[Spridgets] Truck bed liner

[Wm. Severin Thompson]

Some of the 4x4 guys use those coating bedliners on the tubs of their
Landcruisers.

I wouldn't do it to a Sprite.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spridgets-
> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Johnson
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 2:08 PM
> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Truck bed liner
> 
> The only danger I can see in using the RhinoLiner as undercoat is that
> even
> the slightest amount of rust or moisture sealed in by the RhinoLiner
> will
> continue.  I have seen this with other sealants. Unless your metal is
> completely rust free (very unlikely) the rust process will continue
> regardless of you having covered it up.
> 
> I restore old motorcycles for fun. Even powder coating can do this. Not
> long
> ago I saw a frame that had been powder coated with either some rust or
> moisture still in the pores of the metal underneath. Eventually (about
> 15
> years in this case) the frame tube rusted through underneath the powder
> coat!  One day in a corner, the frame crumpled causing a wreck.
> Examination
> afterward showed places where the powder coat would flake away leaving
> a
> very rusty spot on the frame underneath.
> 
> Point is, you can "over-seal".  I'd make sure I had a good primer and
> paint
> job on the metal before the RhinoLiner.  The various rust converters on
> the
> market are a better bet IMHO.
> 
> Cheers!!