Just did the same to mine, used Glacier Grey Krylon on the Skidplate, and Strawberry Fields Rustoleom on the tow hook. Did several coats, and hit it with clear coat afterwards, gotta say Krylon might be more expensive, but it's worth it - Rustoleom took forever to dry, and was peeling pretty easily compared. Thanks for the video. Hardest part was cleaning/prep!

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah I agree the Krylon is good stuff. I'm gonna need to redo mine soon since I've been beating it up off roading lol I didn't do a clear coat last time but I'll give it a try next time to give it a little more protection.

This came out pretty sweet!! The skid came out better than I thought. I think I’m definitely going with this on my ‘20 Tundra. Thank you for posting 👍🏼

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great idea one of the best cheap mods I’ve seen. Beats spending a lot more money on aftermarket skid plates and tow hooks.

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

Definitely. Especially if you don't do any crazy off roading where you need more heavy duty protection. In Florida rock punctures aren't a big issue.

Im planning on doing the same thing! I was just gonna do the skid plate, but painting the hook is a great idea too!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Nice man let me know how it turns out

Well I got something to do this weekend.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

haha nice easy project. thanks for watching!

Can’t wait to do this mod. Was think about it and thank god I came across your video !

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

thanks for sharing.. i really wanted a trd skid plate for my rig but this looks just as good. will be doing this on my rig.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for watching!

@aeromedical6750

2 жыл бұрын

Any number of vendors sell the red vinyl TRD lettering. Pop it on there after painting it grey and you’ll get the look you’re going for without dropping $450 bucks.

I like the red skid plates on the black trucks. Bold.

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

Yeah love the contrast

Looks clean 🧼

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie!

Great video man! Didn’t even know I wanted to do this, definitely gonna do it after seeing the results 🤟🏽🤙🏽

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

Looks cool, I have a gray skid plate on my Ranger. I like to paint it flat black.

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Dude that looks good.

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! 🤙🏼

Awesome video dude - I will be doing that to my new Tacoma in the next few weeks. I like your colour choices too - doing red hooks myself.

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Looks great! Thank's for sharing the idea and process. It will be great to see some people follow suite and try some additional colors.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I've seen a couple different combos so far. Saw one guy did white & lime green haha but generally most people do the gray/red look I think

Definitely going to do that to my truck thanks!

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!! No problem 🤙🏼

looks great! thank you. ill do mine this weekend :)

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's a nice, easy mod that makes a big difference aesthetically.

So fresh. Love your content!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Hit up ebay or Amazon for the black bumper end caps, or other colors if you wish.

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

I don't think they were very popular at the time of this video, but they're definitely readily available now

Looks awesome!! Probably gonna do the same to mine.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for watching.

I like it but, I would have roughed up the surface before painting.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I thought about it haha Some parts were already rough from getting hit while off roading, but the paint seemed to stick pretty well all over

Looks good man 👍

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it 🤙🏼

Looks great man! You can even get some trd letters in red and put them on there will look like the trd pro skid plate.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

for sure! Thanks for watching

@shannondixon3767

2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to do that but there really is no flat place to put the letters.

@Eastsidegeorgiaboy

Жыл бұрын

That skid plate is too thin. Need a real trd skid plate. The stock one will get destroyed quick. Ask me how I know.

Definitely going to try this but with white paint on the skit.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

White would look dope! I've seen people do some cool color combos lately

@kaygeeboi

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia yeah definitely, thanks for the idea.

Yo! diggin your videos and your truck. Really digging those wheels you have. what are the specs on those? keep up the content!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! They're Icon Vector 6 in Bronze. 17x8.5" 0 offset.

Did you sand the skid plate or use a good degreaser to remove the wax from the blue Wash & Wax. I would think with the skid plate having wax on it the paint wouldn’t bond to the metal as good. I mean looks good though.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 ай бұрын

I don't remember but I don't think I did honestly, and the paint held up fine

Good vid thanks

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

My TRD sport came with body color keyed rear bumper caps.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! one of the lucky ones haha I got the ugly chrome

@fishtacoma

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia If you have the Technology Package, then you get color-keyed rear bumper caps. I'm assuming you don't have the tech package hence the chrome bumpers.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Correct yeah I do not have the tech package 🤙🏼

Did you plasti dip the chrome on your grill?

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I did. Chrome had to go lol

nice

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🤙🏼

Did you get any overspray on your truck? Looks great BTW, I am doing the same.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

I did not get any overspray because I removed the skid & tow hook from the truck to paint. But it's definitely worth it! Cheap and easy way to add some contrast to your truck.

Maybe, still think saving for the TRD skid plate is the better direction!

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

What did you clean the skid plate with?

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

Just some simple green or super clean does the trick. Any degreaser

Nicecway to get overspray on your truck. move the truck out of the garage. :)

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think a rattle can spreads enough to carry overspray that far haha wasn’t worried about it. Didn’t have any issues 🤙🏼

That's right! Do you BooBoo! Nice mod bro!!!👍

@KnightWheelsMedia

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 😀

How has the paint job held up over the past year?

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Not too bad. The front lip is missing a lot of paint from rocks/bugs and stuff hitting it and the bottom has some scratches from use. Definitely something you need to touch up every once in a while though unless you put a lot of coats on initially.

Just get a trd skidplate and also demon brackets with shackles and be done with it.

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

👍🏼

How is the paint holding up after 4 months?

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Not terrible, but not good haha It's scratched up pretty good & has a couple of mud stains because I waited too long to wash it. Can't really tell unless you're up close though.

@myrondeleon5101

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia k

I bought the same paint and doesn't match the TRD skid plate color

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised lol I just kinda randomly picked one that looked similar

@rippspeed1

4 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia it's all good ... I think I found the right color ... Kinda pricey but I'll report back

@rippspeed1

4 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia found the exact color for TRD Grey paint. It's by Cardinal GR522 pricey but $12.5 a pop

@user-wp4ep8vo1x

3 жыл бұрын

@@rippspeed1 did you get it online or at a store

@rippspeed1

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-wp4ep8vo1x online thru Cardinal

Just removed those parts n prepped for painting. Thank you

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

Don’t spray paint with your truck in the garage you can get overspray on the truck

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

True lol though I'm not too worried about the paint with all the off roading I do..

Buy a Miata.

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Don't tempt me haha