Painting ideas and technique.

[Matt]

Some great info in there man! Thanks

[Sal-XK]

That is some nice info bro thanks for posting that up. I plan on doing the bottom of my XK bumper to bumper. Those are the areas I hit the most and I want something that can resist light starches but is real easy to touch up. What are your thoughts on this project types of paints that kind of stuff. I was thinking about using the bed liner for this project but now you guys have me unsure about it.

[Holaday07 4.7]

Sorry to be bashing on the bed liner earlier, it just got so overused with the roll on stuff that looks terrible. I think done right with line-x or Rhino Lining it is a cool product, but those places are not cheap.

[NeilSmith]

bed liner has its place. if i was to buy a truck i would definitely have the bed lined with line-x. but its not cheap. the cheap roll-on products are a waste of money. regular paints are going to scratch if you slide it across a tree or some rocks. i would probably go the spray can route . is it the best paint option ? NO. not by a long shot. but it is the best for being able to touch up which will probably have to be done often .

[Matt]

Neil, is there a heavy duty (almost industrial) type of clear coat that would resist damage better and maybe be easier to clean up with some fine grit wet sanding? Like something possibly used for construction or farm equipment protection. I've noticed those coatings hold up extremely well and take a good beating..... not sure what they use though. Maybe its another option?

[NeilSmith]

there are some, not familiar with em though. i dont know if you could get your hands on any either . the epa has gotten pretty strickt on industrial coatings and who can buy / use them.

[Sal-XK]

My bumpers and fenders are pretty scuffed up and I need to do something that I can do and repair myself. Of course I don't want it to look like crap which I think flat black spray paint would probably do. Huey did his in bed liner and they look pretty good. Maybe all the bad hype comes from people doing it them selves and not doing proper paint prep and just throwing this stuff on without much thought.