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Bedliner in the Cockpit - Help, all you restorers!

Last post 10-31-2008, 12:39 PM by motorbill66. 1 replies.
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  •  10-31-2008, 11:02 AM 16864

    Bedliner in the Cockpit - Help, all you restorers!

    So, my cockpit is all stripped to the bare metal - I've removed the bulk of the surface rust with a wire brush - I then applied $40 worth of POR-15 products, including the Marine-Clean (cleaner/degreaser), Metal-Ready (a metal prep/sealer product), then two coats of POR-15 rust preventive primer (http://www.por15.com/products.asp?dept=1).  Salesmen just love me!

    I've gotten advice to apply bedliner over the POR-15.  It adds an additional layer of protection and provides some sound deadening.  The POR-15 people have a truck bedliner product that comes with a sprayer but costs $250 and has way more product than I need.  Plasti-Kote has a one-gallon bucket for $50 that can be applied via brush, roller, or spray.  Since I'm not really set up to spray, the Plasti-Kote stuff looks like the better option (plus it's a lot cheaper).

    Does anyone have any advice as to either of these products, or is there another product you can recommend?

    Two things you ought to know - 1) Car has no engine and I have no trailer, so taking it to a bedliner place is not possible.  2)Yes, I realize the bedliner over the POR-15 is probably overkill, but it rains a lot in Oregon and never seems to really dry out.  Since this car has very little rust, I'd like to keep it that way.

    Thanks again for your help!

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  •  10-31-2008, 12:39 PM 16866 in reply to 16864

    Re: Bedliner in the Cockpit - Help, all you restorers!

    O_B,

    We've successfully used bedliner in boots, footwells, and even in fenderwells (when we can get a match) I'd advise it. The only thing I don't know is whether it (the Plastkote) will adhere properly to the POR-15 stuff you've already put down. Maybe you should call them and ask. My hunch is that it'll work just fine. All the do-it-yerself bedliners I've seen will stick to just about anything.


    Motorbill
    From Lola to Land Rover, If it's British and has wheels, it's likely I've bloodied me knuckles thereupon