Bed liner recommendation

John138

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recently took the back seat out of my 2 door JL and picked up a mat that is fit cut for the back area up to my front seats. Wanted to take out the carpet and put down some bed liner and wanted to ask some opinions on what brand or make up to use for the area. My experience with it has always been on a much smaller scale so I used a rattle can. Thanks y’all
 
I have Bullet Liner in my SuperDuty and it’s been super durable. $$$. (Bullet was developed by an engineer that left LineX) Lifetime warranty but have to find a Bullet dealer (same as LineX though).

I had LineX in F150 - worked great. $$$

I shot Raptor Liner on the interior and wheel wells on my early bronco. Relatively easy to prep and shoot. Much thinner than lineX or Bullet but also a lot cheaper! Also very easy to touch up. $

I used Herculiner roll-on. Available everywhere and easy to apply. It was like sandpaper for any exposed skin. $
 
Jeffncs said:
I have Bullet Liner in my SuperDuty and it’s been super durable. $$$. (Bullet was developed by an engineer that left LineX) Lifetime warranty but have to find a Bullet dealer (same as LineX though).

I had LineX in F150 - worked great. $$$

I shot Raptor Liner on the interior and wheel wells on my early bronco. Relatively easy to prep and shoot. Much thinner than lineX or Bullet but also a lot cheaper! Also very easy to touch up. $

I used Herculiner roll-on. Available everywhere and easy to apply. It was like sandpaper for any exposed skin. $
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Thanks for the info. I picked up a Raptor kit online so I’m going to give it a go
 
John138 said:
Thanks for the info. I picked up a Raptor kit online so I’m going to give it a go
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Suggestions…. Take ‘em or leave ‘em.😎

1. Buy a couple extra bottles. My early bronco interior consumed 4 bottles; 6 would have been better.

2. Remove the interior and anything else removable. Then plug all of the threaded holes with rolled up painters tape. You may need to chase the threads anyway.

3. Sand and degrease and thoroughly clean the areas to be sprayed. The quality of the prep will directly impact the final results.

4. Tape everything off - dash, side rails, pedals, … everything. Also cover the sides and dash with paper or plastic. The gun doesn’t vaporize like a standard paint gun. It’s more of a splatter into a general direction. Liner will go everywhere!!

5. Play with the air pressure using a piece of cardboard. Incoming pressure determines spray pattern and texture.

6. Pull all of the tape off while the liner is still curing. Once fully cured, the tape will tear and get stuck in the liner.

7. Pull the tape off and don’t let any of the liner on the tape touch paint. I had a few spots that just smeared on my fresh paint and made a mess that wasn’t easy to clean.

8. Throw away the gun when you’re done. Buy a spare of you think you’ll shoot in different sessions.
 
Find razor tape or bed liner wire tape at a automotive paint supplier. You'll be glad you did.
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raptor looks pretty good when done, and is great for light wear areas But, It doesn't wear like bullet liner on line-x. in the bed if your using it as a truck as a truck. I have raptor lined a lot of stuff over the years, and a working truck bed is not a place i would recommend it be used. Other areas, like fenders and internal/external panels it will do great there. it's great for any place that doesn't have weight pressing down while being pulled across.

i'm in the process of redoing my cruiser and going to add micro spheres (Ceramic Microspheres Make Paint Insulate) to the raptor liner when i paint the roof with it to help keep some of the heat out.
 
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Shreddinlettuce said:


This guy does good diy vids
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Holy plastic wrap! Dude took no chances on over spray. It doesn't atomize that much. We spray a very similar product at work. We spray aluminum and steel products. All have to be coated with a primer. We use an epoxy. I've looked at doing some personal aluminum works and using an acid etch primer.

Any experience with that sort of base? Edit: (directed toward anyone)
 
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