I wouldn't risk it. It takes two hands and a hard pull to remove the MEKMagnet, it's tough. Also, you have to clean the truck then wipe the surface down with isopropyl alcohol, which can't be good for decals and wraps. They're responsive to emails and phone calls, so contact them.

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