Interior Jeep Liner

I am getting ready to paint the interior of my jeep and would like to do a rubberized liner of some sort. I am trying to be pretty cost effective on this, otherwise I would take it and get it Rhino lined. If anyone has any good or bad about any of the do-it-yourself bedliners feel free to lay it out there.

 

Make sure you rough up the paint really well, if it isn't perfectly clean it will flake up in a short time. Also if you use he roll on stuff use a rubber floor mat, because the high traffic areas will wear out fast. otherwise I would say its a good idea.

 

I herculined mine this summer and love it. Some say it's harder to clean since it has a rough feel, but I haven't had to clean mine yet. Also seemed to deaden the chassis and exhaust noise. Tip, don't get it on your skin. Nothing will take it off after it dries. Believe meR)

No regrets yet.

High5

 

I wish I had the confidence to try one of the "do it yourself" liners! I will say that I had a Rhino liner as a pickup bedliner and was real pleased with it's durability. The only drawback I ever had was that it's non-slide surface made it hard to slide items easily in the bed. Go figure! Anyway, Rhino-lining the jeep interior and my M-416 trailer bed is on my list. I have also heard that it helps reduce 'road noise'.

Get before and after pics and post them!

 

I am planning on Rhino Liner for the Tub of my Heap after I R2 the floorpans. I do not want to deal with rust again, and Rhino Liner though expensive has a great warranty.

 

I coated my new floor with Durabak a month or so ago and it came out great! I was a little hesitant to do it myself, but I'm glad I did. I bought a gallon kit w/roller and I was able to put a couple nice thick coats on and still have a little left over for roughly $120.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I was trying to get some ideas of brands to look at. My jeep is a hunting jeep, so I want it to be durable on the inside and be able to hose it out with no problems. I am trying to seal it up on the inside the best i can.

 

Did you use the textured or smooth?

On a related note, Durabak will gladly send you samples of the different textures and colors if you ask.

 

I used the original which is textured. It doesn't seem nearly as abrasive as the Herculiner I had in my last truck bed, but from what I understand it's the same product. Maybe the texture is different because I had the bedliner sprayed and I brushed this on?? Who knows.

 

At our shop we use a product called SEM. It comes in a gallon and you mix like Rhino -available at Auto Paint Stores. Setup is fast so you need to mix small batches and spray with a special gun. $100 for the product, $40 for the gun and use a med size compressor to spray it. Can be rolled for slick surface. We spray it in new recycling and garbage trucks and street sweeper hoppers to protect from wear - also our own trucks!

 

I may be the only nay sayer but personally if I had two jeeps sitting side by side...identical except for one with painted floors and one with liner....I'd pick the bare metal floors and throw some rubber floor mats in ther.

I'm just not convinced that the liner does much except covers up the floor.

Now if I had an old rusty floor and really didn't want to try to mask and paint and sand and bondo, then yeah the liner would be the quick cover all that would hide a lot of sins but otherwise I like plain slick metal floors with floor mats.

Oh...and I've got Hurculiner in mine. Just wish I didn't .

 

i had a buddy use herc on his tj and he had never done anything like that before and it came out great. he used a really fine roller to "lessen" the roughness of the finish, he did say he used more of the stuff doing it that way, but it came out really nice. I plan on getting the 71 rhino'ed i think

 

Just a heads up, I used this roll in bed liner that Dupont sells. Even when I sand blasted the floors down to bare metal, it started peeling up after less than a year. That was a waste of $150. I had to scrap it all out and I used this non-skid spray paint that krylon has for ladders and wheel barrows. Best stuff I have ever used! It's tough, cheap and easy to use. I even painted my trucks roll bar and winch bumper with it.

 

This thread is a great find for me. I had the bed of a my Ranger Rhino'd about 5 years back and was considering doing it to my Jeep but was kind of balking 'cause of the price. I found that non-skid spray paint that was mentioned and it sounds like it would work pretty well. Do you think that I should lay down a coat of primer or rust-proofer before using that stuff? I have floor mats but would be looking for something to make it look a little cleaner.

 

CJ4U

This sounds a lot easier then my approach, and cost less. How long have you had it on your jeep? Is it holding up? How thick can you spray it? Is it textured or does in level out after setup?

Sorry for so many questions....

 

I used the Durabek on my interior tub and cage. I used the texturized product. I found the trick is to make sure it is mixed very well or the rubber bits can clump.

I have had it on for about a year with no complaints. Be sure to prep the areas very good per the instructions before. The areas I didn't prep as well are showing signs of flaking and wear.

 

CJ4U: Could you post a picture too? Great thread!

 

I will post a pic tomorrow, stuck a work till later tonight. I had it on the roll bar, brush guard and bumper of my truck for years. I only have the drivers side redone in my jeep. I have been meaning to finish it but have been busy. A year will fly by fast when you keep procrastinating I would touch up the brush guard everyother year or so because of rock chips. The only thing is that I would not use it in a truck bed cause sliding heavy metal across is will scratch it. I have a floor mat in my jeep and have had no problems in the year its been in there.

 

Sorry this took me a bit. Their is a pic of the stuff I used, a pic of the floor in my jeep, and the front of my truck. My trucks brush guard and bumper haven't been repainted in 2yrs and one roll over, long story. But lets just say that the non-skid stuff held up really well, but doesn't work on stopping the truck when sliding upside down on the roll bar and brush guard in the snow R) Anywho, I got most of the dupont stuff out of the floor boards, then got in a hurry cause of the rain up here and sprayed it. The floor has been just like that for a year with a floor mat on it. I think that it's working really well, especially for the price. I'd suggest that if you guys want to try this stuff out, use it somewhere where you can test it for yourselves. That texture is rough (non skid) but cleans up easily and keeps it's color and durability. (Oh, and the dots on the brush guard and bumper are bugs, too lazy to wash a primer truck)