Has anyone tried ???
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Has anyone tried ???
Hi Folks,
I'm getting ready to start on some of the body parts on my truck and I had an idea about trying something. I have seen several truck bed coatings that are something like Rhino Liner. Some claim to be better... I was wondering if any one here has tried using these coatings on the inside of fenders and other panels exposed to road debris. If so I would be interested in any opinions about the best products and also prep of the surface to be coated.
On previous thread I expressed my dissapointment with the durability of Rhino Liner which I had put in the bed of my '03 F-350. I do however feel that something along this line wouild create a barrier against chipping from road debris. I'm thinking along the lines of a hardened paint on the inside of these panels and fenders covered with the bed liner coating. It would seem to me that this would create a cushioned coating to protect the inside. I'm sure that with the years of wear and surface rust, not to mention some minor patching, that the metal has lost some of it's thickness and I thought this might be an excellent way to preserve what is left.
I am quite interested and open to any and all suggestions.
Later Folks...
I'm getting ready to start on some of the body parts on my truck and I had an idea about trying something. I have seen several truck bed coatings that are something like Rhino Liner. Some claim to be better... I was wondering if any one here has tried using these coatings on the inside of fenders and other panels exposed to road debris. If so I would be interested in any opinions about the best products and also prep of the surface to be coated.
On previous thread I expressed my dissapointment with the durability of Rhino Liner which I had put in the bed of my '03 F-350. I do however feel that something along this line wouild create a barrier against chipping from road debris. I'm thinking along the lines of a hardened paint on the inside of these panels and fenders covered with the bed liner coating. It would seem to me that this would create a cushioned coating to protect the inside. I'm sure that with the years of wear and surface rust, not to mention some minor patching, that the metal has lost some of it's thickness and I thought this might be an excellent way to preserve what is left.
I am quite interested and open to any and all suggestions.
Later Folks...
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Dave - we had a gent use Eastwoods on the underside of his fenders - here was his response to Ross (Albuq), on the Flathead Forum...
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I guess a check of Eastwood's site would come up with it.
R
Ross, it is the Eastwood tintable Urethane stuff. Not worth a crap for truck beds, didn't work for me anyways, the sun made it like a tater chip. But works excellent for undercoat, I have had it on the 'Stang for years. Being underneath & all I guess it stays pretty fresh. Squirts on easy, I'm just a messy person & can not do anthing neatly.
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I guess a check of Eastwood's site would come up with it.
R
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Although I don't have personal experience with it, a good friend of mine is building a Model A roadster pickup and is using the rattle can bed liner material on the underside of the fenders. He has used it before and claims it really helps. I think he buys it at NAPA but I don't recall the brand.
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I tried this stuff recommended by my body man.
Dupli-color
Truck Bed
Coating
It was from a local mega auto parts house. something like $4 or $5 a can.
I have had it on my truck for several years now with no adhesion problems and no star cracking in my rear fiberglass fenders.
I used it on the underside of my cab, running boards, and inside front and rear fender wells.
It sprays on very nicely with no runs or spitting, about the same as spray paint to use.
Dupli-color
Truck Bed
Coating
It was from a local mega auto parts house. something like $4 or $5 a can.
I have had it on my truck for several years now with no adhesion problems and no star cracking in my rear fiberglass fenders.
I used it on the underside of my cab, running boards, and inside front and rear fender wells.
It sprays on very nicely with no runs or spitting, about the same as spray paint to use.
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So far, so good...
It kind of sounds like you guys have confirmed my suspicions and thinking about this stuff. I do intend to drive this truck enough that it is possible for me to end up in snow, slush, rain and other minor road debris. I would prefer something I could put in a spray gun as opposed to a spray can. I use those things but I don't care for them. Any additional links you guys have to this sort of product would be helpful. I'd like to look at all the alternatives.
Later Guys...
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It kind of sounds like you guys have confirmed my suspicions and thinking about this stuff. I do intend to drive this truck enough that it is possible for me to end up in snow, slush, rain and other minor road debris. I would prefer something I could put in a spray gun as opposed to a spray can. I use those things but I don't care for them. Any additional links you guys have to this sort of product would be helpful. I'd like to look at all the alternatives.
Later Guys...
Later Guys...
SEM Clear Chip Guard Aerosol (for example)
Also on the cab in the fenderwells..
Sam
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I used clear Chipquard on mine, on top of the paint, 5 coats.
SEM Clear Chip Guard Aerosol (for example)
Also on the cab in the fenderwells..
Sam
SEM Clear Chip Guard Aerosol (for example)
Also on the cab in the fenderwells..
Sam
Now that's another idea I hadn't thought of.
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I used Herculiner (roll-on) bed liner on my 56. It has stood up very well. I plan to use it on the underside of my fenders and running boards. Two coats is pretty thick and looks a lot like Rhino Liner after it dries. ASFAK, it only comes in black.
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and they have both aerosol and paint gun supplies.
and just like any other 'paint' you have to put this on inside the curing window of the base paint, OR scuff the surface
I did both.. On the cab we scuffed the surface (clearcoat) under the fenderwells, and under the fenders we put it on, on top of the just drying clear coat (inside the 8 hour window)
This stuff has a 4 hour between coats window.
Sam
and just like any other 'paint' you have to put this on inside the curing window of the base paint, OR scuff the surface
I did both.. On the cab we scuffed the surface (clearcoat) under the fenderwells, and under the fenders we put it on, on top of the just drying clear coat (inside the 8 hour window)
This stuff has a 4 hour between coats window.
Sam
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I would not use any of the liner material alone as an undercoat. To be effective the coating has to get in where rust startes and I think most of this stuff is too thick. I would spray whatever will not be covered by a painted finish with some type of rust barrier, like PM Master Series, that will stop the rust. You can probably stop there, but if you want something to further protect this paint from chips or as a sound deadener, go with a reqular spray on undercoart (cheaper) or the RhinoLiner type stuff.
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Thanks Man...
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I would not use any of the liner material alone as an undercoat. To be effective the coating has to get in where rust startes and I think most of this stuff is too thick. I would spray whatever will not be covered by a painted finish with some type of rust barrier, like PM Master Series, that will stop the rust. You can probably stop there, but if you want something to further protect this paint from chips or as a sound deadener, go with a reqular spray on undercoart (cheaper) or the RhinoLiner type stuff.
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Any type of bedliner coating is thick in its application. Spraying it over bolt heads will make the bolt head into a round black glob, so be aware of that. It will fill small holes where certain bolts and screws will need to go through. You'll need to know where they are as finding them afterward can be a pain. The upside is this stuff is durable. The downside is this stuff is durable, and once a scratch is formed, water gets in behind it, it will stay there and rust from the inside out, and you won't know it since the "crust" will stay there. On my friend's mud truck, we epoxy primered the frame, then applied chassis black. The underside of the cab, front fenders, and bed were sprayed with POR15, then sprayed with Herculiner (several cans) And has held up pretty well. My 2 cents.
EDIT: most normal spray guns can't spray this stuff.
EDIT: most normal spray guns can't spray this stuff.
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Mine will/is get(ting) coated with epoxy primer (SPI) and then sprayed with SPIs bedliner. The spray gun from Baker PBE is around $30 for it.
I intend to spray the parts in pieces, so as to not coat the bolts. They will be stainless.
A regular gun will not spray that thick stuff.
I intend to spray the parts in pieces, so as to not coat the bolts. They will be stainless.
A regular gun will not spray that thick stuff.