Spray-on Bed Liner

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Boris113

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I'm looking to line the rear tub of the 90 with something and wondered if anyone had any advice. It's a soft top but spends half the year with no roof so gets wet.

I've ruled out chequer plate and ply board because water gets trapped under it.

Rubber mat is also out of the question because there is a metal box bolted into the rear, so the mat can't be removed without unbolting the box first.

This led me to spray-on type liners. There seem to be a few that you can apply yourself, either by brush or with a compressor such as
Protectakote, U-pol Raptor, Rhino, Line X etc.

U-pol seems to have a few good reviews and is applied by a Waxoyl type gun but does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations?

Cheers, Harry
 
They are ok, but very rough finish and hard to keep clean, and if mud or dirt gets on it is hard to clean up. IMO A good scuff up primer and paint. Then a land rover mat system.
Trust me my last few pickups had that in the bed, and does the job, but like to eat skin if you rub against it. If you got kids or pets could be rough on the skin/fur
 
I have raptor in my 110 D/C bed very pleased with it, it can also be brushed/rolled on smooth according to the packet...

It was very easy to spray in with a schultz gun the trick was in the prep & 4 months in a heated workshop and a space heater to dry out before applying
Da back, prime then raptor. Must form a good waterproof layer as I get a good few inches of water accumulate in the back when it rains!!
 
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Hi,

Don't know if this is any help but had some experience of using Protectakote as the floor of a boat a few years ago. The important (and probably obvious) thing is to get a really good bond between the coating and whatever it is being applied to. I bought a two-part epoxy primer which basically stuck to anything, and then applied Protectakote over that - roller application with a porous foam roller (all supplied with the paint). Worked very well and can even be repaired in situ (cut out damaged section, sand a chamfered edge and fill in - bonds to itself excellently).

Good luck with whatever you choose!
 
Cheers for the advice guys :D

I've just put a new near tub onto the 90 because the old one had suffered rather badly with electrolytic corrosion. Even if I was to fit the rubber mat around the box, water would still get trapped under the box, something which I'm keen tp avoid.

I like the idea of a spray-on liner because it will act as a seam sealer for the rear tub (or allow it to be used as a bathtub when it rains). It will probably be applied to the floor pans/footwells too.

Are they all rough to touch then? I've seen a couple before and they were textured, but certainly not rough.

I've got a little while to think either way, the inside of the tub is covered in etch primer so I may carry on painting it normally, then load line it at another time.
 
Boris113 said:
Cheers for the advice guys :D

I've just put a new near tub onto the 90 because the old one had suffered rather badly with electrolytic corrosion. Even if I was to fit the rubber mat around the box, water would still get trapped under the box, something which I'm keen tp avoid.

I like the idea of a spray-on liner because it will act as a seam sealer for the rear tub (or allow it to be used as a bathtub when it rains). It will probably be applied to the floor pans/footwells too.

Are they all rough to touch then? I've seen a couple before and they were textured, but certainly not rough.

I've got a little while to think either way, the inside of the tub is covered in etch primer so I may carry on painting it normally, then load line it at another time.
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i have my metal box bolted in with a small spacer...i then drilled a hole in each corner of thye tub behind the box by the rear baulkhead to let the water out...i just wash out the rear tub and it drains out sweet...
 
BoB good plan, the drill is coming out tomorrow :D

Having had a search on a few forums, the popular ones seem to be Protectakote and Raptor so will probably go with one of those... will look into the application process and equipment required/cost of the stuff in the first place.

Philcard, did yours come with the primer or was that something you bought separately?

Cheers,

Harry
 
I got the kit, but sprayed it on with a schutz gun then used the roller in the kit to smooth out, spraying it gets it in all the hard to get places
 
I've used Raptor it's really good you can get it in clear also then add whatever color you want, not sure where you can get it from now though ..
 
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