I Can't Believe I Did That Poll III

[Chief]

Ever throw something on top of your cargo covers only to discover that they aren't all that scratch resistant?

 

[danlwil]

does having one fly off at 40 mph count?

 

[Chief]

does having one fly off at 40 mph count?

Story please!

 

[anramsey]

Ugh. The LAST time I volunteer to help a girl move. GRRR!

Got a 3 inch scar in my last cover, so its visible for me to look at EVERY time I walk away from it!!

Adam

 

[AVid]

...and after I did it I was making up my own four letter words.

 

[anramsey]

...and after I did it I was making up my own four letter words.

Hey I did that! Nothing like making a real horse's butt outta yourself in front of a college dorm


Adam

 

[I CHNGE]

again...veeeeerry carefull with these...

 

[enkeiavalanche]

I have the soft cover?

 

[Ghost]

Or scratch the side boxes with other keys on the key ring when unlocking the box?

 

[bonesaw]

Mine are scratched all up, but hey, there plastic. I have the same rule for the cladding: If it gets scratched, who gives a f**k? Its not like its going to start rusting because of the scratch. Its there for protection. Each little scratch = each time its done its job. That and the fact that they just plain build character.

 

[pdxkevin]

yep, but we bought it to use it as a truck and not a show piece.... every scratch is a memory of a camping trip.

 

[lordvader]

I have scratched mine numerous times. I painted them with bedliner paint and the scratches happen no more.

 

[SpottyJ]

does having one fly off at 40 mph count?

I did this also

Story:

I had my tailgate up and the number 3 bed cover unlocked with the unlocked handles resting on tailgate spoiler. I did this to allow just enough room for one of my fishing poles to hang out the bed as it was too long to fit in the closed bed. While driving the truck, I made a 90 degree turn and the bed cover flew off and cracked the handle tip.

Moral:

Don't ever drive the truck with the last bed cover not locked it FLIES off easily.

 

[sovereignmgmt]

I have scratched mine numerous times. I painted them with bedliner paint and the scratches happen no more.

I'm thinking of doing the same thing. How hard was it?

 

[RichUF]

Although technically not the covers, I got a cut in the top edge of my tailgate when moving, so I figured that was close enough and voted yes.

 

[Victory Red]

Yep, about a week into owning my AV I discovered that cardboard boxes sometimes have staples in the bottom and those staples can scratch.

Now I'm very careful about sitting or sliding things on the covers. I cringe when someone else puts anything on them either.

 

[FLINTaVa]

My panel closest to cab came prescratched, 2 long zigzag lines like some drunk tried to outline a dinner plate. I haven't added any scratches myself yet.

 

[Loggie]

Never stack or slide your cargo covers on top of each other, especially in the winter.

 

[FLINTaVa]

Never stack or slide your cargo covers on top of each other, especially in the winter.

I stack mine but always turn middle one over.

 

[Cisco04]

I stack mine but always turn middle one over.

Same here!

Cisco04

 

[FLINTaVa]

When I bought my S-10 I went camping first week. A guy sat on my tailgate and slid off. The idiot had those rivets that stick out on rear pocket corners and they dug thru the paint. Now when anyone is near my trucks I always look at thier a$$.

 

[flynhigh]

not yet but I am sure it is only a matter of time.

 

[02-Z66]

when i had my '02 i scratched one cover by sliding another across the top of it.

 

[midlifecrisis]

when i had my '02 i scratched one cover by sliding another across the top of it.

That's what I find myself doing repeatedly. You think I'd learn.

Then again - it is a truck!

 

[zulustyle]

Yep guilty of that also. What makes it so incredibly bad is that it happened when I was hauling perhaps the lightest of any object I've ever hauled... A simple screen door!! Boy was I PI$$ED!!!