DIY Bed Coatings
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I haven't seen it, but with all of them prep work is the main ingredient. You need to scuff and clean every inch you wish to coat and tape off all you don't. I have used herculiner, and I don't think single part coatings are as durable as two part epoxies such as line-x.
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Originally Posted by ReAX
I haven't seen it, but with all of them prep work is the main ingredient. You need to scuff and clean every inch you wish to coat and tape off all you don't. I have used herculiner, and I don't think single part coatings are as durable as two part epoxies such as line-x.
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LINE-X is not an epoxy coating. It's a polyol resin (blend of polyurethane and polyurea) that mixes with isocyanate (a hardener). LINE-X does not contain solvents.
Do-it-yourself products are solvent based polyurethanes. The chemistry is totally different. The polyurethane is suspended in a solvent. A catalyst is introduced which polymerizes the solvent and leaves the polyurethane. The catalyst can be a liquid or even just air. The DIY stuff isn't even in the same ballpark as the professional bedliners as far as durability.
Do-it-yourself products are solvent based polyurethanes. The chemistry is totally different. The polyurethane is suspended in a solvent. A catalyst is introduced which polymerizes the solvent and leaves the polyurethane. The catalyst can be a liquid or even just air. The DIY stuff isn't even in the same ballpark as the professional bedliners as far as durability.
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