Undercoat material?

[JRD56]

I've noticed a lot of guys undercoat the bodies with bed-liner material. There appears to be two different types of DIY bed-liner material available. A rubberized version and a hard version. What are you guys using for this?

[frankb]

I used the "rubberized" stuff in the spray cans (about 4!). I got it at the local auto parts store.

[japollon]

I am using U-POL Raptor. It tends to dry a little harder but not brittle.

[cgundermann]

I really prefer Herculiner (harder finish and clean edges with tape) and used it in select areas. Da Bat talked me out of doing the entire underbody because from his vast experience, it really makes it difficult to repair the external paint/fiberglass. It's a trade off - I think it looks more finished when you don't see raw fiberglass...

Chris

[phileas_fogg]

I used the Dupli-Color bed liner. It takes about 2 gallons total to coat the underside of the body AND the road-facing aluminum panels.


John

[Bobby Doug]

I really prefer Herculiner (harder finish and clean edges with tape) and used it in select areas. Da Bat talked me out of doing the entire underbody because from his vast experience, it really makes it difficult to repair the external paint/fiberglass. It's a trade off - I think it looks more finished when you don't see raw fiberglass...

Chris

I used the same material too. I put 3-4 coats in the areas above the were the tires would be. I wanted to make sure that I don’t get a star in the fiberglass from a rock thrown by the tires.
Doug

[Dave Howard]

I used the Dupli-color bed liner also. On a hot summer day I rolled the raw body outside on the body buck. Flipped it upside down on the front lawn. A quick de-burr with a belt sander is all the prep required. NO ONE will see the underside of the body. I coated the entire underbody with one coat then used up through rest of the can with multiple coats in the wheel well areas where rocks will get kicked up. All done and dry in about an hour.

[daltmcintyre]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if any of these can be painted after curing.

Joey

[cgundermann]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if any of these can be painted after curing.

Joey

I've been told so and have tried it with Herculiner. Herculiner you can get in black & gray. A lot of the other products also come in colors. I used a bedliner product called Monstaliner for my trunk (orange) and they have a ton of colors to choose from.

Chris

[GoDadGo]

I am using U-POL Raptor. It tends to dry a little harder but not brittle.

Ditto On The U-POL Raptor!

Love This Stuff & It's Great For Pirogue Floors Too!

If you want to see what a Pirogue is then open this link:

http://www.pirogue.com/

[JRD56]

Thanks for reply's. I never thought about coating the wheel well panels. And I certainly want to avoid any star cracks in the paint due to rocks, etc.

And now I know what Pirogue is. Perhaps GoDadGo could put SBC in one someday.......

Jim

[cgundermann]

Thanks for reply's. I never thought about coating the wheel well panels. And I certainly want to avoid any star cracks in the paint due to rocks, etc.

And now I know what Pirogue is. Perhaps GoDadGo could put SBC in one someday.......

Jim

In addition, I just installed Alex's wheel well liners to prevent rock damage and minimize road noise. Very nice OEM look and fit:

http://acroadsterinteriors.com/Fenderliners.html

Chris

[TexasAviator]

In addition, I just installed Alex's wheel well liners to prevent rock damage and minimize road noise. Very nice OEM look and fit:

http://acroadsterinteriors.com/Fenderliners.html

Chris

If cg.... is doing it that's good enough for me. Herculiner and fenderliners it is.

[GoDadGo]

Thanks for reply's. I never thought about coating the wheel well panels. And I certainly want to avoid any star cracks in the paint due to rocks, etc.

And now I know what Pirogue is. Perhaps GoDadGo could put SBC in one someday.......

Jim

We put small GoDevil long tails on the flat back pirogues.

http://www.godevil.com/

[cgundermann]

If cg.... is doing it that's good enough for me. Herculiner and fenderliners it is.

If only my sons subscribed to that logic...LOL...