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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swshawaii" data-source="post: 1051808" data-attributes="member: 67547">Looks nice [USER=78522]@SwampTrac[/USER]. Considered painting all four door panels, but many of the results I've seen were bordering hideous after a short time. Guess it's all about prep and adhesion. I've tried almost every well known conditioning product on the panels that included stupid expensive Wipe-New that ended in a total fail. I believe that stuff accelerated the fading. Now the top of the panels are chalky and almost white. Should have escalated a written warranty claim, but didn't want to deal with greedy idiots.BEST investment I've made is an OEM (6L2Z99112A15A) Sport Trac specific rubber bed mat. Bare composite bed is OK until you put stuff inside and everything slides around. Made that mistake with a full 5 gallon plastic gas can that fell over and leaked until I smelled it. Once in a while an OEM bed mat appears on CL or eBay or may be found in a salvage yard. I value mine so much I bolted it down with carriage bolts using the two existing holes in the middle of the bed. IIRC, there were aftermarket companies that made them or they had universal mats that could be trimmed to fit.</blockquote>