Bedlinering entire vehicle - DIY or not?

by **Chirpy** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:09 pm

Sooooo….

My much loved 1988 Trooper II is showing it's age, mostly in the silver paint, acting just like any GM silver paint would after 24 years. Not bad yet, but starting to show a little thin in spots with a little rust in the roof gutters.

I'm toying with the idea of bedlinering the roof white, and then going with either black or silver for the sides.

I'm guessing this is doable on your own? Have to be sprayed to look decent? There's a guy with a spray booth on the side at work, maybe see if he will do it…I'm sure I don't want to pay Line*X to do it at full retail. That would probably be more than the truck is worth at this point!

Just looking for some advice for those that have already trod this path. I've done several pinewood derby cars, but never a real one.

Thanks,

by **Paladin1** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:32 pm

I did it to a Bronco I had. And the hardcore off road guys do the whole tub, inside and out.

Makes it easy to clean. waterproof, and scratch proof (for the most part) I rolled on Rhino lining.

It depends on your application. I don't think I would do it for a DD as it would get pretty hot in the summer depending on where you live.

And, of course, it's only going to be appreciated by the offroad crowd.

On my white Superduty I'm seriously considering doing the hood to cut down on glare, and then the rocker panels and wheel wells.

I did the bed using a sprayer and Raptor liner this past summer so I'm evaluating it over the winter.

by **Tater Raider** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:32 pm

Having had Line-X do the tub of my Jeep is the best thing I've done for it so far. I'm considering having the entire vehicle done once the build is complete, in 5 years or so (maybe - some things have to happen that I don't want to happen yet for it to get done that quickly).

If the vehicle isn't worth having the pros do it, and some aren't, go for the spray-on DIY stuff. IMO the roll-on goes on too thick. I'd also go something that can blend in the country in your AO. OD is a great base, but others work well too.

YMMV, see warranty for details, offer void in Rhode Island, etc.

by **tinythief** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:35 pm

Monsta liner is roll on / spray on. There are a few reviews on jeep forum. You should check it out.

by **ZombieSoldier01** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:01 am

we put the duplicolor with Kevlar on my buddies superduty, and it has yet to budge, knick, chip or anything. stuff is on there good, and its less than $100 for a gallon. But again prep is key with anything you are putting on your truck.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/bedArmor/

by **Tater Raider** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:14 am

ZombieSoldier01 wrote:we put the duplicolor with Kevlar on my buddies superduty, and it has yet to budge, knick, chip or anything. stuff is on there good, and its less than $100 for a gallon. But again prep is key with anything you are putting on your truck.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/bedArmor/

How long has it been on?

I'm looking at doing this as well due to chipping from bombing down gravel roads (at the legal limit, and not just saying that - 55mph (~90kph) can get busy at times).

by **ZombieSoldier01** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:46 am

about a year or so. we do the same thing back in colorado. high speed blasts down a dirt/ stone road, and havent had an issue. mostly because of the liquid kevlar material thats in it. he used regular roll on bedliner on the bumpers and grill, and all of that is chipping and/or peeling

by **Tater Raider** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:22 am

Excellent and TYVM!

EtA: gah! black... (grrr...)

by **catalyst** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:40 am

Chirpy wrote:Sooooo….
Just looking for some advice for those that have already trod this path. I've done several pinewood derby cars, but never a real one.

Thanks,

I just finished redoing my 87 jeep wrangler. I repaired all the rust, primed /painted it with chasis saver, and then herculinered the whole rig - inside and out. I tinted the herculiner and did the tub outside in gray, and the inside is black. It turned out really coarse, but I like the look.

If I had to do it all over, I'd use u-pol raptor liner instead. Its a bit more expensive, but the material holds up better. I'm actually debating on going back over it in u-pol, but I figure I'll beat the current paintjob up some more before I do that.

by **noodlesswe** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:34 pm

Hmm this sounds intresting, was thinking on doing this to the inside of my gwagen.
do you have any pic of the final result ?
do the bedliner do anythig in the way of sound profing ?

by **Braxton** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:39 pm

Tag for info.

I am going to be starting on my ZS SUV this summer after we finish with Crypto's Jeep.

Bed liner is not a bad idea.....

by **Chirpy** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:39 pm

I'm wondering if you could thin it a bit if you have to roll it on?

Or if I should just buy a cheesy spray rig...

by **Paladin1** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:37 pm

Chirpy wrote:I'm wondering if you could thin it a bit if you have to roll it on?

Or if I should just buy a cheesy spray rig...

This what I used;
http://www.tptools.com/p/2600,233_U-Pol ... r-Kit.html

You can roll, or spray it on. I sprayed it on and the texture was smoother than roll on Rhino I used in the past.

Since this is a two part urethane, you could thin it out more if desired.

by **Rednex** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:50 pm

Im glad i saw this thread my trucks starting to rust out in the rocker panels. It's rusting from the inside out so i was thinking of fixing the rust then painting the whole truck from the trim strip down with bead liner.

The bed i had done at Rhino liner and its still good to go hauling everything from scrap metal to stones/ block/bricks weekly for a few years. The toolbox in the bed i used Herculiner to do the inside of it and its still ok dont seem as thick as the srpay on but aint leaking.

by **JesterODX** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:13 am

Okay, I have done the spray on bed liner on an entire vehicle. It wasnt a bad ideal. Its a durable finish. But we did it on our paintball tank seen here.http://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=90943

We used the bed liner with hopes paintball paint would be easier to wash off after it had dried. This is not what happened. Now paintball paint is hard to get off when it dries. The rough surface didnt help. But hey, it looked cool before that first game like that. Regular spray paint will come off after the paintballs hit it. So this stuff wont come off. There was one plus and one minus, so we broke even.

I got the ideal from my tank partner who did his wheels and bumpers with the bed liner. Looks extremly good. Has held up awesome as well.

by **echo2** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:16 am

This was a DIY job....

by **hatchtrikk** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:33 am

If you do get it sprayed, go with high pressure over low. It's stronger. Low pressure is soft/rubbery. High pressure is hard.

We recently painted a Jeep for local dealership that had been bedlined. My bodyman had remove it with a chisel and hammer. Good stuff.

Also, if it's high pressure, you should be able to have it painted any color you want by a competent body shop. I had a few customers tell me to paint the liner in the beds of their trucks to match. That was years ago and they haven't returned with any issues.

YMMV

by **JesterODX** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:35 am

Yeah now that looks good. My friend has one of the new model Durango's and thats what he did the bumpers and wheels on. If you have a good hand the bedliner comes out looking pretty good.

Deffinetly a good look.

by **Tater Raider** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:33 pm

hatchtrikk wrote:If you do get it sprayed, go with high pressure over low. It's stronger. Low pressure is soft/rubbery. High pressure is hard.

We recently painted a Jeep for local dealership that had been bedlined. My bodyman had remove it with a chisel and hammer. Good stuff.

Also, if it's high pressure, you should be able to have it painted any color you want by a competent body shop. I had a few customers tell me to paint the liner in the beds of their trucks to match. That was years ago and they haven't returned with any issues.

YMMV

I did my tub to match the paint (LineX) and it came out looking pretty good.

by **Chirpy** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:55 am

Great info so far, you guys have given me much to ponder...

by **crypto** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:25 am

Chirpy wrote:Sooooo….

My much loved 1988 Trooper II is showing it's age, mostly in the silver paint, acting just like any GM silver paint would after 24 years. Not bad yet, but starting to show a little thin in spots with a little rust in the roof gutters.

I'm toying with the idea of bedlinering the roof white, and then going with either black or silver for the sides.

I'm guessing this is doable on your own? Have to be sprayed to look decent? There's a guy with a spray booth on the side at work, maybe see if he will do it…I'm sure I don't want to pay Line*X to do it at full retail. That would probably be more than the truck is worth at this point!

Just looking for some advice for those that have already trod this path. I've done several pinewood derby cars, but never a real one.

Thanks,

Spraying bedliners usually requires it's own special gun, because it's thick and rather gloopy compared to even the thickest paints. I dont think I've seen any compatible sprayers at Harbor Freight, which means you'd have to pay real money for a spray gun. If you can get the sprayer and do it at your buddy's shop for less than it would cost to pay Line-X to do it, go for it. But I suspect that some of the cost savings will dry up once you get the gun.

Also, I'm going to do my interior floor with that duplicolor armor and a roller, as well as the bed.

by **echo2** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:15 am

Some of the kits come with a gun....then you just buy refills.

by **JesterODX** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:07 am

Comes in regular spray cans now days. Now I must say with that statement I am a redneck and not willingly gonna pay someone to bed line or camo a truck... Most times as long as alcohol isnt involved, I can do fairly well with a spray can, most times.

by **Tater Raider** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:34 am

That's the other thing we haven't touched on here. What's your skill level?