Do you like the look of spray in bed liner? Ever want to shitcan the siding on your house and go for a bullet proof siding? Why not improve your tub surround? That's right kiddies, this shit is the duct tape of the home repair world. It's not bad on trucks either. More good news, this stuff is cheap and easy to use.
You're gonna need a compressor. I bought mine at Sears but you can rent one cheap or buy one at a pawn shop cheap. To apply the liner I use an automotive shutz gun. These are used by body shops to spray on gravel guard and they are super cheap. The one I bought was 30$ at the local auto paint supply store. AutoZone carries a brand of liner called Herculiner for about $80 a gallon or Wal-Mart has Duplicolor for $40 a gallon. Both only come in black. The paint store sells a kit that will do any color you want but it was $125 a gallon. You'll also need some disposable rubber gloves; you don't want this shit on your skin. A gallon of lacquer thinner is mandatory for cleaning the gun out this runs about %8. You can stretch your dollar by cutting the bed liner with some acetone, also about $8 a gallon. Some masking tape also helps.
The pics that go with this article show me lining the inside of the Stomper cab. My first project was not so ambitious. I started by spraying down a battery box that I built out of steel. I would suggest a practice application on something that you can be a little messy with. (Not your girlfriend).
I decided it was time to get rid of the old piece of tin that had been sitting over the rust hole in the floor of the Stomper for the last 8 years. Also the shitty carpet look was getting old. The torch, grinder, and Mig got the job done in record time. With solid steel back in the cab it was time to prep the inside of the cab. Gonzo used a mouse sander for this which he said worked really well on his Jeep floor. I used a grinder with a hat brush. I also used a sandblaster on some surface rust I found. Next, tape off anything you don't want covered in a four inch area around where the liner is going. One nice thing about this stuff is you can tape over small holes like screw holes and spray right over the tape. Now you're ready to spray.
The consistency of the liner can be improved by cutting it with a little acetone. The gun will spray at 40 to 60 psi the lower the pressure the gloppier it is. By setting the pressure at 60 for your cover coat you can move fast. Then go back over everything at 40 to impart that sprayed on lumpy look. Pull your tape OFF before the liner dries or you'll have a hell of a time getting it to come off. Also buy and use a respirator rated for fumes. Home depot has one for about $30.
The inside of the cab including the back wall took about 1 gallon of Wal-Mart's Duplicolor brand to get it 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Also plan on at least a day dry time before you drive the rig if you put this stuff in the cab it takes a while for the smell to die off. It sets up in about 10 minutes and is totally set within 24 hours.
