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10-02-2011, 11:55 AM
#1
Spray Bed Liner Chassis Protection?
Hey all.
I saw a commercial on TV (which I rarely watch, BTW) for Duplicolor spray-on bed liner for trucks--allegedly with Kevlar in it. So i'm thinking to myself: wouldn't this be a cheap, easy way of keeping our chassis plates (and bottom screws!) from grinding themselves into oblivion? Now obviously, if you're gonna spray this onto the bottom of the chassis, you'd have to mask off the holes so as not to cover up the screws, but it certainly seems like a good idea.
I'd happily try it myself, but up here in Quebec the weather has gotten rather chilly and wet. Has anyone else tried this method and if so, what kind of results did you get?
I saw a commercial on TV (which I rarely watch, BTW) for Duplicolor spray-on bed liner for trucks--allegedly with Kevlar in it. So i'm thinking to myself: wouldn't this be a cheap, easy way of keeping our chassis plates (and bottom screws!) from grinding themselves into oblivion? Now obviously, if you're gonna spray this onto the bottom of the chassis, you'd have to mask off the holes so as not to cover up the screws, but it certainly seems like a good idea.
I'd happily try it myself, but up here in Quebec the weather has gotten rather chilly and wet. Has anyone else tried this method and if so, what kind of results did you get?
10-02-2011, 01:42 PM
#2
Bed Liner (Roll on or Spray) is inherently heavy. If you want to use it on your basher for looks and protection, that's one thing. But on a racer, it's going to hurt more than help.
You can buy a 20"x12" roll of 12mil thick vinyl for $8. That's enough to cover a chassis two or three times, and it weighs a lot less than a Bed Liner. Also, if it's damaged, you simply peel and replace. It would be much harder to touch up the bed liner to have it look decent. That, and it'd be much easier to sell a vehicle not covered with a permanent coating.
You can buy a 20"x12" roll of 12mil thick vinyl for $8. That's enough to cover a chassis two or three times, and it weighs a lot less than a Bed Liner. Also, if it's damaged, you simply peel and replace. It would be much harder to touch up the bed liner to have it look decent. That, and it'd be much easier to sell a vehicle not covered with a permanent coating.
10-02-2011, 02:40 PM
#4
Bed Liner (Roll on or Spray) is inherently heavy. If you want to use it on your basher for looks and protection, that's one thing. But on a racer, it's going to hurt more than help.
You can buy a 20"x12" roll of 12mil thick vinyl for $8. That's enough to cover a chassis two or three times, and it weighs a lot less than a Bed Liner. Also, if it's damaged, you simply peel and replace. It would be much harder to touch up the bed liner to have it look decent. That, and it'd be much easier to sell a vehicle not covered with a permanent coating.
You can buy a 20"x12" roll of 12mil thick vinyl for $8. That's enough to cover a chassis two or three times, and it weighs a lot less than a Bed Liner. Also, if it's damaged, you simply peel and replace. It would be much harder to touch up the bed liner to have it look decent. That, and it'd be much easier to sell a vehicle not covered with a permanent coating.
10-02-2011, 03:20 PM
#5
I'm sure you can go thin on the application, but it will suffer durability issues. I can imagine it would be a nightmare to mask all the screw holes, however.
10-02-2011, 11:00 PM
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