Cool or Cheap? - Vehicles painted with 'bed liner' texture

[happy1]

As per the title: What do you think of vehicles sprayed in 'bed liner' material?

Rather than spending maybe $6k or more on a full re-spray of an older vehicle, an alternative that I think looks rather cool (depending on color choice and which vehicle of course) is to go with the product originally used as 'bed liner'. Many now 'splatter' this product onto their project 4WD or even sedans etc.
The cost of the material is approx. $1000 for enough bottles to do an entire vehicle. DIY result can be very good, since it is a much rougher finish than automotive paint. Surface prep is much quicker for this product than for painting. It is best to repair dents first, but it will hide some small imperfections.

The product is 2-pack, mix the hardener into the main bottle before spraying.
The product can be tinted to all sorts of colors, such as green, blue, grey etc.

Here is a link with images of people's projects:
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...3D005C5CA2D803

Personally I think some of the blue ones looks coolest, followed by some of the green ones. I'm not so sure about grey or black, looks less stylish, or almost someone driving around in their primer..

I asked the guys at the local automotive paint shop about the product. I was told it's really easy to do DIY, and they had different types in stock, 'medium' and 'course' type.

Cheers,

[xxx000]

Sounds like a fad that'll be short lived. Then you'd be up for stripping and proper respray costs when the novelty wears off

[roKWiz]

They're been using similar products do to rocker panels and inside wheel arch area's for years.

[XP6]

Its a fad much like the blacked out satin/chrome look

[The Yeti]

Um 2 things
A/ your not getting much of a respray for 6k
B/ this is a personal thing that is more about your personal taste in finish than a cost saver

[happy1]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

They're been using similar products do to rocker panels and inside wheel arch area's for years.

The product used under your car (stone chip protection) wasn't a 2-pack product. The new product is much tougher.

Ok, so the price for a full re-spray is perhaps more than $6k, maybe $8k.
Imagine if you have a car worth $2k or 3k, but has a paint work that is in a sad state, sun faded etc, then most people wouldn't spend $8k on a paint job on that vehicle. Its value wouldn't increase above $5k even if it has had an $8k paint job.

I wouldn't put this on a $20k vehicle, then as you describe, it would be a lot of hard work to get it off some time in the future.

[XByoot]

The brand name escapes me but you can buy that stuff as a tintable product so worlds your oyster there. I think you would be narrowing the market for prospective buyers but to each their own. What’s a wrap cost? Perhaps wrap it in whatever your heart desires the remove it down the track? Sorry, wraps aren’t my thing do I’m a total newbie on costs

[snap0964]

Originally Posted by happy1

The product is 2-pack, mix the hardener into the main bottle before spraying.

Originally Posted by xxx000

Sounds like a fad that'll be short lived. Then you'd be up for stripping and proper respray costs when the novelty wears off

It'll wear off quicker if it's sprayed over acrylic or enamel paint.

Originally Posted by happy1

The product used under your car (stone chip protection) wasn't a 2-pack product. The new product is much tougher.

Actually, I have used https://www.u-pol.com/us/en/product/...erbody-coating on lower front bumpers before painting - for 1K, it is pretty good as you'd expect from UPOL. Depends how much you want to spend - 2K stuff will usually be much more expensive than 1K.

[Franco Cozzo]

This reminds me when we painted a mates Land Cruiser Bush basher in that paint on deadening stuff, the car was a god damn oven in warm weather

Then it got stripped off and it was painted with rollers and house paint

[Sabantien]

I reckon it looks alright on 4wds, and might help stop scratches, but I wouldn't do it on a new vehicle.

[roKWiz]

Probably look better and is more durable having the vehicle vinyl wrapped, don't know about cost.
What I've heard, it seems to have a good bit of stone deflection built in to the surface.

Franco, I had my old Transit motorhome painted by a professional painter by bush only, geeze it looked good.

[hayseed]

A bit off Topic (sort of) But My Uncle & a Mate Wore 5 of these out 60 odd years ago Painting a Car...!!!

[ebv8]

i'm not convinced the bed liner will last more than 5 years in full sun, they go soft in the sun and can go hard in the cold
there is a youtube show called "project farm" he tests the ones you spray from a can

the major cost for a respray is prep, if you prep a car you could get it sprayed for $3k or do it yourself for $1500, bedliner will still need hours of prep

you could try boat paint that self levels and brush it on or roller it, takes forever to dry and will probably get full of bugs

one of the cheapest and best paint jobs i have done was enamel from supercheap, it was 1l of signal orange and painted a bonnet, it was air dry so the orange peel flattened out and shine was great for about $20

[Yellow_Festiva]

Will probably void your insurance or you won't be able to get full comp - this will fall under their vehicle modification rules.

Wonder if it effects economy? That stuff is not the smoothest finish around.

[happy1]

Here is one in black:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e2/03...3f7b26d852.jpg

One in grey:
https://www.facebook.com/Upolraptors...type=3&theater

One in blue:
http://veh-markets.com/uploads/postf...-sunroof-3.JPG

one greenish / grey:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b5/39...fd86614988.jpg

Cheers

[Vesper Martini]

theres cheaper - How to paint your car with a Brush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj9SSU3gEkk

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by happy1

Here is one in black:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e2/03...3f7b26d852.jpg

One in grey:
https://www.facebook.com/Upolraptors...type=3&theater

One in blue:
http://veh-markets.com/uploads/postf...-sunroof-3.JPG

one greenish / grey:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b5/39...fd86614988.jpg

Cheers

Looks good on the right vehicle and if executed well. Bit like the matt paint finish some people are sporting.

[Sabantien]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Will probably void your insurance or you won't be able to get full comp - this will fall under their vehicle modification rules.

Wonder if it effects economy? That stuff is not the smoothest finish around.

From Youi: "Standard modifications like suspension, exhaust and custom paint jobs do not cause many problems in terms of legality but if you increase power to your vehicle or even add a custom horn you may find the answer is 'no' next time you apply for car insurance."

But it's probably a good idea to let them know you painted and with what. They care more about your car being roadworthy and you making it more dangerous or breaching noise levels.


I was wondering about fuel economy too, but more from a weight perspective. And does it actually create wind noise?

I've not seen any complaints so far from people using it, they found it wasy easy to clean and prevented pinstripes from going bush.

What the sun does to it over time would be my biggest concern.
If it does start coming off, can you peel it off and start again or does it effectively trash your panels?

[Sprintey]

Last time I was on the Mornington I saw a landscaper who had covered his entire BF ute in Astroturf.

Dead set legend, well played, etc!

Best advertising you could get for that line of work, without signage. Also protects the ute really well.

[Tonz]

what about Toorak tractors that have been painted so they LOOK as if been 4WDriving

[roKWiz]

[Bossxr8]

Might make sense in a bushbasher that's just going to be scratched to hell. But defeats the purpose if you have to ruin the original paint by putting this stuff on anyway.

[Sprintey]

That's one cool feature of the new LR Defender, you can opt for 'satin paint' and you get a film of protection over the spray colour - it looks a bit like a hobbyist painting a dull coat - and if you scratch it up heaps, you just replace the protective coat. Maybe it's like a plastic film?

Very cool, used to hate the scratches I'd get around the front wheelarch on my old 60.

[au2000]

I've seen a guy near me who did this to a mid 80's patrol, pure bush basher, def did the job for him and suited it