If you coat it then put mats/indoor/outdoor carpet I think you'll be fine. POR-15 is one of the toughest rust blockers out there, but it has a slick finish and you can't paint over it - not sure if bedliner would stick to it. I wonder if you could add a second or third coat of POR-15 with some grout or really fine sand added to it to add traction.
The 3m body schutz that I have on the outside is an underbody coating. It is rougher than most trucked coatings. They have another kind, I'll need to look up the name. But Rick and kitty have already warned me about how hot it will be without the carpet to insulate. So if I do this I'll need additional insulation.
I think I can handle the floor, I would just like to see what the pillars and roof look like with the headliner removed or other options of covering it back up.
I really like the interior of the expedition 7 troopies.
I think the stuff you are thinking about is the wheel well coating. That stuff never really dries hard enough to be used in high-wear areas. It does well as a sound absorber in the wheels wells, but you can gouge it with a screw driver and it will go right through.
Zack, if we had to do it over again, I think I'd put POR-15 on the floor. The Herculiner doesn't hold up well to other automotive fluids being spilled onto it, battery acid, brake fluid, tranny fluid, and has been compromised when exposed to it. I think POR-15 is more chemically resistant to such things.
I think the stuff you are thinking about is the wheel well coating. That stuff never really dries hard enough to be used in high-wear areas. It does well as a sound absorber in the wheels wells, but you can gouge it with a screw driver and it will go right through.
Hmmmmmm...heat probably causes it to become pliable as well.
I will look around. I remember using a rubberized coating on a roof basket I made over a decade ago, it was a rrustoleum product I coated te rack with.
I think he used turd polish instead of tire shine. Classic newbie mistake.
This guy was actually out at the Lone Star Jambo with a bunch of the FJ guys earlier this year. Buddy of mine with a 4R snapped the pic.
Speaking of that event... this is what I was hoping Hagan had done with Lorena...
Let that dirty girl run around with her top off all the time. Looks good on a 60, probably look cooler on an 80. I like the truggy rear section too. Flexy...
Sorry I heard yours were in pretty rough shape. I'm thinking of doing something with the the truck and might be inclined to do a trade now..
By the way do you have a water pump?
Sorry I heard yours were in pretty rough shape. I'm thinking of doing something with the the truck and might be inclined to do a trade now..
By the way do you have a water pump?
I dont know what they are worth... I can look it up on the cruiser price chart and we can talk about it. But I have it pulled and ready if you want to come pick it up. I have those arms ready to go too.
This is Josh Baker's fuggin awesome 60ish on tons.
edit: Aw hell... you said jambo? I think Butch took this rig to the Jamboree. Them Texas boys know how to have a GOOD TIME. I always love the jamboree and the roundup!