Im repairing my rocker panels and gonna do a bedliner at the bottom of my doors. I cannot afford to take my truck anywhere to have it done professionally so i was wondering if you guys know of any brands that are good quality and you can do yourself??? Maybe in a spray can or something? It needs to hold up for street use and look good also

 

I am an autobody tech and have done this a few times including to mine. If you are going to paint over it i recommend using duplicolor aerosol bedliner or any other spray can as long as it says it is paintable. If you are not going to paint over it gator guard is a good product and is what we always use. Make sure you tape your lines first then sand with 80 grit or rougher then scotchbrite it. on the cans of most those products they say you can just scotchbrite but it will eventually end up flaking off if you just scotch brite. also you'll want to plastic off your whole truck and keep it out of the sun for 24 hours after you spray it. the spray cans don't have anywhere near the texture of regular bedliner

 

hey, thanks for the information. I think im gonna go with the gator guard. Is it as simple as ordering it, opening the can and using a paint brush/roller to put it on? How many coats are needed? I will have to sand the old paint off at the bottoms of the doors due to bubbling from rust, should i just sand the entire area getting lined? Should I sand it down completely to bare metal? and should i use a primer before lining and if so what brand? Sorry for all the questions, i just want to make sure its done correctly the first time. Post some pics as well if you have any!

 

It comes in a two part container, mix the hardener in just as the directions say stir for ten minutes let it sit for ten minutes then your ready to spray or roll it on. I've never used a roller to do it so i don't know how that turns out but body schutz guns are cheap and easy to use. but ya you need to sand everywhere it is goin to be applied, there should be no shiny spots left at all. then wipe it down with a good wax and grease remover. we always seal before we spray it but its not to critical if you don't. don't spray a primer over it right before you spray it thats not how primer is intended to be used, thats what sealer is for but as i said you should be fine just spraying it as it is.

 

just do hurculiner.. that's what I did.. very easy if you have a sander and some tape there's pics in the link below of the after shots

 

+1 what iwhitne said, here is a link when i first got it done last summer http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/i...t=P1000238.jpg

 

herculiner it is. Im only planning on doing both sides of the truck from the bottom up to the first body line. Im not doing the bumpers, around the wheel wells(to give the appearance of fender flares) or anything like that. Do you think i can get away with 2 quarts of this or will i need the entire kit that comes with a gallon? I dont wanna waste 100 bucks if i can get away with spending only 60 for 2 quarts. THanks

 

Is plasti-kote as good as herculiner?

 

IMO No... it's not

 

use a one gallon