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I've even seen where guys have mixed paint directly with bedliner before applying it. The problem with bedliner is that it will always need help. Even with all the claims of UV resistance, I have yet to run across any bedliner that hasn't faded or become dull. The beauty of a few of the bedliner products is that you can just reapply another coat when needed. My rock rails have a number of spots where the bedliner has worn off and more spots where rust is coming through. I just ordered up a dozen or so wire brushes for my dremel, so I'll be cleaning up the rails and reapplying bedliner soon.not on the rug wrote:a while back, I stumbled across an f150 forum, where guys were spraying on bedliner and then painting and/or clearcoating over it. I wasn't so sure of it, so that's why I asked on here.
i'm planning on dong a bunch of bedliner stuff to my pathy, and was just wondering how to keep it looking it's best and make it as durable as possible.
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I've even seen where guys have mixed paint directly with bedliner before applying it. The problem with bedliner is that it will always need help. Even with all the claims of UV resistance, I have yet to run across any bedliner that hasn't faded or become dull. The beauty of a few of the bedliner products is that you can just reapply another coat when needed. My rock rails have a number of spots where the bedliner has worn off and more spots where rust is coming through. I just ordered up a dozen or so wire brushes for my dremel, so I'll be cleaning up the rails and reapplying bedliner soon.
1. Just eyeball it. Start at one end, unroll a smallish length of tape you'd be comfortable with, press it down & continue. I didn't have any problems with that part & I can't even draw a straight line.NoCode wrote: Couple questions:
1. Is there a trick to getting the tape line perfectly straight on such a long run (front to back)?
2. Do you sand the seam sealer material or just the metal on the sides of the channels?
3. How many coats of the bedliner spray do you recommend?
4. Is it difficult to pull the tape after the bedliner dries? Concerned about pulling the bedliner off as the tape comes up.
Thanks guys.
Steve,NVSteve wrote:1. Just eyeball it. Start at one end, unroll a smallish length of tape you'd be comfortable with, press it down & continue. I didn't have any problems with that part & I can't even draw a straight line.NoCode wrote: Couple questions:
1. Is there a trick to getting the tape line perfectly straight on such a long run (front to back)?
2. Do you sand the seam sealer material or just the metal on the sides of the channels?
3. How many coats of the bedliner spray do you recommend?
4. Is it difficult to pull the tape after the bedliner dries? Concerned about pulling the bedliner off as the tape comes up.
Thanks guys.
2. Whatever you will be applying the bedliner to has to be sanded and/or roughed up to give it something to stick to.
3. If you use a rattle can, I'd say at least 4. More if you can. But, that will also lead to problems with your question #4. If you use the thick, gloppy stuff that needs to be brushed on, I'd imagine it would only need a couple of coats.
4. It was a pain in the ass for me. I had to wait a certain amount of time between each coat, which means the underlying layer had a chance to dry (thus sticking to the tape). Mine is still holding up great, but if I ever have to do this again, I will be using the thick stuff by brushing it on-shouldn't be any tape problems with that.
Glad it worked. I'm surprised about the bedliner sticking, but just be glad you didn't use a rattle can and experience the glued on fun I had. Still a lot better than looking at lots of flaked paint in the channels.NoCode wrote:
Steve,
Did my gutters this weekend (well one side, other side next wknd) and in regards to question 4 above, the brushed on is just as bad in terms of pulling the tape off. I brushed on 2 coats and it still pulled off the edges of the new bedliner. Its only along the edge of the upper channel wall so no one will ever see it. Otherwise I'm pleased. Not a bad DIY. Thanks for the guidance.
I replaced a couple of exterior utility closet type doors 2 years ago or so. I ended up spraying a ton of plasti-dip on them because they are exposed to water pouring off the roof, along with ice and snow build up. They still look absolutely brand new. I think plasti dip would work great, but you'd probably have to apply many, many coats to make it worthwhile. That stuff goes on in super thin layers. Not sure how long it would adhere to the channels over bedliner though.RDCE wrote:My "new to me" 07 LE in Cloud White is doing this too. I ordered some Duplicolor spray touch up paint but figure in the long run it will end up cracking again because of the joint movement with temp changes. I know everyone has been talking about bedliner but I didn't see any mention of Plasti Dip. Anyone tried this? Might look a little nicer and can flex with the expansion and contraction. Would also look nicer using white Plasti on a white paint job. Would probably need to be redone every couple years I suppose. Thoughts?