Rhino Coat Fenders or not?
 

My painter suggested Rhino Coating the inside of the fenders of my '55. What do you guys think? Will it look cheap? Once it's done he said he could paint the Rhino blue or leave it black. Just wanted your consensus before I have it done 'cause I'm undecided. I want my baby to look GREAT!

Ray

I don't much about Rhino coating but it must be pretty tough if it's applied properly. It should hold up a lot better that paint alone or the old type rubberized undercoating they use to spray under cars. On my F-2 I spray chip guard, the stuff they used to spray on the bottom 1/4 of the body back in the '80s. I think it's basically the same product as Rhino coating, and it has held up well. I left it black.

I have POR-15 under the cab and the inside the fenders of my F-4, that's some pretty tough stuff too. I don't have the fenders on the truck but after it dried I tried to scrape it off with a screw driver to see how hard it was and it wouldn't budge.

I plan on LineX for the whole underside of my bed. Rhino would be a great choice as well. Some of the cheaper sprays have a more uneven texture to them and tend to chunk up when applied. Rhino and LineX don't.

I have seen Rhino Lining and Linex on some cars and trucks. It sprays on as a very nice and even texture. It is very tough stuff. A friend of mine has done the entire inside sheet metal of his 40 Ford sedan with Linex. It is rubberized and usually around 1/8-1/4" thick. You can ask for the thickness you want. Both of these linings provide excellent sound insulation as well.

I used Herculiner on my bed and plan to use it under my fenders and runnings boards. It is a similar, but less expensive surfacer that is applied with a roller.

I would not apply any of these surfacers on any mating (faying) surfaces. It is not required there and will change the fitup of the parts and their resultant mating gaps. My friend had that problem when he had parts shot and didn't mask mating surfaces. He had to grind it off and redo some places.

I am rock guarding the inner fender wells of all my fenders. I have completed the front fenders already and will be doing the rear fenders once I complete welding the fenders to the bed sides and adding my tubs. This stuff will help protect the underside from being beat and blasted with road debris and will also prevent you from getting any stars in your paint caused from rocks hitting the underside. There are a number of good rock guard products out there, just keep weight in mind. These fenders are quite large and it is surprising how quickly the weight will add up.

I'm definitely going to coat all inside surfaces exposed to road wear, with some kind of rock guard. I've already applied some to the inner frame, and cab.


Tom

The Body Shop that painted my 55 recommended 3M Undercoating,
part# 051135.Has 08881 by the part # in big numerals. Comes in a spray can. I used almost 4 cans on my fenders before mounting them.

Thanks all. Looks like I'll coat the fenders. Good suggestions on products too.

I used the less expensive Dura-liner on the inside of my '56 steel tilt front end. Rolled as much as I could/sprayed the cracks. It is holding up very well. Yesterday at the first car show I entered it in; I had several spectators who looked at it and thought it was a fiberglass front end.

bed liner
 

I too am going to use bed liner under the truck,Another use would be for the running board surface.IHad the tops of the runnig boards sprayed on a 1938 packard they came out real nice and much cheaper than the $650.00 for the new rubber.The owner uses this car as a driver and was real happy with the way they look.My 54 panel boards are going to be sprayed Monday and I can wait to get them on.

I had a rhino lining sprayed in my old ranger. It is still in there and looks about like it did when new. I have no clue how many years it has been in there now. My brother has the truck now.

As far as my truck, I will do something similar. I will use SPI's bed liner under the fenders and under the cab floor. My whole truck will be SPI products though. I have the epoxy primer sitting here.



As far as the linex and rhino...I have never heard any bad things about them. They are good products.

You can get linex in about any color you want. You might check into that one and just get it close to your final paint color. I have never heard of painting over a bedliner product. Check with the manufacturer if you go that route.

If you want your baby to remain looking GREAT! I suggest undercoating the inside of your fenders w/ something.Gator Gaurd was used inside the fenders on the FIRST RIDE.It is an epoxy material.DO NOT get it on any finished exterior panel.This material can be tinted body color then sprayed again to match your body color.It worked great for me.

Coating the inside of the fenders with Line-X or Rhino Lining is a great idea...one thing that I might add is that the grainy texture that you see in most bed liners is the result of HOW it's applied, not the coating itself. After the bed is sprayed the tech sprays a light dusting over the entire surface to cause the grainy texture...this makes the floor of the bed less slippery. If you wanted a smooth texture then that should be easily achieved.

[QUOTE=rnelson664]My painter suggested Rhino Coating the inside of the fenders of my '55. What do you guys think? Will it look cheap? Once it's done he said he could paint the Rhino blue or leave it black. Just wanted your consensus before I have it done 'cause I'm undecided. I want my baby to look GREAT!
Ray[/QUOTE
I think it's a great idea.

i think it would be a very good undercoating, i wouldn't want it applied real think like a bed liner myself.......

i do plan to have my steps Line-X'ed locally on both sides......(unless i find a nice set for a flatbed somewhere)....