Any paint that's good enough for your hood is good enough for the running boards, a step plate may be a good idea. I you are going to have shoe with rocks and mudd stuck to the bottom of them, then yes it is going to get scratched When the running boards were painted on my truck we did 2 things to help hide any scratche - 1- I sprayed 3m undercoating 08881 on all surfaces, yep even the top, it gave the top coat a slight texture. 2-Since I sprayed a basecoat/clearcoat I added flatner to the final clearcoat to help hide any scratches.
Last edited by 54barnfind; 04/02/2012 3:22 AM.
