"Rhino-Lining" your LJ
Moderator: stevec
"Rhino-Lining" your LJ
I did this to my LJ81 yesterday, since the bed was pretty scratched up, and starting to rust. They didn't have the spray cans, so I bought the roll-on stuff. BIG MISTAKE! That stuff is a royal pain in the a$$ to put on! It starts drying almost immediately, even when it's only about 75*F with average humidity. (It says to apply when the temp is between 68* and 90*F) When I first started, part of the bed was in direct sunlight, and it started drying as soon as it touched the bed, so I stopped and waited until it was in the shade. That did help somewhat, but it still dried so quickly that I could only do a very small area at a time, and I still have some lines/clumps in it where it dried before I could get it properly spread out. Never again!
I'm thinking about pulling the bed, stripping it all off, and redoing it, but I'll probably wait until I'm ready to paint it, which probably won't be for another couple of years.
I'm thinking about pulling the bed, stripping it all off, and redoing it, but I'll probably wait until I'm ready to paint it, which probably won't be for another couple of years.
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Our spellchecker just plain sucks! I checked this message, and "no misspellings found". It's "especially", not "aspecialy".deimos_jr wrote:Yes, I agree. Don't put rhino lining on your lj. ASPECIALY NOT ON THE SIDE OF THE BODY!!!! Thats what the stupid P/O did to mine. Now I have to grind it off.
Back on topic, I don't know why anyone would ever do the outside of a vehicle! I just did the bed of the LJ81.
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because it's infinitely tougher than regular paint.stevec wrote:Back on topic, I don't know why anyone would ever do the outside of a vehicle! I just did the bed of the LJ81.
but i'm still gonna use implement enamel (farm equipment paint) on the exterior of mine. probly gonna Line-X or Rhino-Line the entire interior, though.
on dad's LJ, we're gonna use POR-15 to treat the rust and then more implement enamel (Caterpillar yellow) for the actual color.
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I once saw a jeep wrangler at a car show that they had painted the entire thing in rhino lining. I thought it was a good idea keeps it from rusting, scratching etc.. Although you can find a jeep on every corner. I don't think I would do it on the lj. I don't know what it takes to get that stuff off and I don't want to find out if I decide to paint it someday.
That's what I'm going to paint my LJ 81 with, the old caterpillar yellow. It's actually quite close to the oringinal yellow. Are you painting it any time soon? I'd like to see how it turns out.tweeder wrote:
but i'm still gonna use implement enamel (farm equipment paint) on the exterior of mine. probly gonna Line-X or Rhino-Line the entire interior, though.
on dad's LJ, we're gonna use POR-15 to treat the rust and then more implement enamel (Caterpillar yellow) for the actual color.
Revolving door of LJ's, currently down to one LJ 81