Every time you get in, your shoes are grinding the paint off your sills.
Door sills take a beating that no other painted area does: shoes dragging across them on every entry and exit, gear being loaded over them, and grit trapped under the rubber seal grinding into the paint every time the door closes.
It's the area most likely to look tired on an otherwise clean two-year-old ute — and because it's low and wet, it's also where rust likes to start.
Why sills and seal edges wear
Shoes, every single trip
Boots, work shoes, sandy thongs — everyone drags across the sill getting in and out. It's constant, direct abrasion on paint.
Loading drags across the edge
Toolboxes, eskies, shopping, dog crates, bikes. Anything you lift into the cab or tray scrapes the sill on the way.
Trapped grit grinds with every close
Dust and sand collect under the door seal. Each time the door shuts, that grit is pressed into the paint and rubbed across it.
Sills are where rust gets started
Worn sill paint isn't just cosmetic. Sills sit low on the vehicle, collect water, and hold damp grit against bare metal once the coating is compromised. That's an ideal set of conditions for corrosion to take hold.
Rust repair is dramatically more expensive than paint repair, and rust in a structural sill area is the kind of thing that turns a straightforward sale into a hard conversation.
What our pre-cut kit does about it
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Covers sill face and seal edge — Protects both the surface your shoes hit and the lip where trapped grit does its grinding.
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Tough enough for boots — Thicker-wearing film chosen for an abrasion area, not a light-touch one.
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Cut to your door aperture — Follows the exact sill profile for your model, including the curve at each end.
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Keeps corrosion out — An intact barrier over the paint means damp grit never gets to bare metal.