Wondering what has worked best for a gasket/buffer between the brackets and the paint? Ready to install and need to sort this out before I end up rubbing off paint.

Thx!

 

I asked the same thing last week and got a few good ideas. The best was gorilla tape (like duct tape) but a little more padded and black. Two layers of that on the brackets, with the plastic, non sticky side towards the jeep seemed to work well for me.

 

I was wondering about that as well, I would like to find some sort of recycled clear rubber sheet and cut out the gasket.?!

 

I just used a piece of inner tube. Rubber makes a great protector!

 

My brackets came with liners which made it easy

 

I used the white foam 'paper' wrapping that the brackets were wrapped up in the box with. I cut it to fit. Not as good as rubber, but I obviously had it in my hand at the moment and it's better than nothing I guess!

 

3M Scotch 77 Electric Arc Proofing Tape. Thin and rubbery comes in a roll. Works great for this.

 

I used clear tub caulking on mine. Coated total contact surface.

 

Bicycle tire tube.

 

This is exactly what I used also. Just cut an old tube and then trimmed the excess once all the bolts were tightened.