Anybody ever hear of Rust-Oleum protective bed coating? Any
pros/cons?

 

i used it but not for a truck bed, i used it on a restoration for a mustang, coated the engine compartment and the trunk, where it did work weel for this is did peal and crack, i had to touch up alot, on a truck bed i dont think i would do it, but on what i did it worked great..



jim

 

I heard someone over on 'the other site' talking about it a while back and mentioned that he wished he had belly'd up to the bar and had someone do a Line-X or similar job on his truck.

Up to you but, it seems to me like it would just be too thin to really be very effective.

RP

 

etersup, I have order two gals. but have not had a chance to apply it to my truck due to weather and now pollin. My brother owns a body shop and felt that the Rust olemium should be good due to being a two part epoxy. Proper prep of the surface will be the key to being satisfied with this product or any other. I have seen many post about people being dissatisfied with the commercial installed coatings due to sloppy work and such. This way it is up to you to take your time and do the job properly. I will post after I ever get this installed in my bed. Glenn Taylor.

 

Thanks guys, I seen the stuff on ebay and thought for $30-$40 I'd give it a try. Anyone know what kind of prep work has to be done?

 

etersup, first clean the bed throughly, then sand with 180 grit paper. Tape up what you don't want coated and wipe down with an enamel reducer, this can be bought at Walmart. The can says that alcohol can be used. You can also try the Sportsman Guide as that is where I purchased mine from. Just do a search. Do not get in a hurry and take your time and it will come out good.

 

Thanks bratman. Hopefully I'll get it early next week and have nice enough weather to do it on the weekend. I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

Etersup, Mine is in. Looks real good once it dried which takes a while when the temps only hovered around 65 for the high. Time wise I spent 4 1/2 hours sanding my short bed, blew it out with the gas blower, wiped it down twice with enamel reducer until the last rag came up clean. Applied two coats to entire bed and tailgate, then a third coat across the tops of the ribbing in the bed and high places on the tailgate. I think I have about 12 hours total. I doesn"t look to thin to me and the wife even thought it looked good ( I think that is a pretty hard thing to achieve). Took exactily 1 gal. and a pint to do. Good luck on yours and let me know how it turns out. Glenn Taylor.

 

Sounds like it turned out great. I havent done mine yet. My truck is in the shop having some work done. Hopefully I get it back today and start sanding the bed this week and clean and install this weekend. You used Enamel reduser instead of mineral spirits? Is their a difference between the two?

 

Probably not alot of difference except enamel reducer is stronger. It will slightily dissolve the top coat of paint to make it kind of sticky so the bedliner will bond better. This was what my brother recommended to use, he owns a body shop so I felt it was good advice. Good luck on your project just don't get in a hurry and do it right. Glenn Taylor.

 

Any pics to share?

 

I don't have a digital camera but if i find one I can borrow I will try to snap several pictures of the finished bed. I will add this it did not look so good when first finished but when it dried, the next morning, it all kind of meshed together so as not to even tell which sections had beeen done in what order. The coating has a glossy wet look to it that I like, though on the can it says the sun may fade it in time. i don,t consider this much of an issue as I have a carport that the truck stays parked in. The can suggest an vinyl protectant to bring the gloss back out if it should happen to fade. Being an epoxy I believe it will hold up well, it definatily is not like Duplicolor which is what I have installed in the 87 Brat I own. Glenn Taylor.

 

I installed mine saturday and it looks great. The sanding pad the comes with the kit is about worthless. I used regular sanding paper for most of the bed. The 1 gallon is plenty for a short box, I had more then I knew what to do with so we started doing a friend of mines bed. I just hope after his drys completely the new coat will stick. I will be hauling some wood this weekend and I'll let you know how it holds up. I do have pictures and will post as soon as I figure out how.