So I had some rust on my roof along with a few holes that was letting water seep in when it rained hard; which here in the Caribbean is ALL the time. So I wanted to make this thread for people that were thinking of spraying bedliner on their roof. I used the UPOL Raptor bedliner kit. Comes with 4 bottles of liner, 1 can of hardner, and a spray gun. Overall the application of the liner material was A LOT easier than expected. I only did one coat, because afterwards it looked pretty solid. I used 2 bottles to do the whole roof. I’m going to use the other two for the inside cargo area, wheel wells, and rear bumper; which I’ll make a thread once that’s done next month after vacation. Anyway, here we go.

I first started by taping off the rusted areas and chipped away any loose metal. Then painted osfo to kill the rust.












Then I filled in all the large holes with expanding foam.





I decided to paint the racks and windshield wipers since they were sun faded and touch up parts of the bumper. So masked everything and sprayed.









I cut the foam a little less than flush, applied bondo, then sanded everything smooth (well kinda, I really didn’t need it perfect since the liner is textured).













Then cleaned everything up and washed it really really good.







Then spot primed with regular auto primer.











Then I taped everything up. Then hit the whole top with self etching primer (I forgot the camera during this part, sorry) Then hit the whole top with the bedliner. I went right over the strips in the middle with primer and liner and seems to be holding up just fine.


















Overall everything turned out great. The only thing you need to watch out for is that there is a small hole at the top of the gun where the bottle screws into for pressure relief. If the bottle is full and you tilt the gun, the liner material will spill out. I had a couple drops spill on my window and on the roof. Just make sure you have some mineral spirits and a rag handy. It wiped right off while it’s wet. Remember to take all the masking tape off while its wet too. I let it cure for 12 hours indoors so dirt wouldn’t settle on it and I was scared it would rain. Then I brought it out in the direct sun. Then put everything back together and it’s golden..


Detail shots...

 

wow that came out great. that looks pretty durable. Did it go on really thick with 1 coat or is that 2 coats with the 2 bottles you used?

 

First of all the roof is looking great. Looks like you have a nice shop to work in.
Also, what size are your tires?

 

Man that turned out great! Do you notice the black? I really like it I have rust spots on my roof and I am looking for a cure.

I think I found it!!

 

Any application you use that is similar to paint, the rule goes: two thin coats is better than one thick coat. I used one coat, but it went on solid and looks like it covered enough. I used half of the kit (2 bottles) for the whole roof. 1 bottle covered about 3/4 of the roof, I used the other bottle to fill in the last 1/4 then touched up certain spots that looked weak (like around the screws). The kit was around 100 bucks so it cost about 50 bucks and about 2-3 hours of work...

The shop I get to use is on the base. It's after hours and kinda hush hush. 31" cooper discoverer STT's

You can tell it's two toned, but I taped the lines well enough to make it look like it belongs. I took more time taping than I did spraying. It's alot easier than expected. I suggest anyone that wants to do it to try because it may look intimidating but it's pretty easy. If you don't like the black it comes in a tintable form...

 

i love the bedlined roof, sorry to hear about the radio as well, i know i shouldnt say anything about steeling but you shouldnt ever take anything out of a car. especially a xj as nice as that!

 

NICE Looking XJ. Sorry To Hear About Your Head Unit Man. The UPOL Raptor Bedliner Was What I Was Looking At To Do My Roof And A 1/4 Up My Doors, I Was Just A Bit Iffy How That'd Look. I'm Glad You Made This Thread Because Now I Know It'll Turn Out Fine.

 

I hate to bug you so much about the roof but what was the product that you used? I am thinking about doing this next weekend. I really like it and I feel confident that I could give it a go. I have a navy blue jeep so I dont think the black would look to bad

 

what bumper is that you have there?

 

JCR offroad..

 

Finally got to line the back of my jeep over the weekend..