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Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:20 am

I know this his been discussed infinitely before, but was hoping for some more recent data/ advice. Since moving back to the east coast and the land of salty roads, my rocker panels have gone to hell in a rust bucket. I don't really have the cash to have a body shop or Line X do it, so I am hoping for some advice on spray on vs roll on bed liner application. The Go-Westy spray on Raptor stuff is $180 ($130 on Amazon) and Herculiner roll on stuff is about the same price. I don't have a ton of experience doing body work, but am pretty detailed oriented and ambitious. At this point I have everything sanded down and primed. Just hoping for a pretty consistent coat and a decent line (that's all - I know - thats everything). So, any advice positive or negative would be helpful.

Thanks!

Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:55 am

Look at the monstaliner product. Can't remember how much it costs, but comes with very rough rollers to get the texture you like in layers sort of. I bought a gallon of it, the activator, the rollers, etc years ago and finally threw out the stuff cuz i never used it and it had an expiration date.

If you look on amazon, they have some sort of auto detailing tape. not sure what it's called, but it has a metal wire strip at one edge so you can get a super nice tight line where you stop the liner and go to paint.

hope it turns out nice.

Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:35 am

Monstaliner. Check out my gallery: entire hightop Syncro done in BloodBath Red. Recently knocked out seam rust and reapplied: works great for us after mandatory prep work.

Sun Sep 13, 2020 4:43 pm

It’s probably me, but when I see it, the first thought I have is what’s it hiding? To the original poster, I think “covering” rusty sheetmetal with bedliner would be a mistake. If you or the next owner decides to deal with the rust, it’s a cuss job.

Sun Sep 13, 2020 5:04 pm

MarkWard wrote: It’s probably me, but when I see it, the first thought I have is what’s it hiding? To the original poster, I think “covering” rusty sheetmetal with bedliner would be a mistake. If you or the next owner decides to deal with the rust, it’s a cuss job.

Thanks Mark - I think that's good advice. Will need to likely reconsider my options.

Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:07 pm

MarkWard wrote: It’s probably me, but when I see it, the first thought I have is what’s it hiding? To the original poster, I think “covering” rusty sheetmetal with bedliner would be a mistake. If you or the next owner decides to deal with the rust, it’s a cuss job.

i would agree on an old vehicle like ours to some degree, however, I see new(er) trucks completely painted with this stuff all the time. Most are rancid color schemes, but nevertheless I see em semi-frequently.

I do agree that simply covering up problems is a bigger problem. Especially rust.