Brush-On Bed Liner

[packman]

I have a quart of Herculiner Bed Liner that is/was meant for Putter Project. Can this be used to paint the frame?

Packman

[killgore]

Honestly I don't see why not. May not be as effective as POR-15 though.

[sly]

If the metal is clean... it may be more effective.

[packman]

I might try that; so that I don't have to wait for it to dry before installing stuff.

Packman

[packman]

The Herculiner looks promising. I painted passenger side of the frame back to the filter bracket. I need to clean that area before painting. If anybody uses this bed liner, make sure you wear disposable sleeves and dishwashing gloves (the ones that go above the wrist). That paint runs a little and will get on anything not covered up. And use paint stirrers before you brush it on. Mine was separated; possibly because of age. I will see what it looks like when I get home.

Packman

[packman]

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Cleaned and prepped the frame on the passenger side last Monday. Painted it Tuesday morning. Friday morning it felt tacky; despite the instructions saying it would be dry to the touch in a few hours after application. Had a sleepless night and time to think about it; realized sometime early Saturday morning that it must be the bedliner; it has to be sticky when dry to prevent slippage? It has a gritty texture too; but I don't care as along as it protects the metal and stays on there for a while. I might do the rest of the frame with the bed liner.

[Mainemantom]

That is a scary picture of the ramp and stuff not supporting the wheel. Your under that ?

[His Royal Ghostliness]

Had a sleepless night and time to think about it; realized sometime early Saturday morning that it must be the bedliner; it has to be sticky when dry to prevent slippage?

Typically the bedliner dries out hard and dry, it's the gritty texture that keeps things from sliding too much. Think about it, if it was sticky it would collect dust big time, likely leaves and small stones as well - no one wants that in their truck bed. I'm thinking maybe your humidity (in the air) was too high and the bedliner is taking extra long to cure?