WhiteIrocZ
08-05-2009, 12:58 AM
If you have a truck and want the sprayed in bedliner look but don't want to dump a bunch of money into it, Herculiner is a good alternative. It is available at your local auto parts store for $90, which is a few big face bills shy of the cheapest of sprayed in bedliners. I did this to my truck as of yesterday and I'm pretty impressed with how it turned out. So far it has been well worth the money, but only time will tell so I plan to update this thread in the future. This is a write up just saying how I did it.
Items Needed:
-Herculiner kit (comes complete with rollers and a brush)
-Acetone
-Rubber Gloves
-A few clean rags
-Paint tray
-Paint stirrer (drill operated preferably)
-A full day with no plans
-Optional: 150 grit wet or dry sandpaper
First remove your current bedliner and wash the debris and dirt out of the bed of the truck. I chose to use 150 grit paper on the bed first to scuff the clear coat in the bed.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/WhiteIrocZ/HPIM1325.jpg
Hose all the dust from the wetsanding out of the bed. Now that it is nice and scuffed, further continue to remove any shine at all from the bed of the truck with the scotchbrite included in the kit. Take the time now to mask the truck off so you can scuff right up to the edge where you want the bedliner to end. Next, wipe the entire bed really good with acetone to remove any grease or wax.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/WhiteIrocZ/HPIM1329.jpg
Now you are ready to apply the Herculiner. Put on the rubber gloves. Mix the gallon of Herculiner up really good. Its pretty thick so a drill operated mixer is ideal. Pour it into a paint tray and use the included brush to do all the nooks and crannies where the roller won't reach. Next, roll on the first coat of the bedliner.
I gave the first coat about 1.5 hours to set up in the hot sun. I repeated the process for the second coat. Be sure not to get this stuff on you or you will live with it on your skin until it wears off. Then, I gave the second coat about 30 minutes and then removed the masking tape. Of course it depends on the temperature and humidity on how long it takes to dry, but mine was touchable about 2 hours later. One day later, I'm hauling stuff in the truck with no problems. I'm sure it takes a few weeks to fully cure because it still reeks like it does when you are putting it on. I'm happy with the finished product, it looks much better than the plastic bedliner that was in it. I completely scuffed the entire bed and wiped it over with acetone twice, so if this stuff starts coming off, it has absolutely nothing to do with the prep work. It took me about 5 hours to completely prep the bed.
Here's the finished product:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/WhiteIrocZ/HPIM1332.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/WhiteIrocZ/HPIM1335.jpg
Notice it is mid day when the prep work is being done and damn near night in the finished pics. I wasn't joking when I said a whole day with nothing to do.
Items Needed:
-Herculiner kit (comes complete with rollers and a brush)
-Acetone
-Rubber Gloves
-A few clean rags
-Paint tray
-Paint stirrer (drill operated preferably)
-A full day with no plans
-Optional: 150 grit wet or dry sandpaper
First remove your current bedliner and wash the debris and dirt out of the bed of the truck. I chose to use 150 grit paper on the bed first to scuff the clear coat in the bed.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/WhiteIrocZ/HPIM1325.jpg
Hose all the dust from the wetsanding out of the bed. Now that it is nice and scuffed, further continue to remove any shine at all from the bed of the truck with the scotchbrite included in the kit. Take the time now to mask the truck off so you can scuff right up to the edge where you want the bedliner to end. Next, wipe the entire bed really good with acetone to remove any grease or wax.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/WhiteIrocZ/HPIM1329.jpg
Now you are ready to apply the Herculiner. Put on the rubber gloves. Mix the gallon of Herculiner up really good. Its pretty thick so a drill operated mixer is ideal. Pour it into a paint tray and use the included brush to do all the nooks and crannies where the roller won't reach. Next, roll on the first coat of the bedliner.
I gave the first coat about 1.5 hours to set up in the hot sun. I repeated the process for the second coat. Be sure not to get this stuff on you or you will live with it on your skin until it wears off. Then, I gave the second coat about 30 minutes and then removed the masking tape. Of course it depends on the temperature and humidity on how long it takes to dry, but mine was touchable about 2 hours later. One day later, I'm hauling stuff in the truck with no problems. I'm sure it takes a few weeks to fully cure because it still reeks like it does when you are putting it on. I'm happy with the finished product, it looks much better than the plastic bedliner that was in it. I completely scuffed the entire bed and wiped it over with acetone twice, so if this stuff starts coming off, it has absolutely nothing to do with the prep work. It took me about 5 hours to completely prep the bed.
Here's the finished product:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/WhiteIrocZ/HPIM1332.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/WhiteIrocZ/HPIM1335.jpg
Notice it is mid day when the prep work is being done and damn near night in the finished pics. I wasn't joking when I said a whole day with nothing to do.