The truck I bought already had the OEM spray-in liner so I really did not want to take to Line-X just for the wheel wells. Also, I wanted to hit a few extra places, and I am not going to beat it hard off-road. So went with this product. There are two grades. A regular one and then the "professional grade". Only a few $ more for the upgrade and it is paint and primer. I have used the regular one before with good results, so figured this would be maybe a little better.
There are some other do-it-yourself products like U-POL, but as noted in other threads they are real messy and it gets everywhere. This stuff goes where you aim, very little overspray, any fallout on painted garage floor came up real easy with 409 and water (I did not cover floor real well), you can touch up areas and it will blend in, almost impossible to make it run.....overall a good cheap option to get rid of the color showing from the wheel wells, and get some protection.
You need 1 can per side if doing just the wheel wells. If doing what I did, then 1 1/2 cans per side.
Just power washed, then hand washed with a degreaser, then hit all shinny surfaces in wheel well with medium sanding pad, then wiped with alcohol/water mixture. Taped it up with painters tape and thin drop cloths. Note I left frame and under-bed rails exposed.
Not yet fully dry in the next picture, but it does dry to the touch pretty quick. I added a couple of hole caps after checking that there were plenty of other ways for water to get out. The caps are from eBay and do not 100% seal so that is good as well. Hit the wheel well, two support rails under the bed, and any of the shinny black frame I could easily get to.
Couple of finished pictures. First one in the garage, second one outside. Dries to a slightly textured finish and matte in color.
There are some other do-it-yourself products like U-POL, but as noted in other threads they are real messy and it gets everywhere. This stuff goes where you aim, very little overspray, any fallout on painted garage floor came up real easy with 409 and water (I did not cover floor real well), you can touch up areas and it will blend in, almost impossible to make it run.....overall a good cheap option to get rid of the color showing from the wheel wells, and get some protection.
You need 1 can per side if doing just the wheel wells. If doing what I did, then 1 1/2 cans per side.
Just power washed, then hand washed with a degreaser, then hit all shinny surfaces in wheel well with medium sanding pad, then wiped with alcohol/water mixture. Taped it up with painters tape and thin drop cloths. Note I left frame and under-bed rails exposed.
Not yet fully dry in the next picture, but it does dry to the touch pretty quick. I added a couple of hole caps after checking that there were plenty of other ways for water to get out. The caps are from eBay and do not 100% seal so that is good as well. Hit the wheel well, two support rails under the bed, and any of the shinny black frame I could easily get to.
Couple of finished pictures. First one in the garage, second one outside. Dries to a slightly textured finish and matte in color.
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