Thoughts on raptor liners...

[Staplesou]

I have a question that may be suitable for this forum. First of all, I have completely underestimated the time and patience that is required to be successful at Autobody. I have a 77 fj40 that I have been working on for the past 6-8 months. It's been a helluva learning process. Using this site religiously, I have meandered my way to nearing a diy paint job. My intentions for this cruiser are to remain mostly original but be an everyday driver. I am putting new fenders on, and thought about painting the underside of the fenders in to table raptor liner to protect them from road debris. Has anyone done this or had any experience using this stuff? Thanks

 

[honk]

Here are about 60 people who've had experience with that stuff: Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: U-POL Tintable TRUCK BED LINER SPRAY COATING-Bedliner

 

[JohnnyC]

or are you asking....

" I was thinking about doing this.... is it a good or bad ... or stupid idea?"

 

[Staplesou]

I think you hit it on the head Johnny. I was kinda asking if you guys had any experience with it. In general I am against the idea of adding any kinda "tough liner" to my cruiser, but I'm also not crazy about painting the inner fender wells, to just have them beat up by the road. So, is it good or bad...or a stupid idea? Or, have you used anything with the same intention that I have? Thanks.

 

[JohnnyC]

i think for the inside fender... it would help... especially if you can get some inside the fender support underside


in cab.... not so good


as itself rapter is ok from what people say


for me... i gave up on steel and went fiberglass lol

 

[Staplesou]

Thanks for your reply. I haven't completely given in to the fiberglass route. After the countless hours of cancer removal, it woulda been much easier. Anyhow, I think I'll give the raptor liner a shot under the fenders. Just hope it tints well enough to match the rest of the sky blue.

 

[JohnnyC]

Under you'll never notice the variation ... It will probably eventually get darker over time due to dirt/tar/grime

 

[Irish11]

Mine was tinted too lightly (I should have asked the local body shop to make the tint darker) and its a bit softer than I would have liked, but I've had it down for two years and its held up well. I used their liner before on the lower quarters of my FJ62 and it worked great there. Nice texture, not too rough, and very hard. I think the difference was the pre-tinted vs the tint yourself. The tint yourself might have diluted the solution to make it softer. I used PPG paint tint added into the liner per the instructions.

This is when I rolled it on:

This is after a year of use:

 

[thecrazygreek]

Good stuff. I have used it on many builds. No issues whatsoever.
Just make sure the substrate is prepared.

 

[Staplesou]

That looks good Irish. I have epoxy primed the fenders and was trying to decide before I threw on color. I have ready that it tends to be a little softer, but I'd rather have a lower profile which it may provide. The lower profile or "build", in my mind may trap less grime in the long haul. Thanks for the input. I'm ready to get this thing done and back on the road.

 

[Irish11]

That looks good Irish. I have epoxy primed the fenders and was trying to decide before I threw on color. I have ready that it tends to be a little softer, but I'd rather have a lower profile which it may provide. The lower profile or "build", in my mind may trap less grime in the long haul. Thanks for the input. I'm ready to get this thing done and back on the road.

Thanks. Its good stuff and it works. The purists will not like it since its a pain in the *ss to take off, but it protects well. Here is my FJ62 for reference:

The lower rocker panels were all chipped from a life of dirt road driving and starting to rust. So I sanded and treated the rust, roughed up the surface and put on two coats of Raptor liner.

 

[Staplesou]

I hear ya. Purists probably aren't crazy about power steering, but I like it. Once again, just trying to shoot under the fenders. The rest of the fenders would be straight single stage.

 

[gcrump01]

Just as another option - this is a Scorpion brand bed liner. Used red tint to mix it, then once it was tacky dry, we sprayed it with the true T309 Freeborn Red.

 

[JohnnyC]

Purists probably aren't crazy about power steering.

Purists like PS as long as it's Toyota

 

[White Stripe]

My concern with bed liner is that the 40 body has spot weld construction. So I would think moisture corrosive chemicals could work its way between the spot welds and under the bed liner where it would sit and cause corrosion under the bed liner. If you did top and bottom so that the spot welds were completely sealed or used seam sealer, this might offset this from happening. But you also have support channels that are hard to get the bed liner everywhere.

 

[Staplesou]

Heard that on the fender support. Fortunately these fenders are new oem, which I did my best to cover in epoxy primer. Eventually, I'm sure the elements will get to the spot welds. I suppose I can handle that again in 40 years. I suppose I could tint the liner, spray it, then spray again with sky blue. Appreciate all the suggestions.

And the minitruck ps conversion was a life changer.

 

[Morse_FJ40]

I love it on my 40's inside tub floor, and fender wells and rear wheel wells. I sprayed mine and I love the texture.

I sprayed it on the floor of my dad's boat.. it has held up for the last 4 years!!!

I used the tint able one.

 

[honk]

And I got a nice well matched result for the front floor and tunnel of m red truck using one called "Hippoliner". Purists can go play with their dollhouses.

 

[Feistl]

I am painting the exterior of my 40s in Upol raptor, hopefully can provide feedback as i plan on painting tomorrow.

From what ive read, its a pretty durable paint if applied correctly.

 

[JohnnyC]

Purists can go play with their dollhouses.

We call them action figure command centers