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Bullet liner for unercoating a new steel body

Bullet liner for unercoating a new steel body
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lake1985

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1974 CJ5, Stock. Want to fix it up and drive it. Engine and Transmission work fine, body ruff. Frame is very good.
Trying to decide if it is easier t just replace tub, than try and repair all of the problem areas in original body, i.e.. bad floorboard, tailgate, side panels , windshield bracket, you get the idea.
The Body on my 1974 CJ5 is to bad to fix . I am thinking of a new body tub from Willy's Overland. Has anybody used a product called Bullett Liner?They offer this as an option .
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I did look them up, and looking where you live, I think you should consider some kind of protection for the body and frame. Also they will be doing it for you, all you have to do is pay for it.
 
Is that really the look you want after plunking down all that money on a new tub? IMHO stuff painted w/ truck bed liner looks silly. That's the sort of thing you would do to your old, clapped out body.....instead of fixing it right.
 
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Gosh I wouldn't want my jeep tub to have the over all protection offered by bedliner because it looks "Silly". I'd rather have all the dents, scratches and rust guarenteed for a jeep with a simple paint joc in the tub...... :)

Serously though, bedliner is thick and should only be applied after everything is installed the way you want it. It would be a pain to have to scrape around every nut and bolt to get down to the metal.
 
The alternative I am thinking is to use POR 15 to coat the frame and the underside of the body as an alternative to the bullet liner.
I plan to use it on the frame anyway.
I want to do as much of it before mounting the body with just touch ups after if needed. I appreciate the input though I didn't intend to use it on everything just the underside.
 
I say, complete the build and dip it in bed liner. Sure the tires will look funny but that will wear off....... :laugh:
 
Take a look at a product called lizard skin. Rod
 
lake1985 said:
The alternative I am thinking is to use POR 15 to coat the frame and the underside of the body as an alternative to the bullet liner.
I plan to use it on the frame anyway.
I want to do as much of it before mounting the body with just touch ups after if needed. I appreciate the input though I didn't intend to use it on everything just the underside.
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For something brush-on, POR15 doesn't adhere to bare metal very well, even if you meticulously follow their prep instructions. I've had it peel off of two frames now. Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator is what I now use in those situations. It isn't as scratch resistant as POR-15 but it has less issues w/ application and durability IMHO. POR-15 doesn't do you any good when it flakes off after 2-3 years and leaves you with exposed steel again.

If you can spray, epoxy primer is what you want on new, bare steel. The makers of quality bedliner products even recommend epoxy primer as the base coat on clean steel.



If you aren't setup to spray 2K epoxy you can find it in rattle cans although its so expensive it will be cheaper to buy a cheap spray gun, moisture traps, etc. if you already have a suitable compressor.
 
Hedgehog said:
Gosh I wouldn't want my jeep tub to have the over all protection offered by bedliner because it looks "Silly". I'd rather have all the dents, scratches and rust guarenteed for a jeep with a simple paint joc in the tub...... :)

Serously though, bedliner is thick and should only be applied after everything is installed the way you want it. It would be a pain to have to scrape around every nut and bolt to get down to the metal.
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Its not very user friendly, is it? And it doesn't really protect bare steel too well at all either, given the hassle of dealing with it after its sprayed. Not a good choice in OP's application, IMHO.

Didn't mean to insinuate your jeep looks silly - don't even know you. What I do know is a lot of guys use bedliner to cover up rust issues without fixing them right, or a lack of proper body work because it is more forgiving of imperfections. I would think twice, as would a lot of other folks, about buying a Jeep where the PO sprayed bedliner all over the vehicle, because they are usually hiding something. Even on a trail rig I didn't care about, the maintenance issues associated with bedliner would lead me to use rattle can instead.
 
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jdarg said:
Its not very user friendly, is it? And it doesn't really protect bare steel too well at all either, given the hassle of dealing with it after its sprayed. Not a good choice in OP's application, IMHO.

Didn't mean to insinuate your jeep looks silly - don't even know you. What I do know is a lot of guys use bedliner to cover up rust issues without fixing them right, or a lack of proper body work because it is more forgiving of imperfections. I would think twice, as would a lot of other folks, about buying a Jeep where the PO sprayed bedliner all over the vehicle, because they are usually hiding something. Even on a trail rig I didn't care about, the maintenance issues associated with bedliner would lead me to use rattle can instead.
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agreed, when i was looking for tubs i found a few where bedliner was used to cover up weak metal or insufficient welds even though the jeep was advertised as showroom quality.
 
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