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camsdad Mar 25th, 10, 12:45 AM For those of you who have used this product,http://www.tptools.com/p/2600,233_U-Pol-Raptor-Truck-Bed-Liner-Kit.html is the ME-820 kit enough to do an entire under body and inside trunk area of a 1st gen Camaro? Also, How do you like this product? Pros, Cons... Thanks! DionM Mar 25th, 10, 03:41 AM I just did mine a couple of weeks ago with this same kit. I had already put a couple of coats of 2 part epoxy on it to seal everything up good. Then applied the Raptor bedliner on kind of thick. I did the whole underside of my car and still had 1 bottle left. Turned out awesome in my eyes. You should be ok with 1 kit. Cya, Dion Sauron67MM Mar 25th, 10, 04:04 AM If the floors are solid, sandblasted or prepped well, epoxied and topcoated I see no advantage of using a truck bedliner to provide additional protection. How would the floors be subjected to the same abuse as the inside of a worktruck bed? I prefer the nice clean factory look of the floor sheetmetal. NOR_CAL_67rs Mar 25th, 10, 12:55 PM I think the advantages are; there would be slight sound deadening,cover up some imperfections, and possibly some heat rejection...but yeah if it were a 100 point car I don't think it would be a very good idea... camsdad Mar 25th, 10, 03:19 PM Well, My ride had a sheezeeott load of factory undercoating everywhere before the restoration/mod/upgrading and I am looking towards redoing it again. Scot's comment appreciated and I agree with but, I don't plan on spending much time admiring the undercarriage once I get it back together. Nevin's comments appreciated. and no, its not a 100 point car anymore. Thanks Dion for you input. Have any pics of your restoride available? Sauron67MM Mar 25th, 10, 05:03 PM Factory undercoating was restricted to the wheelwells; anything extra was dealer applied. My car had only the wheelwells coated, the undercarriage is rust free so I preferred to leave it pristine. DionM Mar 25th, 10, 05:13 PM I have a couple of cell phone pics that don't do it justice at all. I agree that a factory fresh paint job underneath would look awesome. I was after drivability and durability. Not planning on ever doing it again either. Hopefully the wife and I will be able to drive it in the Hot Rod Power Tour in the next coouple of years. I think the Raptor is going to look great with all the new hardware installed. Start at the back under the gas tank to get your pressure and speed set right. You can control the texture like that. Cya, Dion http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx152/DionM/Floor%20restore/IMG_0129.jpg?t=1269561455 http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx152/DionM/Floor%20restore/IMG_0133.jpg?t=1269562145 http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx152/DionM/Floor%20restore/IMG_0136.jpg?t=1269562241 camsdad Mar 25th, 10, 08:35 PM Dion, Thanks for posting the pics. stamatisg1977 Mar 26th, 10, 10:29 AM Dion, I too am going to use the same product. did you seal the underbody first or did you scuff and shoot the bedliner? all my underbody panels are EDP coated bty. thanks -Steven DionM Mar 26th, 10, 02:56 PM Dion, I too am going to use the same product. did you seal the underbody first or did you scuff and shoot the bedliner? all my underbody panels are EDP coated bty. thanks -Steven I cleaned and scrubbed for about 2 weeks solid. Had to put in a couple of floor patches and also a DSE shock crossmember. After that I wiped everything down with a wax and grease remover, scuffed the whole bottom with 180 grit and scotchbrite in the hard to reach places. Then shot 2 coats of 2 part epoxy, let it dry for about 4 hours at 85 degrees then shot the Raptor right over it. Seems to have stuck really good. Got it in a couple of places that I did'nt mean to and man is this stuff hard to get off. Time will tell the story though. Hopefully someone will appreciate me doing all that 20+ years down the road. Cya, Dion | ||