Linex liner alternatives????
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Laughing Gas
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Linex liner alternatives????
I was just quoted by Line-X what I consider to be a crazy price for a pair of Jeep JK side steps to be shot with their premium spray. $450 + tax. Am I just nuts, or does this sound nuts to you? Is there anything else that will hold up, or almost as well( but ultimately need something that also remains shiny as per the wife the real owner of this vehicle)? Is there a brush-on liner that will shine (black)? I know I can powder-coat them but it won't be as thick and will dull. People Armor-All them,but that defeats the adhesion I am trying to achieve by the coatings? First slip and slam on the steps and I am headed to the attorneys office! What are people using? I gotta get this done quick!!!!
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$450 seems a little steep for side steps only. I paid about $725 for my 6' bed + tailgate to be done with their premium UV resistant shiny black double-coat at Line-X. Any cheaper if you bring the side steps in without the jeep? what about talking to the guy about leaving them and working a deal to spray them when a big job (truck bed) comes in wanting the same type of spray?
Other than that I've heard of some self-spray kits from other FTErs in this forum, might search around.
Other than that I've heard of some self-spray kits from other FTErs in this forum, might search around.
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IMO pretty much ALL professional spray on bed coatings are $$, and DIY kits are way cheaper, but no where as good.
Maybe check to electro coating, power coating, or shop around for a lower amount of spray on coating that is not brand name.
Maybe check to electro coating, power coating, or shop around for a lower amount of spray on coating that is not brand name.
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Laughing Gas
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This was off the truck and they wanted it stripped to bare metal. Screw that. I am taking to powdercoating tomorrow morning. They will blast seal and coat for $200 or less. That I can live with, but over $500 with the blasting and stripping on the Line-X is out of line. Will post results. I wish Rhinolining was still around.
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I used Herculiner in the bed and interior floor. Product went on easy and is holding up well. I applied multiple coats in the floor of the bed and it built up well.. A gallon kit is between 60 and 80 bucks.. As far as staying shiny, the parts that don't get abused are still shiny..
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Should be no reason your powder coat guy can't texture them; that is standard on things like computer covers - almost all of them are powdered. You'll want to see the higest texture they can put on; noting that increased texture and gloss are mutually exclusive.
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Laughing Gas
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Dropped them off and he's shooting a couple different things so he's gonna call me to come be and see which I like best. He will have them done by tomorrow, $150 whatever I choose
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Line-x price is so high because they need to warranty it. That's why they want to strip it first, so they can then build up a base/ top coat to thier specs/ procedures that they know won't fail. I know it sounds ridiculous, but look at all the failed DIY jobs. Most of that cost is in prep work and labor, not materials.
We looked into being a licensed dealer/ installer( not line-x, some other brand, don't remember right now) years ago when I worked in the body shop, that was thier deal, if you worked under thir license you needed to strip, prime, coat with thier products to thier procedure. We ended up not doing it. We still did liners here and there, just scuff and sprays. Never had one come back in the 5 yrs I was there.
Powercoat will chip if its going to see road debris and rust will creep under it, I know from experience. Then it's a bitch to remove and recoat.
We looked into being a licensed dealer/ installer( not line-x, some other brand, don't remember right now) years ago when I worked in the body shop, that was thier deal, if you worked under thir license you needed to strip, prime, coat with thier products to thier procedure. We ended up not doing it. We still did liners here and there, just scuff and sprays. Never had one come back in the 5 yrs I was there.
Powercoat will chip if its going to see road debris and rust will creep under it, I know from experience. Then it's a bitch to remove and recoat.
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The steps were powdercoated from the factory, no issues there. As to them requiring stripping and and additional steps, I have no problem but I they weren't going to do that, they wanted the parts striped and off the vehicle before it cam in. For what their asking I expect all that plus them taking me to dinner too( at a nice restaurant at that!) We've were contemplating doing it ourselves. We did the sons 75 and its been perfect for 3 years! at a cost of $79 for the entire bed on the F100. I just wanted something nicer for Mama, but even she says no to their pricing.
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Powder coating will chip like paint, just not as easily.
You get what you pay for as far as bed liners. I don't care what anyone ways, I do not think the home DIY bedliners are as good as the professional systems.
It does seem though that some of the newer DIY bedliners are better than the old ones from 10-15 years ago.
You get what you pay for as far as bed liners. I don't care what anyone ways, I do not think the home DIY bedliners are as good as the professional systems.
It does seem though that some of the newer DIY bedliners are better than the old ones from 10-15 years ago.
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Powder coating will chip like paint, just not as easily.
You get what you pay for as far as bed liners. I don't care what anyone ways, I do not think the home DIY bedliners are as good as the professional systems.
It does seem though that some of the newer DIY bedliners are better than the old ones from 10-15 years ago.
You get what you pay for as far as bed liners. I don't care what anyone ways, I do not think the home DIY bedliners are as good as the professional systems.
It does seem though that some of the newer DIY bedliners are better than the old ones from 10-15 years ago.
We did a buddy's truck years ago. We had a full day in prep work, it was an older well used truck, machine sanding, cleaning, going back to grind/ sand out any rust spots, more cleaning, go over it by hand to sand and scuff, clean, then prime it. Wait 24hrs for that to dry, scuff it up by hand again, clean again then apply the bed liner. We just kept putting on coats over 2 days, I know he had to buy another kit at the time. It was almost add thick as the line X type and held up to everything from cinderblocks to axles being dragged across the bed.
Not to many people are willing to put 2-3 days work into their trucks, to do the job correctly. They want it done now, cheap, and as good as professional applied products.
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