durabak paint job

[Moose]

so my bronco's been riding around in primered bondo and wet sanded base coat for about 5 months. finally, the moose is drip / leak free and i can begin work on the rest of it. but i need something to keep it from rusing. so why do a $500 maaco paint job when it'll have a dozen or so dents per year to repair and repaint. why not just paint it with bedliner material? durabak comes in several colors at around $110 per gallon? "durabak won't scratch, peel, fade, allow rust, or scuff. one gallon covers a 6' truck bed with two coats."

[jerryg79]

Man that's groundbreaking info. :flipoff2:

[uglyota]

Hell, a dozen or so dents? Just rattlecan it with Duplicolor, roll it, and build a buggy :D
Jus playin'...Make sure about that fading and peeling stuff, tho. Sounds kinda cheap to be able to meet those expectations.

[Moose]

this is the stuff (http://www.nonslipcoating.com/)

well, seein that few members have done it, i figured there were cons. couldn't hurt to be the ginny pig?

[aggiemudman]

http://4x4review.com/products/body/bedliner.asp

check this out it might help.

[fbronco86]

i would not worry about small dents. If you are going to wheel this big boy its gonna end up looking my bronco or kreb's blazer.

[Shaggy]

i have beadliner on my bronco and it is heavier because of it... it isnt like it is heavy already but some say every pound counts... it looks cool and is very durable... i rolled mine and have smashed it into trees and it hasnt come off yet

[Moose]

small reason is, i've always loved the hugger orange... NOT burnt. i wanted to paint my own truck, but am having difficulty forking out a couple hundred dollars for paint, thinner, hardener, and gloss. then doing a half ass job myself with puke orange on one side and fire orange on another panel. not worth it. this way, i won't have to sweat recreating the perfect mix to match paint colors when repairs are necessary... even though, yes, this will be a trail vehicle, my neighborhood has issues with landscaping codes and whatnot. after a only three days of having an empty flatbed on the property, i got a warning one night that the trailer would be towed the following morning if i did not remove it. the jeep (http://www.nonslipcoating.com/photogallery.htm) almost looks perfect.

anywho, thanks for the link. sounds like i'll need a couple of old longsleeve t-shirts, and a sander. the body will be hugger orange, the removable top will be white to combat the heat, and the tub will be black. glacious for the replies.

[Moose]

oh yea, i forgot



Man that's groundbreaking info. :flipoff2:

:flipoff2:

[uglyota]

Tate, is yours durabak?

[Shaggy]

it is superliner

[agjohn02]

the scout's got a cheap-o piant job and its chipping from rocks thrown up on the lower quarters. im thinking about doing a low bedliner coating to keep it from proliferating (haha big word). would this stuff stick to paint or does it need to be a prepared surface?

[Shaggy]

it will stick to paint but i would definitly do some prep work on it

[Moose]

100 grit sand paper, then clean and dry, wipe xylene on it before applying rubber coat.

[Moose]

wow. 10 1/2 months. i guess i really am that busy. between then and now, i think most of you are right about the maintenance. it will be a b!tch to repair after a tree takes a panel with it. but hey at least i'm not from ut... it's HEMI orange!

http://www.tamor.org/members-rigs/albums/album146/IMG_0244_001.sized.jpg

http://www.tamor.org/members-rigs/albums/album146/IMG_0245.sized.jpg

http://www.tamor.org/members-rigs/albums/album146/IMG_0249.sized.jpg

http://www.tamor.org/members-rigs/albums/album146/IMG_0250.sized.jpg

[Shaggy]

awsome... now im not the only one in the club with a bedlined bronco

[BMFScout]

looks pretty cool for a groundhawged, ugly year bronco...;) ready to sell me that camaro yet or what?

[Moose]

looks pretty cool for a groundhawged, ugly year bronco...;) ready to sell me that camaro yet or what?

at least i have a rig. :flipoff2: i've been dying to say that for about two years. hell, the furthest i've taken mine is up a flight of stairs. come get the gawd damned camaro jimmy. i'm tired of hearin you b!tchin. nah. i'm messin with ya. just wanted to tease you. hell, i was thinkin about sellin it, but no one knows the value of a classic. :D

[Moose]

how the hell do you put together a u-joint w/out the gawd damned needle bearings from falling over. GAWD DAMNED NEEDLE BEARINS!!

[agjohn02]

how the hell do you put together a u-joint w/out the gawd damned needle bearings from falling over. GAWD DAMNED NEEDLE BEARINS!!


put more grease in there

[J Cooper]

press in one cap at a time when installing--- using the u-joint and a vise to keep them in at the same time... you only have to do 2, toyotas got 4 ive learned in recent ventures

[Fredo]

how the hell do you put together a u-joint w/out the gawd damned needle bearings from falling over. GAWD DAMNED NEEDLE BEARINS!!

If you can't install a ujoint correctly, you have no business with an offroad rig.....just go by a honda and live in suburbia goodness.

By the way, the bed coating looks pretty good. I had my doubts about orange and white, but I like it.

[Moose]

If you can't install a ujoint correctly, you have no business with an offroad rig.....just go by a honda and live in suburbia goodness.

By the way, the bed coating looks pretty good. I had my doubts about orange and white, but I like it.

ouch. this is my first "toy." i used to wheel my daily driver at A&M w/stock sus & 32" ssr's, but it was new, so mtnce was easier. and now it's my work truck. the bronco's drivetrain is stock and old, from the axleshafts to axleshafts (i did however replace the hubs). that's as far as i've gotten with the drivetrain. i focused on the engine, suspension, steering, & body first. i've never wheeled this one. just trying to get it ready. so, i have business, just not yet. it takes time & money for me. i had neither then or now, so it's a slow process. ;)

[BMFScout]

I say real classics like that can't be labeled in monetary terms, but if I did have to label it, I would say it's worth about $500 cash or a trade for a 1982 CB900 custom...
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