Herculiner Tomorrow
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Herculiner Tomorrow
Wow I just got done sanding my bed and taping off the bedrails. It was a lot more work than I anticipated, the bed didn't look like it had that many corners! Anyway, I think I am pretty well done scuffing. I used 80 grit everywhere, not to bare metal, but to get it pretty well scuffed. Then I used my drill with a wire brush and went around every corner, every bed bolt, everything. I was very thorough. Tomorrow, the plan is to head to the parts store for the Herculiner and some Acetone and rags. I know I have to scuff it up again then wipe it all down (I'll do it twice). Then I am assuming I can just go ahead and paint it on. If anybody has any suggestions, feel free to post. I'll probably be back on here tomorrow to let everybody know how it.
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I've never put Herculiner on a truck bed before, but I did put it on a case I built for an electronic keyboard (organ). I didn't like it one bit. The rubber particles tended to clump and not go on evenly, and when I was done, it was like 12 grit sandpaper. I mean this stuff would eat flesh for lunch.
Sorry to be a stick in the mud....
Jason
Sorry to be a stick in the mud....
Jason
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called rubber gloves
Take the green scubber that came with the kit and scrub it down with acetone. I cant promise you it will stick to the paint, but it should if its pretty well scuffed up. The first coat should be very thin, like a primer. The second coat you can cake on.
Maybe open up the topper windows if you have a topper
i've done my custom bumpers, rocker panels, tailgate, cowl hood scoop and never had a problem with it peeling, because it was all down to bare metal. The only problem I have had was it thinning out over time so you can see some spots. if you can, try doing 3 coats..
Take the green scubber that came with the kit and scrub it down with acetone. I cant promise you it will stick to the paint, but it should if its pretty well scuffed up. The first coat should be very thin, like a primer. The second coat you can cake on.
Maybe open up the topper windows if you have a topper
i've done my custom bumpers, rocker panels, tailgate, cowl hood scoop and never had a problem with it peeling, because it was all down to bare metal. The only problem I have had was it thinning out over time so you can see some spots. if you can, try doing 3 coats..
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called rubber gloves
Take the green scubber that came with the kit and scrub it down with acetone. I cant promise you it will stick to the paint, but it should if its pretty well scuffed up. The first coat should be very thin, like a primer. The second coat you can cake on.
Maybe open up the topper windows if you have a topper
i've done my custom bumpers, rocker panels, tailgate, cowl hood scoop and never had a problem with it peeling, because it was all down to bare metal. The only problem I have had was it thinning out over time so you can see some spots. if you can, try doing 3 coats..
Take the green scubber that came with the kit and scrub it down with acetone. I cant promise you it will stick to the paint, but it should if its pretty well scuffed up. The first coat should be very thin, like a primer. The second coat you can cake on.
Maybe open up the topper windows if you have a topper
i've done my custom bumpers, rocker panels, tailgate, cowl hood scoop and never had a problem with it peeling, because it was all down to bare metal. The only problem I have had was it thinning out over time so you can see some spots. if you can, try doing 3 coats..
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K I'm done. I spent all night last night going crazy with some 80 grit. Then this morning I went over the bedrails with the scuff pad (After the 80 grit). I wiped it all down with the acetone and put on my first coat. It looked decent, but my second coat made it look awesome. It's not super thick, but I used up a gallon + a quart and I have a little left for touch up. It looks really neat the way it goes over the rail. All in all it was a lot of work, but not hard work. We'll just have to see how it holds up
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+1. I'm considering a spray in liner because its a lot cheaper, but I dont want anything that looks bad.
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should have waited 24 hours for the second coat??
spray in bedliner like LineX is meant for heavy use. Like shoveling rocks, hauling metal with sharp eges ect. Herculiner will give you the duarbility and texture, but it stays fairly soft where it will gouge iff jabbed with a shovel and whatnot.
spray in bedliner like LineX is meant for heavy use. Like shoveling rocks, hauling metal with sharp eges ect. Herculiner will give you the duarbility and texture, but it stays fairly soft where it will gouge iff jabbed with a shovel and whatnot.
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get a www.photobucket.com account. Upload the pictures onto there and copy and paste the [IMG] url
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Here is a link to my cardomain. I have a few pics of my bedliner on there and a couple of my truck but they were taken with my cell phone so the quality isn't very good.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2831283
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2831283
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I'm planning on getting a new tailgate so I just threw on a coat for now. Probably not smart but I did the driver side and let my little brother paint the passenger side but apparently he got in a hurry. Oh well the new 'gate will look better.