The trick to RAPTOR LINER the pro's DON'T want you to know!!! How to RAPTOR line the RIGHT way! 

When I'm spraying parts with threaded holes I plug the holes with ear plugs. They seal up the threads great.

Great video ! - Fun tip - you can dilute it 10-40 percent with acetone for a different "smaller" texture and thinner coats for covering parts where you might not need a super chunky thick coating. I usually go 20 percent acetone ( does not change hardener mix ratio ) for things like metal fender liners / skid plates etc . . . 30-40 percent acetone works for a really thin coat for driveshafts / axle housing etc . . . when first sprayed it will not look very textured but just wait ! it will "pull" as it sets and wrinkle/bump up. This grip of this brand is . . .tenacious ... when applied diluted so long as the surface is scuffed and clean and shown in the video. The grips is so good that if you have to redo a part - you will likely need a propane torch to remove it for a redo. 😜 Also - if you thin it - add a little time for additional coats and handling -

While sanding etc get yourself a 20" box fan then fabricat a holder for a 20x20 furnace filter on the back. You can even duct tape it on. Run the fan near your work area blowing away and it will filter and capture a lot of the flying particles and it's dirt cheap

I sprayed bed liners professionally for a handful of years and this was in 2003-2007 and it was a two part crazy overly complicated system. So happy to see how far things have come. But yeah on the old machine you would turn the fluid feed down and air up and mist it to the customers texture liking holding it closer or farther away. We were also spraying a guarantee of 1/4” liner all the way around unless specified otherwise. I hated doing over the rail trucks because it was tacky looking. Had to use string tape and be on your game before it all set up to make sure to cut those fine lines. If you had a dual feed style gun which there are plenty of that will spray raptor specifically you can make it gloss and flat, chunky and fat or look like nice and fine grip tape from a skateboard. The gun they supply is legit and works great with beautiful results. Sold on the raptor liner all day though for the price and color mix ability as well.

This was the last video I watched before lining an entire International Scout today. I’ve been stressing over doing this for a while now and I couldn’t be happier with the results. The drop coat tip is the Bees Knees!! That one tip alone is best advice ever! Thank you!!

Magnificent! Drop coat......the best trick in the book. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!! Listen to this fella, folks. He knows what he's talking about.

Glad to see you’re wearing the proper mask shoes you have sense .. I see way too many vids on here using this stuff without a respirator mask. I did the bed of my truck about 8 years ago and just sold the truck and it’s still looks like the day I did it . This shit is great and is high quality

Great tip with the drop coat; I kinda used to use the same technique for air brushing or rattle canning fine scale military models when I was younger and never thought of applying it to anything else

We used that technique in LineX bed lining but we called it dusting the bed.

Best raptor application I’ve seen

Ty, kooks like just over 3 years and im more confident in doing my jeep bumpers. 1st coat drying now

Another tip is clean your gun between coats so you don’t get random clumps and the texture stays consistent .

Just finished raptor lining two bumpers on a jeep Rubicon your video helped quite a bit

Mahalo Brah for the pro tips. I can use it as good knowledge base to reapply some corrosion proofing to my older vehicles, like a 1998 Jeep WJ.. btw, I left Ewa Beach 45yrs ago. I have brothers who attended Campbell HS.. and a redheaded Afro-haired haole hanae brother (Tom Clements). He and my younger brother Joe graduated Campbell in 1976. Congratulations for putting Ewa Beach on the map... ALOHA Brah

Thanks for sharing you seem like a cool guy I'm saving this video to my " Raptor liner " playlist for future projects ..

In all painting the better the prep work the better your end results. After your initial base coat (drop coat) the 10-15 min wait is off gassing, and doing so will help your second coat adhere properly to your base coat and create stronger bond. And if you do this all coats your finished product will end up very durable, all of this is even more important with a rattle can paint job.

I dig your style of working-great videos-Im going to be doing a new Bull Bar on my truck & running boards 5" round with bed linner. -Tim in MI

Did my running boards with their rattle cans. My cousin didn't believe i did it myself. Only the beginning part got me a little nervous, i didn't really wanna sand my new side steps lol

Great job, glad I watched. I'm am about to do my new bumpers on my commander👍💪

Awesome! Good on you for helping all of us out with the tips that truly make our projects awesome!👊👍

Great video. Getting ready to do the bed of my truck and the bumpers from my jeep. Your top coat trick is awesome. Thanks for the tips they will all come in handy. Aloha.

I would suggest some pvc pipe and painters plastic…build you a cheap spray booth to contain the overspray! Nothing like the “hell hath no fury like” an angry wife seeing the mess after a year of painting parts in the garage. They don’t tell you about the excellent concrete adhesion as well 🤣

Static cleaning cloths are really great for cleaning up something you sanded tf outta

Nice ! One french guy use aluminium powder in additive for a more fine texture and grip so crazy result you did with nothing

That was cool. It makes it look like granite!

You had me at Hawaii ......... thanks for posting I am researching how to apply Raptor for my cargo trailer your video helped! Aloha

Glad I watched this video, got rid of my striping on the final coat.

Prep work is key to the quality of any job

If I were to spray my side steps (running boards/rock sliders) what would I need supplies wise. I have a compressor to use. It’s a one off job for now, maybe my quad racks at a later date. I’m just a bit overwhelmed by the options on offer.

You should wait at least 1 hour before handling and it takes at least 7 days to fully cure. But, other than that, he does a great how to.

Loose the music please or turn it down. I’m trying to watch your videos while my lady sleeps and it just keeps blasting every ten seconds! 😂😅

how far did 1 bottle of the liner go? was 1 bottle enough to get the job done or did you need more then one?

I actually just got my raptor liner to my ram bed let’s see 👍💪🏽 you got a new follower from Miami 💪🏽

Great video. What PSI are you running for the initial application and what PSI for the drop coat? Great results.

Have you had any experience with the raptor liner products that come in spray cans? I'm going to be doing a motorcycle frame in white raptor liner and have gone all the way down to bare metal, sealed/primered it, painted it, and am now to the bed liner point. I'm sure I'll need at least 3 cans to get proper coverage on all of the parts but I've seen very little in the way of reviews of the canned product.

I wish you had said more about which grit you used to sand.

What did you use in the rattle can before the raptor liner?

hell yea i did my rims white with raptor and that crap sprays like its snowing in a blizzard outside its gets EVERYWHERE

What pressure do you personally spray raptor at…..I’m after doing my van but I’m looking for a smoother finish.

What's the spray can you do before the air gun?

Would raptor liner work over top of chrome? Would it adhere?

Wish you had made this vid before I did my Bronco. The drop coat is the hack. Next job!!

damn that looks incredible

So, if you were doing a whole truck....would you do the drop coat before the second/third coat? After the second/third coat? like at the very end. Or after each coat?

Can I do my whole 2016 4Runner in raptor liner? Anyone know how much this would cost? Any recs?? I’m in arkansas !

Excellent tips. How is the Raptor liner holding up after a couple of years??

It seems that monstaliner produces better finished product vs raptor liner . It doesn't take any real work to get it even looking . If you want it to look shiny shoot it with 2k urethane clear while it's still inside the chemical adhesion window ...you can shoot it after but it would need scuffed for adhesion . I'm doing my xj in predator green and pyroclastic on the axles and under body may do the exo cage in pyro as well . I will be using 2k clear on it to shine it up some .

Dude Fantastic Work!! 👍

What are you spraying immediately prior to spraying the liner? Primer? If so what kind?

What cleaner did you use? And… didn’t it get all over your floor and walls and toolbox and cars in the driveway? I figured you would have to cover everything.

So when spraying a complete vehicle, if putting on two coats, you would put on the first followed by a drop coat, then the second coat followed by a drop coat? Thank you.

How does this product hold up on metal that will see a good deal of foot traffic? Applying to the flat surface of a step-up on my truck. Thanks!

I'm about to do my 5x10 trailer deck, for my wash rig in blue metallic raptor liner. I was quoted to have the rest of the trailer, (which is completely torn down and I'm actually adding 2.5 feet to it in the front for a burner unit ) almost $2,000 to have it rhino-lined, professionally. Now I'm thinking about just doing it all myself, with the raptor liner. I just absolutely HATE prep work, and there's a lot of it, due to pre-existing rust and areas of thick layers of paint. Just curious to see how, it will hold up on wood. It's completely dry and I plan on sanding it, priming it, sanding it again, using the adhesion promoter and then spraying the blue metallic raptor liner. Have you ever used it on wood? Thanks for the awesome video 👍

Thank you so much for the tips...

Have you ever used raptor liner on the back of the fold down seat on the plastic portion I would like to try that to prevent the dogs from slipping around on it any idea if that might work

Looks beautiful

after sanding down the parts i want to spray, must i use primer before raptor liner or could i use just the Adhesion promoter from upol?

Thanks for sharing this information. I sell auto paint. And any tips help 👍

Gotta thin it out!

Im wanting to do a two tone graphic design on my truck. I'm finding it to ne very difficult to find anyone who has done "graphics" using liner. My question is what is the magic moment in where to remove the tape to reveal the graphic.

I'm thinking about doing my step bars on my Colorado, can the plastic step pads be done as well on those? And if so is there any special process for doing them?

What size air compressor do you recommend for shooting liner?

Thanks for the tips. If you are planning on spraying 2 coats on a vehicle, do you suggest a drop coat after each coat?

have you ever sprayed a 2k clear coat over it to give more shine and uv protection?

So it was just one coat with 50% overlay plus what you call the drop coat, right?

nice work man, that dust coat makes a big difference. Is there alot of fumes on this raptor liner when spraying? Im about to do my rockers in garage which roughly looks same size as your garage. But its winter here at cannot leave door open. Have a mask aswell but if its too much maybe i need to wait till spring to spray my truck rockers. Thanks

great tips ! on the fun , how much material is going out? ( the small knob)

Looks good

Awesome video

Great info, thank you!!

How long can you store the raptor liner after adding the hardener?

Great tips. What is your thoughts on clear coat? I’m getting ready to raptor liner my jeep flat fenders and rock sliders. I’m thinking the clear will add protection and keep its gloss.

Nice can you raptor chrome clad (plastic) handles wheels etc ? Impressive work

Great video and information, I'm gonna be doing it for my side steps, how many cans of raptor liner did you use ? Thanks

My man! Thank you so much for a very instructional video that was so helpful in doing right the first time. After the prep the drop coat is absolutely the key to making the job look professional! What a difference it made when I then put the drop coat on the bumper, 100% Thanks again.

Awesome work. Great video. Do you have to clean your gun after every coat?

Great vid..Do you use adhesion promoter for entire grill?

Is there a concern spraying Raptor Liner over Rustoleum Self Etch Primer? The tech I talked to warned me against it, as it wouldn't adhere. I've got several spots already preped with Self Etch, since I went down to bare metal with sanding. Should I use a 2K primer over the self etch first?

Good info. Hey if Im working with bare steel, would you recommend any primer?

Great work!! How much raptor liner do you recommend to do a job like this? I have the same steps.

Public opinion question: Would just the front and back bumpers look good with raptor liner on a black Jeep Liberty KK? And would I have to take them off or tape them?

Just finish white tint raptor lining my Ram, problem is I ran out of liner and need another coat, kit should be here in 4 days..would I need to sand to apply a 2nd coat or just wipe everything down? If so what grit would you recommend?

What size air compressor do you use

Great video, thanks for sharing!

Is Raptor Liner at all flexible? I have NFab steps that flex a bit. Thanks

Badass man, 2 quick questions, what do you use to clean the parts after sanding, what do you use to clean your gun?

Nice Job! What size compressor do I need to apply this product?

I got your video to 1k likes 😎

That's what is know as dust coat and they tell you to do that on the instructions

Thank you for the video. I have 2 questions, how much product would I need to do the total exterior of my 1995 extended cab Mazda B4000 (It is really just a Ford Ranger) Can I spray liner on a polished aluminum tailgate cap that holds my plastic liner onto my tailgate? Thank you for your time.

Would you recommend doing a "drop coat" if you were spraying an entire vehicle?

Cover everything you say Shorts and flip flops?

Those rims on that truck is like a Tiffany necklace on a ho you met at the grayhound station, it does look nice but...

@SoWell Garage what did you use for the cleaning part, MEK or Ace Tone?

after spraying raptor liner and letting it cure... how hard is it to take off the sprayed material?

Wow, this was a great video. Does the drop coat method work with spray cans of Herculiner as well? I like the finer texture of Herculiner spray cans and just have a few small projects

How many cfm to run the spray gun?

What size compressor are you using?

Aloha braddah, where do you purchase your raptor products on oahu? Amazon doesn't ship them to oahu. Looking for the tintable kit, adhesion promoter and etch primer. Mahalo 🤙🏽

60 psi when pulling trigger or before? There’s a difference just fyi