dfm_13

well my first question is what type of bed liner would be good to use on my rockers and the bottom 1/3rd of the door ( from that break line down) i dont want a really aggresive pattern but i dont just want smooth paint. i will also use this to repaint my tire carrier. and to paint my front bumper once i build it so i has so be able to work good on that too...what do you all think?

Iant333

If you want smooth alot of the generic brands are like that, like the NAPA brand and stuff are a little on the smoother side, so are the spray on ones in a can.

I use Herculiner if I need to bedline stuff but its extremely coarse.

dfm_13

yea i knew that hurculiner is corse plus its like 100 bucks a gallon right? how durible is that napa stuff?

Iant333

About as durable as any other roll on, and its way cheaper I think the NAPA stuff I bought was 10 a quart. And yeah its about 75 bucks a gallon or 100 for the full kit of herculiner.

dfm_13

do you think it would be ok to roll it on my body? or will it make it look bad i was thinkimg about thining it a little and then spraying it on.....i have acess to a paint booth. thats what i did for my rear bumper it seemed to work ok too....but what can i do to prep the body? do i need to sand off the clear coat or no?

Iant333

Scuff the clear coat with like 400 grit or it will peel, you can go down to bare metal if you really want to for a slightly better bond.

Rolling it on should be fine, you can use a paint brush to touch up and stuff, but spray will prolly look better, couldn't tell you for sure though since i've never sprayed bedliner.

RENIXBEAST

I sprayed it on from a can. Duplicolor bedliner works really well.

dfm_13

i have duplicolor now on my rear bumper seems to hold up well...also how do you guys think it will look on a dark blue 2001 cherokee....im only 16 so i am trying to get as many opions as i can since everyone here knows better than i do

xj_maniac_newb

i have one thing to say....prep work is everything, and if you have access to a paint booth then ive heard good things about raptor liner. from what i hear its just about the same thing as line x and is a spray on that comes with a sprayer everything for 100 bucks....kinda steep but may be worth it if its as good as they say

sc0r1a

Heres mine i used Herculiner



From the body line down

FarEastXJ

I'll be doing my whole exterior in the herculiner stuff, glad your content with it

xjoffroad

you dont need a paint booth for raptor liner. duplicolor and hurculiner will fad overtime. Prep is key so that I wont flake away. raptor liner is the best DIY liner out there I think. Still have not seen the stuff peel or fad unlike herc and duplicolor.

01Grn_XJ

X2 on Raptor Liner. I used it on my dodge pickup for the lower part of the body and it worked really well and was still good and black 5 years later.
I picked up the kit which comes with 4 quarts and an application gun for $115. I did the lower part of my dodge and still had like 1.5 quarts left.

RENIXBEAST

Mines been on for a little over a year and looks the same as the day I spayed it. I'm sure it may fade but for 7 bucks a can I can bring it back to new on the cheap.

Bustedknuckle

I just used Herculiner this past weekend to do my interior, its realitively inexpensive, $30 a tin from Northern Tool & Equipment, then just picked up a drop pan and a 2" roller.