Line X

[LaRue762]

I’ll second the epoxy recommendation. Plus the 3m film is legit. I’d like to do this on my roof.

I can respect and appreciate your dislike for the paint color. If we had our way, this would only be sold in white, black, gunmetal grey, and desert tan.

I might do something for the underside in rhino or line x but there are a lot of options out there that are cheaper and more functional.

What do you think about epoxy?

I’ve not considered it but am open to it. Can I expoy it in a different color? What’s the durability? Thanks so much for any insight.

 

[LaRue762]

If you don't like the color of a vehicle the easiest way to change it is to sell it and buy the same one in the color you want. Raptor Liner from Amazon, as mentioned above, is the cheapest way to do this but you're ruining the truck's worth by spraying the whole thing. Regular auto paint/supplies have gotten so expensive that the easiest way to change colors is to sell and buy another.

As far as adding weight as mentioned above, it's a myth. It'll take 2-3 Raptor Line kits to spray your whole truck. The Raptor Liner comes in a box with 4 bottles weighing about 5 lbs., so at most you're adding 15 lbs. That's probably about the same as primer + 2-3 coats of regular auto paint. The texture makes people think it is heavier but it really isn't.

I don’t want to sell her as I already have $6k in tires, Icons, and ARB mods. She runs great too.

 

[FxFormat]

I had tons of scratches and peeling clear coat on mine, i wrapped it using Avery Denisson Premium vinyl, in Satin White Pearl. Looks great i think.


Crappy cellphone pics that doesn't do it justice, color looks great in person, best is when it's near sunset and the pearl hits it.

 

[LaRue762]

I had tons of scratches and peeling clear coat on mine, i wrapped it using Avery Denisson Premium vinyl, in Satin White Pearl. Looks great i think.


Crappy cellphone pics that doesn't do it justice, color looks great in person, best is when it's near sunset and the pearl hits it.

Looks nice. Do you mind if I ask how much it cost?

 

[LaRue762]

Looks great! How much did it cost?

 

[planomateo]

Check out his AWESOME thread on the topic Wrapping my LC in Satin White Pearl

 

[LaRue762]

Check out his AWESOME thread on the topic Wrapping my LC in Satin White Pearl

Nice job! You have me reconsidering.

 

[El Cid]

I like the wrap too! Solid work fxformat!

 

[gungriffin]

Ghanks. This is an idea I hadn’t considered. I’ll start researching this. If you have any photos of how it looks, I’d appreciate that.

That link is the best that I have. It looks like normal paint to be honest.

 

[gungriffin]

I tried to find some photos and I couldn't. By chance, I was looking at an old Camptec thread and I found some photos of the epoxy resprayed 80 series. Here it is. Ha ha it honestly just looks like normal automotive paint. I believe that he has had the color on the 80 for quite a few years and it looks very similar to the sand color available on the Tacomas. I guess his tastes were just ahead of the times.

CampTeq 80 Series popup camper

 

[YvesNL]

I also wouldn't spray my rig in bedliner/lineX, but the people from flexdream did.
The idea of toughness is very nice, but I can see all the drawbacks like sandaper feel and hard to clean.

I personally would go for either Plasti-dip or a wrap form a well known brand (i like the Avery Dension vinyl).
Plasti dip will be quicker and cheaper than a wrap. It is also very repairable if you stick to standard colours.

Back to the Flexdream Line-X 100 series, their result looks good:

You can also check out their website