just used this stuff on my boat trailer....Gotta Love how easy it is to use

 

Just used this stuff on my chrome running boards. I really like how they turned out. Scraped up the chrome with my orbital sander and some 90 grit. Used one coat of self etching primer, one coat of black primer, and then two coats of the bed liner.

Here's the pics:

Brackets


Closeup


Installed, trucks dirty, won't stop raining here....


So far so good, I am hoping it holds up well, but touchup will be really easy.

 

This stuff looks great. I know what else I'm doing to my truck when I get home.......in three months.

Thanks for all the ideas.

Bumpers are so getting this treatment. Going for black out.

 

I used it on my tool box, bed rails and tailgate cap. It made the plastic pieces look new again and I like the rough texture of it too.

 

Looks good, do you have a pic of the boat trailer done with it?

 

Did you remove the pieces or just tape off?

 

Did you do any prep work to the bed rails/tailgate cap? I've been thinking of doing the exact same thing (have a black/tan KR) and my bed rails are tan and I hate it...

 

I removed the bed rails and taped off the tailgate. I washed them, hit them with some left over red Scotch-Brite from doing my tool box, wiped them down with Simple Green and then rinsed good.

My word of advice is to get one of the plastic nozzles that attaches to the top of the spray cans. At Home Depot they had them hanging on one of the rails next to the spray paints. The Truck Bed Coating seems to like to puddle up in the gutter on top of the can and drip out (at least the 8 cans I went through did). The plastic nozzle will also help keep a more consistent spray pattern. This stuff is very forgiving and if you start getting runs or if the can drips on your work you can wad up a piece of newspaper and "dab" them. The texture will blend right in once it dries. I also noticed the texture seems to be more gritty if you use a bunch of very light layers.

Warning- If you spray your bed rails and tailgate cap, use caution when putting stuff in the bed over the rails. I had to load up a bunch of boxes and kept dragging my arms across the bed rails wearing a t-shirt. I ended up with a bunch of "road rash" on my arms.

 

Man this thread went epic I should have bought stock in this stuff glad everyone is using and liking it

 

it holds up really well. i used the same stuff the cover the entire exterior of my cherokee and once it cures, its pretty strong. Ive rubbed trees and it doesnt chip or peal off. I also didnt have to do any prep work and it stuck. just taped off and painted. Of course I put like 20 coats on my jeep but to go off the op's info i did do my bed of my old chevy with about 4 coats and it heald up pretty well. Nothing like my jeep but not too bad either. Just do not use the rubberized undercoating of rustolium. Use the duplicolor if you want rubberized undercoating. Used rustolium first on the interior of my jeep and it peeled the first time it got wet. duplicolor though has held up through alot.

 

take cheap walmart spray paint and paint over it thats what i did and look at the results.

 

thats not true. wish i found this thread back in the middle of all this because i have the proof that would put alot of people out. if you dont have exp. with this stuff how do you know what it will do ......

 

Did my bumpers with this stuff today and happy the way they turned out. Much better than the rattle can black paint on before. The way this stuff cures I think it should hold up. May tackle the bed. It's in bad shape now, so even if it doesn't fully hold up, it will look better than now.
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Did my wheels, bumpers and tire carrier. Gonna tackle the roof lights this weekend. My truck is going to be 100% no chrome.

 

That's sweet guys ^^^ ive traded back into a F150 super crew 4x4 so I think I'll so a few things on this truck now. On the F250 I had I did the lower front plastic valance and it turned out great and held well. My new truck is white and I plan on blacking a few things out.