I am about to pull the trigger today and spray my underside with Raptor bed liner. Everything I have read seems to be good, but if you had a bad experience I want to hear about it!
Anyone out there regret using Raptor bed liner?
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I don't have a bad experience to report. I used Raptor on my FJ 40 several years ago, and it still looks as good today as it did when I sprayed it on. Raptor is easy to apply, and its adherence is excellent. (I used an etcher on my aluminum tub before I coated it with the bed liner.)
DO IT!
Seriously, the stuff is great. Easy to shoot, looks great, and is durable. One note, I wouldn't apply it (or any other top coat) directly over etching primer as mentioned above. I know of very few coatings (besides surfacer primers, of course) that should be applied directly to self-etching primer.
Seriously, the stuff is great. Easy to shoot, looks great, and is durable. One note, I wouldn't apply it (or any other top coat) directly over etching primer as mentioned above. I know of very few coatings (besides surfacer primers, of course) that should be applied directly to self-etching primer.
I love it. I will be shooting it again here soon in the bed of the wifes GMC 2500.
As with any type of paint product though it is all in the prep. And make sure to read the directions.
As with any type of paint product though it is all in the prep. And make sure to read the directions.
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I applied it over an epoxy primer. I hope that is ok? Job is done and it looks great!
Hard to beat a good epoxy primer. Raptor liner sticks well to it.
I have it in the tub of my 74 fj40 , it looks great and is durable . I would use it again .
The only problem I experienced was that the liner would leak through the top of the piece which connects the bottle of the liner to the U-POL included gun if you use it at any angle other than perfectly flat. I would recommend the product, but maybe use a different gun to spray it.
I used it on my tub, firewall and ineer wheel wells. Easy to apply. Looks good and dirable
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Sorry to hijack, but for the people that have sprayed Raptor, did you notice any sound deadening in the truck after it was sprayed? How many coats did most of you apply? It is one of my to-do projects for this winter.
The kit i bought came with four one liter bottles, I used three of them to do two coats , I can't say much on the sound deadening because I don't have a top . I does seem to keep the floors from getting to hot .
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I thought i would share my pics of yesterdays hard work. I am really happy with the results
The texture was easy to control with gun distance and it feels really durable. As far as sound deadening...... I imagine it will drown out a lot of the road noise and tire whine. It will definitely stop the echo effect of an all metal tub especially if you line both the underside and the inside. Doing both sides you have effectively isolated the sheet metal. Other commercial liners such as line X advertise that it reduces noise and vibration. I can't see why this wouldn't perform just as well as their product if you apply enough coats. Besides the price is right!
The texture was easy to control with gun distance and it feels really durable. As far as sound deadening...... I imagine it will drown out a lot of the road noise and tire whine. It will definitely stop the echo effect of an all metal tub especially if you line both the underside and the inside. Doing both sides you have effectively isolated the sheet metal. Other commercial liners such as line X advertise that it reduces noise and vibration. I can't see why this wouldn't perform just as well as their product if you apply enough coats. Besides the price is right!
Good job! Looks nice.
How much did you use to do the underside of the 40 tub? And how thick do you think it is?
Thanks
Because I was spraying Raptor on an aluminum body, a U-Pol rep who staffs the "contact us" part of the website told me I'd have to use U-Pol #8 acid etcher. Here's what the website says about etcher #8: "Promotes paint adhesion to difficult substrates such as galvanized steel & aluminum."
I'll keep my fingers crossed . . . but it's been several years since I sprayed Raptor on, and nothing has flaked off yet. If the body had been the original steel one, not an aluminum replacement, I probably would have had problems.
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Hi Miker,
I used one kit with 4 liters. It did 2 full coats with a bit left over. I used the leftovers to get to all the tight spot with a paint brush. Not sure how thick it is, but I think its thick enough. I didn't do the firewall since I want this to look stock. I also think that cleaning oil and grease off the fire wall would be difficult if you had a tinted color on there. The texture would trap dirt. I would only consider doing this to the fire wall if it was black. Then you could wipe it clean and armor all it. Personally I think factory color paint is the only way to go on the firewall. If your going to do the firewall I would say buy 2 kits. That's 8 liters total.
I sent an email to a customer rep at u-pol.com, and she sent a list of local dealers.There were several in my state (Maine), and one was only 30 or 35 miles away. I ended up paying $109 for a 4-liter kit that included a Shutz gun. That was quite a while ago, so prices probably have gone up. You should go to the U-pol website so that you can find a local dealer. You might end up saving some money.
Thanks!
Excellent. I'm sold on this stuff. JD