Rhino Liner

[skykrawler]

Is that helpful to do, like say if I wanted to pull out the carpet and just rhino line the whole entire inside floor. Is it better to pay someone to do it? Can I do it myself? Does anyone know what prep work I need to do?

 

[leorn]

did mine with some rust treatment and normal cleaning. been about 3 years and I would like to tear it up where it has come up and put on a fresh coat. I treated some areas that showed surface rust with some stuff from the parts store. As usual it has returned. I still like it, but I found there is some maintenance just like paint. I would be curios if POR15 would have made a difference.

I used some stuff called hippo liner that was roll on. It looks fine and has not faded/turned white. I didn't see any reason to have it sprayed. Also I found that it started to cure too fast in hot weather and went on sloppy. I would try to use it at 70 degrees if possible.

other possible problems are noise, but since I never have my top on it doesn't really matter to me. This was on an 1985 4runner and not used for the exterior body panels, but it turned out real nice on the dash

 

[jcanderson33jp]

I also used the hippo linner that you can pick up at any walmart. i put mine on about 4 years ago and it hasn't came off at all. I used some special cleaner that they tell you to use, and i also sanded down the inside of my jeep first to give it something to grab on to. it hasn't come up at all. the more time you put in to the prep work the better it will work and stay on.

 

[gtrpup2]

http://www.bustedjeep.com/projects/herc.asp

Thats one of the better write ups I've seen. I'm herculining my 79 CJ7 this weekend. Check this out as well:

http://jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=296460

Hope that helps.

 

[mbryson]

..........the more time you put in to the prep work the better it will work and stay on.

That's been my experience with ANY coating/painting process.

I used some stuff called 'Gator guard' on my '77 pickup. It did fade from the UV rays (I assume) but it had good adhereance properties. It would scratch if you slid an axle in the bed or similar, but worked OK for what it cost.

Honestly, I'd look into one of the 'kewl' coatings like Rhino, ArmaTuff or whoever's still around. They are thicker and more forgiving than any of the self applicated coatings. My dad's truck has the Rhino and I really like how it looks, feels and them standing behind their product.