Has anyone sprayed bed liner to their entire truck?
 

I am flirting with the idea of doing this. Many of the jeep guys do this for their off road rigs bacause of how tough it is. I have a 71' C20 and use it as a truck. I would feel bad about putting a nice paint job on it only to drive it through the woods and get scrached up. I first wanted to do flat black, but dont think that there are advantages of going this route, as it would still show scratches and imperfections in the body...right? Does anyone have pics of our trucks done this way?


Thanks for the help!

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1 its a wheeled 4x4, who cares if it get beat a bit.

2 a full rhino job will cost you more than $2000

3 you truck will gain about 3-400 lbs.

it will look retarded, ive seen it in person.

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Oh, please no!:dohh:

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There's a orange truck in the 73-87 section done like this

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i think bubba did

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If you're going to drive it through the woods why are you worrying about imperfections in the body work???:crazy:

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I`d leave it be if you`re planning to use it in the woods enough to consider this.In my opinion it won`t look better because it`s "lined" before it ever hits the woods.I believe it`s no cheaper than good paint.I`d look into Imron.It may be about the same money as a bedliner job that would look 1/2 decent (Line-X).I`m sure I could have my bed interior shoot with Imron for the money they want for that.You`d be amazed at how durable Imron is.

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Heed the advice from the older readers.... Me being one. Don't do it.

Eventually you will regret it and you will be stuck with it. And won't be able to get rid of it.

There's a 4X4 scout or similar that's been in a self sell lot over here for 6 months. The whold body top to bottom has been sprayed. It does look good and it's a utility vehicle strictly for off road or hunting. But it hasn't sold.

If you're worried about the paint and you are using it as a "truck," then get you a gallon of Rustoleum or similar and paint it yourself. I did the bed bottom of my truck with it and it's hard as nails. If I scratch it, I fix it with a brush.

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There was a 70 4x4 that one of the guys at 4wheel and offroad had bought that was done in light blue rhino lining, it ruined the truck, looked like a big blue turd. If you're just gonna use it in the brush, Walmart rattlecan paint job works great, you can even change colors every week if ya want. With the lining sprayed on, you are what you are, it don't change anymore! Don't do it!

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U-2's and SR-71's have a paint on them that looks like thin Rhino liner, but it is also radar-energy absorbing. So, anyone in the go-faster vein of thought might want to think about that paint to help avoid the "ticket masters" as you fly by their radar. Don't think it would work with Laser, though.

Otherwise, I can't think of anyone named Bubba who has enough green to paint their whole truck. If a truck was a candidate for it, it might not survive the prep procedure....:lol:

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I personally wouldn't do it, like 68GMSEE said you would be stuck with it after you did it. I just saw that scout Monday, it actually doesn't look bad from 50 yards, not a bad price if it wasn't completely rhino lined.

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Dude, really It'll look like a textured wall, crap gets into those little crevices and it will not come out, I knew a dude that did a Jeep with white rhino liner, after a few weeks the grease and handprints on it made it look like POOP, Get a Gallon or two of flat/semiflat rustoleum or just shoot the rustoleum for rusty metal (ruddy brown) on it and press with pride save the money on the rhino liner for a new set of big mud tires or something, Just my Humble Opinion....

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I remember an orange '53 Chevy that was done this way, it actually looked pretty good.

Rg

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HA HA HA. I DID IT!

No not to my truck, but to my 89 YJ (off road only). I only did it to help hold the increasingly rusting panels and floor together.
Go with a spray bomb paint job if you are worried about it, buy some extra cans and when you need to touch it up just spray on another layer.

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Dont do it. I saw a jeep wrangler done that way and it looked horrible. The owner also regreted it when asked. Just spray bomb it........just my 2 cents:chevy:

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Have we met???:lol:

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My reaction was the same when I first saw it -looks good from a distance. I had never seen one done like that before and for someone that is looking to be totally different or for hunting, etc., it probably wouldn't be a bad buy. But, the market shrinks considerably when you spray a vehicle.

I just don't like the idea of not knowing what's gnawing at the metal under that thick layer of liner spray.

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http://image.truckinweb.com/f/832961...hino_liner.jpg newer body style but he did it.

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I worked at a Rhino liner dealer in Montana and did a truick in custom color availble from Rhino lining it looked pretty cool but added zalot of weight was pretty expensive!!!

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I think it is a great idea if you are using it to beat the crap out of it.....
post picts when you do it...

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Blitz black.

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Here are some trucks done with Al's Liner.

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I have seen one for sale here in Dallas and it looked pretty bad. However, if you just went up to the first line of trim, 12" or so, and then painted over it or used an integral colored coating, it doesn't look too bad. I saw an Avalanche at the Good Guys Show in Phoenix and it looked really good painted that way.

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if your gonna do it, at least do it to a ford!!! Personally, i wouldnt even think of doing that to an old chevy, but to each their own i guess...

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pics dont do it justice, when you see it in person you will barf.

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I worry about dents in the woods more than scratches.

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Good pics and info guys. I was just throwing it out there. I am not smashing my truck into trees, but dont want to be worried about getting scrapes from limbs on old logging roads when camping. I will use it as a truck. I am thinking about just using a rustoleum flat black paint for ease of touch up. I do like the look of the flat color on these trucks.

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I'm doing it to my truck, but only on the bottom of the cab an box, and the interior of the box.....I think its a good idea

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i will probably do the chassis and underbody of my 72 burb with al's liner in a few years for sound deadening and rust protection. i want to coat my 87 ram 50 with color matched blue on the body and black on the chassis and in the bed so i can drive it all winter long and not have to worry about rust which those little imports are prone to.

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Hey - I didn't do the entire truck, but only in the rock chip areas on mine. The color didn't come out to as good of match as I had hoped. The place that sprayed it for me had just started at spray lining. First they lined my bed-sides in black, then shot the red rocker area. I think there was some contamination in the system from the black. The first red coat was almost brown. I had them grind down and recoat it. That helped, but still a little dark. But I ramble on... It works good there, I just have to stiff brush the mud / dirt out of it sometimes, but the whole truck? Wow, not sure. When building the truck, I was just going to flat black it - to make for an easy mud / tree ouch repair. THEN things got out of control, and I ended with a polish job, chrome, carpet, etc. Look at my pics there are some shots of it there. DA.

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If you are just looking for an inexpensive and durable paint job go to Tractor Supply Co buy a gallon of implement paint and a paint roller. When I was a teen a bought an old K5 out of a junk yard painted like that. I used and abused it for quite a while with no glaring marks in the paint(except the road rash on top from a night spent with Mr. Daniels). Your truck your choice! Just my experience.

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Just tremclad it with auto tremclad.
Carry a can in the truck and touch up when needed.......

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My rock crawler has had a herculiner paint job for almost 10 years now. (it's taller now)

http://www.piratepathy.com/desertrat...20cb/rack3.jpg

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I can't say whether or not this is true as I have not seen it with my own eyes, but I've heard that if you get any gouges in the liner that moisture can get trapped behind it and accelerate rust. Again, I cannot confirm or deny this, but it may be something to think about.

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I have bedliner on my rockers,bumpers,door handles,mirrors,interior and all other shiney parts.

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for a show truck or really nice classic, then you don't want to go with poly liner. but a less valuable "beater" truck that you still want to keep in good shape but plan to rack up lots of abuse and drive year round.....poly is king. you could do up to the belt line and constrast the top with a good paint job. that way the bulk of the sheetmetal is protected from chips and salt spray.

on my 86 aries wagon resto/mod project i plan to do the floorboards top and bottom with body color matched al's liner or line-x (they are the best from what i've heard) and do the chassis pieces in semi gloss black poly. i think i will do my entire 87 ram 50 (mitsubishi) pickup in poly to save on body work and so i can drive it in the winter without having rust issues (and to make it quieter). chassis and bed will probably be black and the body will be dark blue similar to the stock color.

some day i will do a body off on my 72 burb (doesn't need that much work right now) and do the whole chassis and underbody with poly. i don't plan to ever drive it in winter weather (except in emergencies) but i still want to protect it from moisture coming off the ground, grit off the road, etc and poly seals up metal better than any other coating out there. they showed in myth busters that it is even bomb resistant.

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I like that K5

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I had an 84 'Burb (454, 700R4, lockers all around, HUGE safari rack, 6" lift and 36" tires) that had been covered with liner. No idea what brand it was, but the whole time I had it I thought it was dark green. It was one of those purchases that you do just because its cheap... $2500, and that thing was a BEAST. Ugly as the south end of a north bound sasquatch, but a beast nonetheless... ANYWAY, the guy that bought it off me a couple years later cleaned the entire thing with Armor-All, and it turns out it was BLACK! I can't express how ugly this truck was, but it definitely made it stand out. People sure got out of the way on the freeway....

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Thanks

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You're restoring a K car? Do they even make anything for it? Why? If i was to do one i guess it would have a tube frame and a Hemi when i was done.