Hi All,

I plan on bed lining my rockers and bottom of the doors up to the trim, and I was curious to which is the best way to go, roll on or rattle cans?

I like the look, but I also don't want it to be super "rough" looking. I know thats the nature of bed liner, but I know some are more "rough" looking than others. I do want it to be durable though!

Can you give me some ideas of brands, best advice on application, and roll-on vs. rattle cans?

Much appreciated!

 

Roll on will give you a coarser loom than the spray.
I bedlined my interior and the bottoms of my doors with Rustoleum bed liner.








You'll notice that it looks smooth compared to other bedliner, instead of big rubber chunks in some of the bedliner it feels more like coarse sand was added in. I also sprayed some on my pedals to increase the grip(Surprisingly it held well.) Its not the most durable bedliner I've used however its easy to touch up and cheap. I've also noticed that it seemed to stick to plastic very well. The most important thing by far is prep. Take your time and be thorough. I cleaned all rust, lightly sanded, scuffed with a scotch brite pad, sprayed everything down with compressed air, and then wiped everything down with denatured alcohol.

 

Try the Rustoleum one it gives it a nice texture yet not the looks of it being slapped on. I think it's kind of what you're looking for.

 

As far as I am concerned the only way to go is monstaliner. 2-part, UV resistant, very durable. It's not coming off without a knife, razor blade, and lots of MEK/elbow grease/time

 

I like how that turned out. How durable is it? I'm looking to help prevent any possible future rust. I am in Michigan. Is that a spray can?

 

X2 for Monstaliner. I did my XJ & my buddy used it inside the tub of his YJ. You can get different textures as the texture comes from the roller not the material. I put 2 coats on & only hit it once with the roller so no extremely rough areas. Super heavy duty, and it can be cleaned.









Very pleased with the outcome.

 

Where can I get this monstaliner? Also what is the application process? You said you put on two coats and then rolled one, so a little confused there.

 

Monstaliner.com, all you do is scuff up the area you want to apply it, clean with a solvent (they tell you what to use, but I used this)


The I taped the area off:




Mix in the activator with the gal of liner, wait a few minutes, then roll it on. After a little while apply second coat. Super easy, just take your time and start early so you have time to do 2coats

 

looking good!

 

How easy will this be to touchup if needed, has anyone tried yet to do so.

I do like the 2 part liner as I bet it will be longer lasting and your prep work will pay off also, nice job.

 

Touch up won't be a problem except you'd have to get a pint of the liner & activator. It only has a 24 hour (I think) pot life. This stuff is super tough & thick. You can also get it in a crap load of different colors. I'll be doing my hood & roof next year....

 

I agree that the most durable will be the epoxy based bedliners which are two part.
Problem with using it on the undercarriage in a corrosive environment is corrosion can still work its magic from underneath the coating. Asphalt based underlayment would help with this.