Has anybody heard of using spray-on truck bedlinner to finish and protect the roof of tent campers?
Quote from: Jagger_caHas anybody heard of using spray-on truck bedlinner to finish and protect the roof of tent campers?
Do a search, it has been discussed on here b4. Maybe it was discussed as painting orprotecting the pup or something like that
Quote from: dcampbell1969Do a search, it has been discussed on here b4. Maybe it was discussed as painting orprotecting the pup or something like that
Yes, I did a search but was unable to find anything, would be curious to hear is someone has applied the product to the roof, it would seem to be a good idea for protection and waterproofing. The only concern I have before I have this done is the possible weight causing the roof to sag?
Someone here did it to the front storage box on their PU. I don't see why it wouldn't work on the roof. I might be a little concerned that air could get under it and it could fly off, if it didn't adhere (like to an ABS roof).
Quote from: waveryI don't see why it wouldn't work on the roof. I might be a little concerned that it could fly off, if it didn't adhere (like to an ABS roof).
I rememer the post and as I recall the main issue that came up was weight. Most pop ups have a weight limit of 150 pounds (popped up). As an A/C is around 100 pounds that did not leave sufficient weight as I recall for the spray on liner. Again, I didn't do the math - I just remember the conversation.
I also would be concerned about adhesion to the roof.
Quote from: Tim5055I rememer the post and as I recall the main issue that came up was weight. Most pop ups have a weight limit of 150 pounds (popped up). As an A/C is around 100 pounds that did not leave sufficient weight as I recall for the spray on liner. Again, I didn't do the math - I just remember the conversation.
I also would be concerned about adhesion to the roof.
I can't imagine weight being a genuine issue. I would be surprised if there would be more than 20# of material (although I don't know that for a fact).
That stuff is pretty heavy. I tried to find the weights, but couldn't.
Depending on the thickness of application, you could possibly add up to 50 pounds or more to the roof of the camper. I'd just keep the camper in good shape. It doesn't need that extra weight.
Larry
Title says: spay on truck bed linner
Would neuter on truck bed liner work better?
Austin (runing from room)
Quote from: AustinBostonTitle says: spay on truck bed linner
Would neuter on truck bed liner work better?
Austin (runing from room)
Thanks for the advice,
I did the whole front of my Utah and the place that did it had pics of a roof they had done. You can get it done in any color you want I did my front in black. Here is a link,
http://community.webshots.com/user/campnagle
Quote from: AustinBostonTitle says: spay on truck bed linner
Would neuter on truck bed liner work better?
Austin (runing from room)
AB
Don't hurt yourself "runing" from the room :J
Quote from: waveryDon't hurt yourself "runing" from the room :J
What goes around comes around; I just didn't expect it would get back to me so quick!
Austin
Quote from: campnagleI did the whole front of my Utah and the place that did it had pics of a roof they had done. You can get it done in any color you want I did my front in black. Here is a link,
http://community.webshots.com/user/campnagle
Thanks for the pics, very nice. That is the idea I had in mind!
Having just done a big roof repair to mine, I was thinking about this too. I called one of the local places and they wanted $350 to do that much area in black (which I didn't want). The guy said he doesn't tint colors because they fade and get weird looking after a while. He said the places that do it in color would charge about $150 more for the color. Bummer.
As far as adheasion goes, this stuff is amazing. Once down and dry I don't see how you'd ever get it off, short of using a big grinder.
Quote from: austinado16Having just done a big roof repair to mine, I was thinking about this too. I called one of the local places and they wanted $350 to do that much area in black (which I didn't want). The guy said he doesn't tint colors because they fade and get weird looking after a while. He said the places that do it in color would charge about $150 more for the color. Bummer.
As far as adheasion goes, this stuff is amazing. Once down and dry I don't see how you'd ever get it off, short of using a big grinder.
Wow, that seems really expensive. I have been qouted $250 to cover the roof area, color tinted tan. I have scheduled the trailer to go in on Friday May 25, but am still not 100% sure I will have it done. Right now, I have no problems with the roof, and don't want to cause any problems by having this product applied.
1984 Lionel, 2007 Ford Escape XLT
Man, if I could get it done for that cheap, I'd be down there tomorrow! I can't imagine any issues with the product. It's impervious to everything, and specifically made to go over painted metal. As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't get any better than that!
I'm dealing with a rotted out roof and the subsequent damage to the ceiling panels right now. I've spent a lot of my own time and money repairing it.
As far as weight goes, there's no way the spray-on bed liner weighs more than the ceiling panels I'm installing.
Long before the spray-on bed-liner came onto the scene, we use to spray the pick-up truck beds with rubberized undercoat. Now, there were (and maybe still are) two different types ~ the first was a nasty kind that never totally cured and always became soft when it got hot. The other, the premium kind, would totally cure to a dry state (in just a matter of a couple of hours or so) and it was paintable. If fact, body shops had been known to use it as a gravel guard and painting over it with a finish coat.
The advantage of the premium undercoating would be the cost, a lot less weight would be added to the top and it could be painted over. Obviously, the undercoating seals and that's what you wanted for the #1 reason for applying it.
Fly
We just did it on our '01 Coleman Cheyenne with the crappy ABS roof. Our roof has the typical sag and started to have small cracks all over it. We had it sprayed in white urethane (not black, then just painted white) which requires a top coating with UV protection. It didn't come out as uniform (texture-wise) as a regular black spray-on bedliner, but it looks so much better than it did and pretty much solved the cracking problem for us.
As far as adhesion to the ABS, the shop called the manufacturer to inquire how it would coat our roof. After an adhesion test with a special primer and lots of sanding, he said "it's never coming off". He also said it probably added about 20 lbs to the roof.
It wasn't cheap at $500 through Hi-tech liner here in So-Cal, but the guy who did it said that he'd never do another one at that price. We were quoted up to $900 at Line-x and Rhino liner refused to do it. Still a bargain to us as we were quoted $3000+ to have a new roof installed since we aren't the original owners....we'll see how it lasts.
John
Quote from: bigmopar4x4Our roof has the typical sag and started to have small cracks all over it.
Watch for seal failure in the front and back (when closed), which ends up being a much bigger problem than cracks in the ABS.
Austin
I've got the rhino liner on my truck and it did add some weight. I could feel the difference. They actually sanded the paint before applying it so there should be some surface prep done. The stuff is amazing. While it has faded in the last year, I can throw cinderblocks or anything else it and it doesn't ever get damaged. Great stuff and can't recommend it enough. I had mine done over the edge and actually wrap down the side a couple inches. It has saved my paint a couple times already. If it will not be excessively heavy and you don't mind color fade, I doubt you will ever have any service to do on it. I would be interested as I would consider it in the future if I have any problems.