This is the third time I've watched your video. Out of every video on YT this is the best and pretty much the only roll-on liner video I've found. Thank you!
This is a good example of being proactive towards preventing further rusty bottoms.. What I would do is go on the inside of the door jams and address those areas as well along with the wheel wells. I know the trucks are infamous for rotting there.
Thank you brandon for helping me do my raptor liner!!! I made a video of my own raptor liner process and gave you a shout out!!! Thanks again!! It motivated me alot (3gt admin)
Hey just wanted to say how helpful this video was! The step by step was great. I have the identical truck, same Color, same tires.....same rock chips as well. Bought my truck with no mud flaps (lesson learned) it now has some serious road rash after 230,000km. Despite what most people say I like the idea of rolling it to get a nice smooth finish, I’m considering the same after seeing your video. I have to say your wheel wells and fame look great, what kind of product did you use on them?
@@BrandonClark563 Np. I'm gonna start Posting vids of my Crv. I lifted mine and have done a lot of work to it. Hate that there aren't many DIY vids for Crvs so I'ma Be The first. I want to rhino bumpers and sides on mine as well.
You guys are gonna laugh but I'm gonna get some of this stuff and put it on my work boots ! I always wear holes in the toes and heels and they do sell stuff thats just for boots but its $$$ and they only give you a fraction of what you get from raptor. And I'm sure it's the same stuff .
you still have to have an air compressor to spray it even with the gun included. I wasn't able to get my hands on one plus as I mentioned I wanted it to be as smooth as possible. Spraying would of added way more texture. I like the way it came out. To each their own! :)
Don Pfeiffer dither Durabak liner comes with a UV protection. It cost a little more with the UV protection buts it won't fade. I own an auto detailing business since 1991 and been doing bedliners since 2000.
the smoother finish is due to his roller choice, if he had a textured roller instead it would come out alot more aggressive but thats all on personal preferences still.
Looks good. Duplicolor is definitely shit. I like the texture from spraying it on. I like the rougher textured look. Planning to do the exterior of one of my pickups with the tintable (red) stuff and just the bed of another.
Eric Ernst thanks man! I like a nice rough texture in the bed, but prefer smoother on the doors, but hey to each their own! Best of luck man im sure it’ll turn out great!
Andrew Thomas - If you can’t take the heat don’t put up a vid showing a crappy job of doing a simple job. He missed hitting important areas that are going to become a problem down the road. If your going to do something do it right.
Al K I’m pretty sure I’m taking the heat just fine and again have answered many comments telling why it was done the way it was and wasn’t done to perfection. Considering rust happens from the inside out unless I got up and literally bed lined the entire underneath of the truck it still would have the same result even if I did the lip of the fender or under the rocker?
I have the same truck and live in Ne with similar weather. I have similar rust issues. How well has the lining held up? Im very interested in doing the same thing to my truck
I want to do that on my Ram 1500. I got rust developing on the right rear quarter panel between the rear bumper and fender well. Gonna do the body line and below. Also got rust on the drivers side rocker
Hey man, nice job and good video. NaySayers in the comments have nothing better to do! 1 question: how did you get flat black? The Upol faq says the finish is glossy, and someone down my st just did this on their van and it is glossy as well. Appreciate the help!
You do not need self etching primer, because when you sanded the metal with 180 grit you mechanically etched it; self etching primer is typically for new metal that has not been mechanically etched
thanks! I'm getting ready to paint my van and a roller seems like a lot more control. just to be clear-no problems with the paint in the pan hardening up in between applications?
thanks for checking out the video! I didn't have any issues at all with it hardening in the pan between coats and it was fairly hot that day. If you'd like to be safe I'd recommend keeping it in the shade or even indoors in the AC while you wait! Good luck!
How come you did not do your upper front wheel well just to protect it from rusting please comment back thank you your thank you your wheelflares would have covered it just for protection Thank you for this video
I like how it came out. I have a black ltz as well and I'm thinking about doing this. I hit a lot of fire roads and 2 tracks so i have a lot of rock chips. how has the performance been since you did the raptor, is it holding up?
Jarett Burch thank you! They make a tintable raptor liner as well you can add in your paints color and it’ll blend in better like a color match. I don’t have the truck anymore, but for the few months after I did get hit with lots of rocks and didn’t even faze it. No scratch, chips or anything
Thank you! I have not though. I have seen it sprayed and then just how I rolled it with as little texture as possible. Can't speak on a textured brush!
Holy shit! I thought my K02 rock chips were bad! That scares me, need mudflaps asap. Your trucks Paint work looks great did you recently polish it? If so what compound do you use? Also the damage from the fender flares is a bit ridiculous. Do they all do that? I would would be pretty upset to see that on my Silverado.. thx in advance buddy.
Westcoastexplorer yeah those k02 hold some pretty big rocks in those lugs I hunt a lot so I’m also down gravel roads basically weekly in season lol And thanks man! I use griots fast correcting cream, meguiars ultimate polish, then chemical guys butter wet wax. I haven’t heard of anyone else having that issue. They were just cheap eBay flares so that could of been the problem. I know people with bushwhacker who don’t have that issue but it sucked for sure!
I just got mine through amazon since I have prime shipping was fast and free. TCPglobal is a big one that has everything you would every need and the site was easy to navigate. It's very durable!
I'm going to be that guy. It's called feathering when you smooth the sharp edges. You should have done your front fenders too. Make a template so all of the bends in your tape where uniform. Or just measure it out. It would have taken you a lot longer though.. You can make straight lines with blue tape it just takes experience and patience.
Hey brandon, when u sanded with 180 grit did u do that all by hand, how long did it take you to sand both sides of ur truck?, Since you have put the raptor on and only did self etching on certain spots is it holding up well? Do you feel a primer is needed after 180 sanding?
Ir0nMaidan yep the 180 was done by hand it probably took me 30-45 mins I’d say. The self etching was only for bare metal other than that no you won’t need a primer because you already have the factory primer and base coat on there. 180 will give plenty of bite for the raptor liner to grab onto. Primer on the whole area would just be wasted money and product. Hope this helps!
@@BrandonClark563 Awesome appreciate the fast response, i plan on doing this for my 17 tacoma! Im removing my factory flares and raptor lining all of that so appreciate the review! Especially on how much bottle you used too! Mine is definitely shorter wheel base then yours and u didnt even use 1 bottle so thats good!
If you want to save the truck from rust take out the tail lights, that's the first place these trucks rust behind the tail lights, I have a rust free 2012 gmc, and it had surface rust behind mine, and I live in Virginia our winters aren't as bad as Iowa
@@BrandonClark563 I was disappointed when I found it on my truck, the only other rust it had was surface rust on the frame, I undercoated the whole thing looks great, I put General grabber at2s on it and it slings gravel out and chips the paint now, the paint on these generation of trucks are not worth a crap, it sucks because they are good looking trucks.
Samuel Clark agreed man. Those KO2's tore up that truck too. I used to detail cars for a second job so I'm always cleaning my own vehicles and I still couldn't keep that thing from rusting out. Iowa puts down awful chemicals on the roads so that doesn't help
Yamil Ruiz you can paint the whole vehicle with it put it is meant to be sprayed and will have a rougher texture to it .as you can tell in his video rolling it on you can see spots that where missed
Bryan Bankey I don’t have an exact link, but I just searched black raptor liner on amazon and picked what I wanted they have lots of options based on how many bottles you want
If it's just an offroad vehicle and the over all finished look isn't a concern I'd say yes go for it, but with the roller on bigger surface areas you may see roller streaks in it so spraying would possibly be the better option. I can't say you would for sure, but I'm assuming after working with this product that if you get into areas much larger than the width of the roller it's going to show your passes.
Just so you guys know it’s not gonna stop that old rust from coming back if anything being sealed in like that it will come back soon, best to do something like this before the rust starts.
@steve mar yessir you're right. Definitely wasn't looking for an end all fix here, just a little something to help mostly with current and future rock chips. People say it looks bad, but I say it still looks better than chips and rust lol
Brandon Clark I agree, most of those kits come with a free gun, I’m a painter but you don’t have to be to use it, it’s that easy and lays out with a much better texture pattern.
Yessir I know and I have painting experience as well so wasn't worried about that I just wanted as minimal texture as possible. There wasn't a single video I saw where someone sprayed in any range of psi that I liked enough to put on my truck. Yes it turned out great, but as far as the overall texture finish I needed to roll it for what I was looking for
Jerry Buckhorn I don’t have the truck anymore but for the several months I had it afterwards and many gravel roads later it didn’t have a signal sign of damage no chips or anything
Malachi Raymond I don’t have the truck anymore but for the several months I had it afterward it handled many gravel roads and rock impact without a chip or any sign of damage. It held up well!
personally I liked the look of the liner. Also it adds way more protection than a wrap would. A wrap will just be beat up with damage and have to be replaced and with the difference in levels from paint to bare metal from the chips that would show on a wrap. Just my preference though
