I'm looking for a bedliner type product for the floors and cargo area in my Plymouth wagon. I saw Hercuiner at the parts store and wondered if anybody here had an opinion? I've heard you have to watch some of the stuff since it's flammable, but I guess if it's cured it wouldn't be a problem. Any advice?
I know a lot of people with spray in bed liners, and they work great. A friend of mine did his truck box with one of those DIY kits, and it worked just as well. The kit he used was made by Bondo. I bought the same kit to do the interior of my '54. I figured that it should be plenty durable, and help keep road noise out.
I have used the roll on stuff on floors before, after it's cured, there's no odor, and it seemed pretty to dampen the road noise a bit.
Lots of Jeep people use it for the floors. Tough stuff. 2 Buddies of mine have done the Herculiner kits and they turned out great if you prep the surface right. I just finished some rust repair in my Jeep and am getting ready to do it as well. I also have read that the Herculiner kits are the best (most durable) of the ones out there.
We are using it on the interior of ex postal box van - good stuff cause its cheap at Tractor Supply and there is no masking - just brush or roll it on.
I used that brand on a guys bumper splash aprons , runningboards & cabfloor. It hides pitted parts real well. It really is stuck down GOOD, as when I did the bolt-in floor access plates, I needed to use a sharp knife to clean the boltholes out. It goes on nice with the roller included, 2 coats. It seems to have chunks of ground up rubber, and feels a little sharp if you run your hand over it. It is a LOT thinner than those pro-done sprayed liners, and nowhere near as smooth. I think it should wear real good for the price. But it would be hard to clean without rinsing it off with water because of the chunks raised up.
Prep is everything ,like any paint project. We put that on my son's S 10 and the biggest prob I seen was fading . Not very UV resistant. It's def not as tough as the commercially applied stuff.
used it inside my jeep, other than being thinner than the spray in kind i didn't see much difference.
I applied it (Herculiner) to the bed of the rescue truck and a couple step bumpers on firetrucks at the fire station. The main reason is it is not slippery when wet. That was about 4 years ago and it is holding up excellent. I put some on the floor of my 31 A coupe and that is working exactly as I planned. It has excellent adhesion and some sound deadening quality. I've done a couple pickup boxes with fantastic results, also. Over factory paint (pickup box) I sanded with 180 grit solvent wiped/cleaned, then applied 2 coats. Put the first coat on kind of thin to medium and wait for it to tack up, then put the second coat on a little heavier. It takes 30 to 60 minutes or more, depending on temp and humidity, between coats. Put a fan on it to move the fumes/solvents. The smell is gone when it is dry. It will leave your skin black for a few days, so wear some rubber gloves when working with it and some old clothes. I used a combination of brush and roller to apply it. On bare metal (Model A floor) I sandblasted the steel and applied a mild etch primer, not vinyl wash primer, but products like SW GBP or Dupont Variprime, Sikkens EM, etc. I let the etch primer dry overnite, scuffed it with a maroon/red scotchbrite and applied 2 coats like doing the pickup box. You can end up with about 3/32 to 1/8 inch with 2 coats which seems very durable for an air dry noncatalized product. I try catch it on sale and usually get it for about $65 a gallon kit. It's usually $99 for the kit. overspray
I put in the bed of my pick up about 4 years ago and abuse the **** out of it. I move all my friends when they move, I used it to haul atv's, lots of tools home remodeling supplies. Since then it has faded a little. I didn't prep it as good as I should have (got tired of sanding) and just wanted to get it done. My truck was white and you can see the white coming through in places. But to the point where I need to re-roll it. The big chunks of rubber can pulled off easily if you slide heavy stuff across it. For $70 it sure beats a $500 Line-X. Oh yeah, awsome grip-no slip.
used Gator Guard on a buddy's truck a couple of years ago....stuff works great. Main thing is prep, get the bed/whatever clean & scuffed up. Spray on a hot (90 deg+ ) day and it falls in real well.
I used it on the floorboards of two of my pickups, and 1/2 way up the doorpanels. Great product, just don't get any on your hands (it'll stay on you for a couple weeks)
I use Herculiner as undercoating for under the floors and in the fenders to prevent stone stars. I also used it in the cabin of my Model A and Studebaker to protect the floor. Stuff works great and doesn't smell after curing. It does tend to fade in the sunlight after a a year or two. Josh Quick
I'm glad this has come up, as I was considering doing something along these lines in the floors and door panels of my truck. I'm going to upholster it later, but I wanted something durable in the meantime. I was wondering about the sound-deadening qualities of it, and I'm glad that was answered.
I used the roll-on kit from JCWhitney a few years ago, thought it did real good for the price... rolled two coats, was still holding up when I sold the truck, got a little "grey" after two summers in the Kansas heat, but still satisfied.
Thanks for all the replies and info, this place is a gold mine! I'll probably go ahead and use since everybody here had something positive to say. Much appreciated.
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