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Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3700

Should I install chequer plate with a bead of silicon?

I can’t decide. Am I sealing dirt and crap out, or sealing it in? I need to fit some sill protection and can’t decide if I should seal it or not? What is the common protocol?

19th Nov 2018 10:07pm

landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5811

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

What ever you decide, don’t use silicone. It’s not great for external use, and will effect any painting you have done. If you wish to stick it, use a PU sealer, such as tiger seal, or even a sticks like

, or builders Pu sealer.

Some I’ve stuck on other bits I haven’t bothered. You can get foam seals, but they don’t stop the crap from getting underneath anyway, and just make the CP fatter/higher.

Andy.

19th Nov 2018 10:24pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

Chequer plate sill protection? What are you trying to protect the sills from?

IMO if you want sill protection better to take existing Ali sills off and replaced with either rock sliders or rock and tree sliders

Brendan

19th Nov 2018 10:30pm

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3700

I’m tying to protect the sills from kicks and scrapes when getting in and out of the vehicle. To be clear, I don’t want to stick them on, they will be bolted in place, but wondered whether a bead of something or other would prevent any crap from ending up trapped behind.

20th Nov 2018 7:43am

williamthedog

Member Since: 29 Dec 2012
Location: south wales
Posts: 3441

As Brendan said. Remove and fit rock sliders. Then if you sell at a later date you can refit them and they're as new. That's what I have done.

20th Nov 2018 7:59am

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3700

Rocks sliders seem like a bit of overkill just to protect the sills from scuffs from my wellies. It would be cheaper to fit new standard sills if i ever wanted to remove the chequer plate down the line.

Last edited by Co1 on 20th Nov 2018 8:57am. Edited 1 time in total

20th Nov 2018 8:18am

Balvaig

Member Since: 19 Feb 2016
Location: Fife
Posts: 736

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 Landmark LE Corris Grey

3M helicopter tape will invisibly protect the sills from most scratches and keep the original look.Not much help though if sills are already damaged.

20th Nov 2018 8:27am

Blacksheep

Member Since: 10 Dec 2017
Location: Highlands
Posts: 190

+1 for helicopter tape.

Time is precious, waste it wisely...

Defender 90 D200

20th Nov 2018 8:40am

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3700

Balvaig wrote:
3M helicopter tape will invisibly protect the sills from most scratches and keep the original look.Not much help though if sills are already damaged.

Cheers, never thought of that.

20th Nov 2018 8:58am

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