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Just wondering if anyone ever thought about or has done it.You can buy the black bedliner spray in cans...seems like it would be easy to clean and low maintenance.It would definately clean up the looks of any car.thinking about it so any opinions are welcomed.Thanks......
He's talking about the wheelwells, not the tires. Dont they sell special undercoating stuff? I think the eastwood company makes it, and POR-15 probably makes it, too. I bet the bed-liner stuff, would work just as well, and might be a little cheaper.
lol...not the tires. My logic for using the bedliner material is its easy to clean.....the undercoating that you can buy in the store is kind of a PITA to clean,about the only way to clean it is to repaint it every couple months.I may try just paint but would think that beadliner sprays would be more durable...more opinions are welcomed
It might be the same as POR-15 protection-wise with the shell covering it creates but POR-15 is also a rust inhibitor,kills rust. http://www.por15.com/
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Why not just use undercoating? Its meant for that type of thing.
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funny...i thought about this once. It would make sense because the bed liner is made to be tougher than a regular undercoating. And that is exactly why you shouldnt use it. Imagine covering all of the bolts and movable parts. Then you'll realize...doh! Should have used the undercoat spray.
Because undercoating is sticky and nasty and gets crap all over you if you happen to be working in that area. Bedliner, once it hardens, stays hard (doesn't soften and goo when hot), is much easier to clean, and doesn't fade with time.
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by scauffiel: Because undercoating is sticky and nasty and gets crap all over you if you happen to be working in that area. Bedliner, once it hardens, stays hard (doesn't soften and goo when hot), is much easier to clean, and doesn't fade with time.
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Thats exactly what I was thinking,especially the whole being easy to clean part...like I said earlier the undercoating is impossible to clean.PLus I doubt the bedliner stuff will wear out anytime soon...it's built to last.I think i'll add it to my list of things to do.....
I've already done this with my truck. It looks better than the white in the wheelwells. Yes, it cleans up easy, but it is very thin even with several coats. Keep in mind that this was done on a new truck, if you try this on a thirdgen, be sure to clean the wheelwells very well, as years of tar and grease are probably splattered all over.
I think thats a good idea, that stuff is prety tough and easy to clean, stops rust, etc. I saw in 4Wheel and off road one time they coated the entire inside of a jeep's body tub with it for just that same reason, and it worked great.
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88 Camaro (The mighty LO3 SC!)
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