Abstract: An automobile frame protector that protects a car from deformation and scratches from jacks and rocks, attaches to a car without bolts, rivets, or welding, and can be removed before the car is sold, thereby restoring the car to an as-new condition made of a permanent magnetic strip sufficiently long to span the jacking points of a car and at least about ? inch thick disposed upon the frame on the underside of a car. The strip can also be provided with a coating selected for its anti-abrasion and anti-corrosion characteristics, and an adhesive applied to the side opposite the coated side. Another embodiment uses the strip on a pickup truck rail and tailgate to protect is from damage. Yet another embodiment is to provide the protector in a kit form.