Project: DIY U-POL Raptor bedliner spray

[accely]

Originally Posted by Camou2

accely, what prep work did you do before you sprayed the front grill? Thanks.

Front chrome grill (plastic with chrome paint) Since it's plastic/painted all you need to do is clean it with some wax/grease remover spray, wipe it off with a dry towel to remove any debris, then spray on a coat of adhesion promoter for plastics. I'm using the one U-POL recommended.. U-Pol 799 GRIP #4 U-POL Universal Adhesion Promoter. Then spray the raptor liner

For metal items such as the side steps:
I bought an electric sander ($100) and used 120grit paper to sand down the side steps until smooth, clean them with the wax/grease remover spray, wipe off any debri, then spray on a paint primer designed for bare metal UPOL recommends U-POL ACID#8 - ETCH PRIMER M.I.R. COMPLIANT, then spray the raptor liner.

[Hellz]

you did a GREAT job on the spray. it looks just like my LineX grill.

my only concern with this is unless you have alot of excess left over to do other parts... it only costs $100 to LineX a grill, and another $30 to $50 for the UV coating......

again, dont get me wrong, it turned out great.. im looking for a cheap alertantive to line the inside of my truck..

[accely]

Originally Posted by Hellz

you did a GREAT job on the spray. it looks just like my LineX grill.

my only concern with this is unless you have alot of excess left over to do other parts... it only costs $100 to LineX a grill, and another $30 to $50 for the UV coating......

again, dont get me wrong, it turned out great.. im looking for a cheap alertantive to line the inside of my truck..

The grill itself only used maybe half a bottle? 4 bottle kit is 100$, 25$ each bottle, so roughly 12.50$ for the grill itself.
To answer your question, yes there is plenty left over. Tomorrow I'm planing to do all this with 4-5 bottles: brush guard, rear light guards, rear bumper, front bumper, front lower grill, roof rack rails, all fenders and side rocker bars. hood vent thingy.

So really all of that is gonna be about 100-125$ and imagine all the labor you save too Wayyyyyy cheaper than linex.

Also it's UV resistant. Another thing I've seen people on jeep forums say is even after a few years it still looks good as the day they sprayed it.

[accely]

Got a bunch of things sprayed this past weekend.
Only thing that I don't care for was the chrome mirror backings. Is it possible to just order all black backings that you can pop on instead of the chrome?

Next to spray list:
- roof rails
- rear metal bumper/hooks
- rear license plate/trunk handle housing
- not sure on rims yet.. will be last to do IF i decide to do it. I may get new black rims though if i decide to go 37's

I also fixed my instrument cluster this weekend with one of those $50 kits, saved 200$ compared to getting a replacement cluster

[LoJac963]

wow nice work, that stuff really looks good. As much as I'd love to Line-X a bunch of stuff it's just too expensive IMO. I definitely think this is the route I'll be going. Your front bumper looks amazing!

[accely]

Originally Posted by LoJac963

wow nice work, that stuff really looks good. As much as I'd love to Line-X a bunch of stuff it's just too expensive IMO. I definitely think this is the route I'll be going. Your front bumper looks amazing!

thanks! I'm really impressed how well the front looks too. It looks very professional. I did 2-3 coats on the front stuff since it will be taking the most impacts with rocks, etc.

I think the biggest PRO about this stuff is how even it sprays on and looks. There's virtually no clumping, dark/light spots, spray lines, or whatever. It all looks the same wet or dry. Even in different angels of light hitting it, it's all even

[LoJac963]

Is it rubberized or hard after it cures? I was going to try the dupli color spray bedliner but I was reading the can and it says its rubberized. I want something that cures hard!