Thinking Bedliner

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

Searches have deemed less than favorable results by people.

Anyone have a successful attempt at bedliner on their boxes? I'm thinking roll on.

Pics would be sweet and which primer seems to do the job. I figure the texture should cut back on some of the sanding.

Thanks.

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[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

I used bedliner on my box and it turned out really good. I just used the spray type and there was no need for primer. I just hit it with some sandpaper and coated that bad boy.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

I used bedliner on my box and it turned out really good. I just used the spray type and there was no need for primer. I just hit it with some sandpaper and coated that bad boy.

I seen a couple pics of the spray on and the lay up was horrible. I think they may have cut it short on coats though.

I'm thinking the roll on would layup thicker and go further but not real sure.

P.S. If anyone has paid attention I'm just putting the BTL's back in

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

They probably sprayed too close to the box and used thick coats.

I did very, very light coats and let it dry 15min in between. It took two cans but came out really nice.

Dupli-Color is the best imo.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

23" X 36" X 48"

I'm thinking the cost of cans could cost more or as much as a gallon of roll on.

Do you have any pics?

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

Yeah, but it is from far away. UPS put a few dents in it so you will see some imperfections. This is without the port painted, which is finished presently.

It is pretty durable imo.

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[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

It looks 10x better in person. My camera is not that great.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

Not bad.

My biggest concern was being able to see the meeting of the wood. I could fill them and sand I guess.

Anyone use this

http://www.xtremecoatings.com.au/speaker_boxes.htm

 

[netzero 10+ year member]

I just did a box for my friend single cab truck with spray on bed liner/undercoat. I started the walmart bed liner but it was terrible for spray. I then went to the spray on 3M rubberized undercoat, and IMO it cam out very nice. Takes a good few days to completely set and harden but if very strong and went on very well. If you want to see the progress of the box and how sh*ty it looked before the heres the link

http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r228/netq/Thomas/

but heres some pics of it finished up.

Hope that helps!

net

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

check out my build photo video on my youtube page. I have a wall that was sprayed inside and out with x-liner....came out perfect.

http://www.youtube.com/snoopdan

its the video with the box in it on the youtube menu.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

That looks good zero.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

check out my build photo video on my youtube page. I have a wall that was sprayed inside and out with x-liner....came out perfect.
http://www.youtube.com/snoopdan

its the video with the box in it on the youtube menu.

What did they charge to spray it or did you do it?

 

[gsxrjjordan 10+ year member]

The thing you've got to look out for with bedliner/undercoating is that a lot of the cheap stuff is asphalt-based, and when it gets hot, it stinks... a lot of 240/race car guys gut their interiors and use that shit to try and keep the noise out, and once the sun bakes it for a while the stench is unbearable.

As far as layup, it was already stated - light coats, with a drying/flash time in between. It'll stick to the wood just fine.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I used some roll-on stuff from wal-mart. I bought a gallon and was able to do two big boxes, both about 10ft^3 total. I just rolled on about 3 coats, and it came out fine.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

heres the box I did for my Xterra

no primer, just sanded. Port was primed and painted with gloss black latex paint. Very smooth and looks good against the bedliner

My AQ HDC3 15" is in there right now for a temporary setup in my MDX