Bedline?
JK Junkie
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Whitefish,Montana
I had all my bumpers and flares and steps Speedlinered. Professionally done spray on bed liner. It's 2x the strength of line x and half the cost. Guaranteed to never fade. Full lifetime warranty. If it fails for some reason they will strip it and respray it for free. Great stuff!
I know they are poser pics. But it gets the point across for seeing what the material looks like.
I know they are poser pics. But it gets the point across for seeing what the material looks like.
JK Freak
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Euless, TX
I have Line X'd 4 Jeeps and this one is no different, but not the bumpers and rails. I hit them often and they need touched up all the time.
Good prep work is a really good scuffing otf the part and cleaned really well with acetone. I too use Rustolium Fine textured and for reference is an exact match for OR FAB everything.
Good prep work is a really good scuffing otf the part and cleaned really well with acetone. I too use Rustolium Fine textured and for reference is an exact match for OR FAB everything.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Montgomery,AL
I like the rustoleum bedliner in a can. Works great and is nice and hard. It does not have as rubbery a texture as some the other rattle can stuff and seems more consistent in consistency (that sounded wierd...).
JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Charlotte, NC
Bedliner...
This is one of my pet peeves...
I'm on my 4th Jeep Wrangler (1994, 2000, 2006, 2008). I have had aftermarket bumpers on each, and on each the powder coating never lasts. Currently, my 3 month old, NEW rear bumper that hasn't even seen a trail yet has speckled rust spots, esp around the welds. My other bumpers aftermarket bumpers lasted at most a year before they started spotting, and I am gentle with them (I dont like to hit things or grind) and only do light trails. I have never understood why so many companies that excel at creating great bumpers can't apply a decent coat of paint???
Anyway, I degressed.
Avoid Herculiner. I put that on my current front bumper to avoid the high cost of a professionally applied liner - and I am sorry I did. Faded really quick, the bumper is like rough sandpaper, you don't want to brush against it with bare skin unless you want to leave said skin behind. Followed instructions, applied well, but it didn't hold well, looks bad, and needs reapplied or removed 1.5 years later. Like Wayoflife said, became pourous, rust pits, is hard to clean, etc.
On my 2000 Jeep I paid a company to apply Rhino liner. I LOVED it. They applied it smooth, thick. It was like having my bumper encased in solid rubber. It could take a beating and looked good. I had my Jeep backed into twice, and accidentally destroyed a mailbox\post on a 4x4 post while sliding in snow\ice, trying to avoid rear ending a car. I wiped off the smudges and it looked great.
Super easy to clean (wiped it down with a cloth, used tire cleaner on it if I wanted it to shine). AND it lasted 6 years (I put the same bumper on my 2006 Rubicon when I traded in the 2000 Sport).
Good luck!
I'm on my 4th Jeep Wrangler (1994, 2000, 2006, 2008). I have had aftermarket bumpers on each, and on each the powder coating never lasts. Currently, my 3 month old, NEW rear bumper that hasn't even seen a trail yet has speckled rust spots, esp around the welds. My other bumpers aftermarket bumpers lasted at most a year before they started spotting, and I am gentle with them (I dont like to hit things or grind) and only do light trails. I have never understood why so many companies that excel at creating great bumpers can't apply a decent coat of paint???
Anyway, I degressed.
Avoid Herculiner. I put that on my current front bumper to avoid the high cost of a professionally applied liner - and I am sorry I did. Faded really quick, the bumper is like rough sandpaper, you don't want to brush against it with bare skin unless you want to leave said skin behind. Followed instructions, applied well, but it didn't hold well, looks bad, and needs reapplied or removed 1.5 years later. Like Wayoflife said, became pourous, rust pits, is hard to clean, etc.
On my 2000 Jeep I paid a company to apply Rhino liner. I LOVED it. They applied it smooth, thick. It was like having my bumper encased in solid rubber. It could take a beating and looked good. I had my Jeep backed into twice, and accidentally destroyed a mailbox\post on a 4x4 post while sliding in snow\ice, trying to avoid rear ending a car. I wiped off the smudges and it looked great.
Super easy to clean (wiped it down with a cloth, used tire cleaner on it if I wanted it to shine). AND it lasted 6 years (I put the same bumper on my 2006 Rubicon when I traded in the 2000 Sport).
Good luck!
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: upper marlboro, maryland
This is one of my pet peeves...
I'm on my 4th Jeep Wrangler (1994, 2000, 2006, 2008). I have had aftermarket bumpers on each, and on each the powder coating never lasts. Currently, my 3 month old, NEW rear bumper that hasn't even seen a trail yet has speckled rust spots, esp around the welds. My other bumpers aftermarket bumpers lasted at most a year before they started spotting, and I am gentle with them (I dont like to hit things or grind) and only do light trails. I have never understood why so many companies that excel at creating great bumpers can't apply a decent coat of paint???
Anyway, I degressed.
Avoid Herculiner. I put that on my current front bumper to avoid the high cost of a professionally applied liner - and I am sorry I did. Faded really quick, the bumper is like rough sandpaper, you don't want to brush against it with bare skin unless you want to leave said skin behind. Followed instructions, applied well, but it didn't hold well, looks bad, and needs reapplied or removed 1.5 years later. Like Wayoflife said, became pourous, rust pits, is hard to clean, etc.
On my 2000 Jeep I paid a company to apply Rhino liner. I LOVED it. They applied it smooth, thick. It was like having my bumper encased in solid rubber. It could take a beating and looked good. I had my Jeep backed into twice, and accidentally destroyed a mailbox\post on a 4x4 post while sliding in snow\ice, trying to avoid rear ending a car. I wiped off the smudges and it looked great.
Super easy to clean (wiped it down with a cloth, used tire cleaner on it if I wanted it to shine). AND it lasted 6 years (I put the same bumper on my 2006 Rubicon when I traded in the 2000 Sport).
Good luck!
I'm on my 4th Jeep Wrangler (1994, 2000, 2006, 2008). I have had aftermarket bumpers on each, and on each the powder coating never lasts. Currently, my 3 month old, NEW rear bumper that hasn't even seen a trail yet has speckled rust spots, esp around the welds. My other bumpers aftermarket bumpers lasted at most a year before they started spotting, and I am gentle with them (I dont like to hit things or grind) and only do light trails. I have never understood why so many companies that excel at creating great bumpers can't apply a decent coat of paint???
Anyway, I degressed.
Avoid Herculiner. I put that on my current front bumper to avoid the high cost of a professionally applied liner - and I am sorry I did. Faded really quick, the bumper is like rough sandpaper, you don't want to brush against it with bare skin unless you want to leave said skin behind. Followed instructions, applied well, but it didn't hold well, looks bad, and needs reapplied or removed 1.5 years later. Like Wayoflife said, became pourous, rust pits, is hard to clean, etc.
On my 2000 Jeep I paid a company to apply Rhino liner. I LOVED it. They applied it smooth, thick. It was like having my bumper encased in solid rubber. It could take a beating and looked good. I had my Jeep backed into twice, and accidentally destroyed a mailbox\post on a 4x4 post while sliding in snow\ice, trying to avoid rear ending a car. I wiped off the smudges and it looked great.
Super easy to clean (wiped it down with a cloth, used tire cleaner on it if I wanted it to shine). AND it lasted 6 years (I put the same bumper on my 2006 Rubicon when I traded in the 2000 Sport).
Good luck!
good to know!! thanks!
JK Freak
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Euless, TX
Originally Posted by ECHO
Great thread O was going to undercoat my Rear Tire Carrier I am making.. think i will do the same as I did for my Lightbar ...Primer, Textured paint.. then go over it with Stain Black... Thanks for the info guys 
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Redmond, WA
Well this thread has me re-evaluating my upcoming projects. I too have front and rear bumpers that need a good painting along with the inside of my hardtop. So if bedliner in a can is not a top choice for bumpers, what about the inside of the hardtop? Bedliner or rattle can, which should I use?