Rhino liner for a wrap

[hbuck]

Instead of wrap or painting, can the Slate be able to have rhino covering all over? Just a thought. Would the material accept this type of body covering?​

 

[sodamo]

I’m guessing someone will try early on.

 

[bartflossom]

I'm wondering the same thing about plasti-dipping. The colors available for it are astounding.

 

[sodamo]

I'm wondering the same thing about plasti-dipping. The colors available for it are astounding.

Hmmm, good for accents?

 

[Swinefuzz]

I did the interior of my Jeep with Monstaliner bed liner years ago and am currently prepping to do the exterior, long overdue. Monstaliner is fantastic. Indestructible, UV stable, resistant to nearly any chemical. They have several dozen colors. I did the tub floor of my Jeep about 10 yrs ago and I've seen zero wear at all. Bulletproof stuff. Once cured it is not rubbery or sticky or grabby to the touch, just hard and matte and crazy tough. Just be sure to pick a color you love, because it's PERMANENT (although I believe you can paint it, but why? it's supposed to be a superior alternative to paint).

I've read many comparisons of many "truck bed liner" products, cheap to expensive, over the years and pondered all the pros and cons of each and have always concluded I picked the right product. I can't recommend Monstaliner enough.*

https://www.monstaliner.com/

*not a paid shill!

 

[Johnny-Longtorso]

Naïve about this sort of stuff (aside from the "dip / wrap" stuff) - does it add appreciable weight?

 

[Doctors Do Little]

Naïve about this sort of stuff (aside from the "dip / wrap" stuff) - does it add appreciable weight?

No direct experience other than multiple spray-in bed liners over the years in various F150's....I'm fascinated about the prospect though. I can't imagine it adding real weight vs a spare tire, bigger tires, etc etc etc. Plus, if you damaged a panel, you'd unscrew that panel for a new one and spray/dip and re-apply?

This is an interesting thread. I now have another rabbit hole to lose myself in...

 

[moondawg]

Naïve about this sort of stuff (aside from the "dip / wrap" stuff) - does it add appreciable weight?

Short answer: no.

Longer answer: A couple gallons of bedliner might weigh 100lbs, tops (and I just say that much because I noticed that the link above for "Monstaliner" some of the colors contain lead. and lead paint is HEAVY.)

 

[AZFox]

Will bedliner adhere to the plastic surfaces?

 

[moondawg]

Will bedliner adhere to the plastic surfaces?

yes. scuff, clean, roll it on. (I am not an expert, but I've seen more than a few vehicles with bedliner as an exterior coating, including plastic parts like fender flares, etc)

 

[Doctors Do Little]

yes. scuff, clean, roll it on. (I am not an expert, but I've seen more than a few vehicles with bedliner as an exterior coating, including plastic parts like fender flares, etc)

Isn't that a seductive thought? You could nerd out and remove panels if you really wanted to.

If you screw it up somehow, restart, pick a different color, or wrap it!

 

[Firstrax]

I'm wondering the same thing about plasti-dipping. The colors available for it are astounding.

That's my plan. And it peels off clean when you want to change color.

 

[Trace26]

I did the interior of my Jeep with Monstaliner bed liner years ago and am currently prepping to do the exterior, long overdue. Monstaliner is fantastic. Indestructible, UV stable, resistant to nearly any chemical. They have several dozen colors. I did the tub floor of my Jeep about 10 yrs ago and I've seen zero wear at all. Bulletproof stuff. Once cured it is not rubbery or sticky or grabby to the touch, just hard and matte and crazy tough. Just be sure to pick a color you love, because it's PERMANENT (although I believe you can paint it, but why? it's supposed to be a superior alternative to paint).

I've read many comparisons of many "truck bed liner" products, cheap to expensive, over the years and pondered all the pros and cons of each and have always concluded I picked the right product. I can't recommend Monstaliner enough.*

https://www.monstaliner.com/

*not a paid shill!

Would this help prevent gouges in the plastic body panels?

 

[Doctors Do Little]

That's my plan. And it peels off clean when you want to change color.

Like many auto-related DIY rabbit holes, it starts with a couple of YouTubes where they make it look easy...

I'm in.

 

[sodamo]

Naïve about this sort of stuff (aside from the "dip / wrap" stuff) - does it add appreciable weight?

Easy to determine, what is weight of the gallon can of coating? How many cans? Minus weight of containers. Likely a bit less after solvents gone.