Line-X for paint....

[SicMonte]

ok...since the shop I manage is a Line-X dealer...I was toying around with the idea of getting my car...the outside sprayed with line-x. The guys at the line x shop say it will only add about 75-80lbs of weight to the car.

I was going to have my monte sprayed flat black anyways...and there are a couple small door dings...and the line x would fill in those dings and I can either have it sprayed normally, which would fade and turn flat in a couple months....or have a chemical added to keep it shiny. Any thoughts.....

I really think it will be different and actually quite cool looking.

[jerome]

can line-x be sprayed without the bumpy stuff in it?

[SicMonte]

it can but it looks very wavy...the bumpy stuff actually looks better.

[Gordz32]

I've seen it done on Mud Trucks and Rock Crawlers b4 but never on a car. I don't know if I would do it, but whatever wets ur whistle.

[SicMonte]

why wouldnt you do it? I agree that it would look different...but if you saw my car now...youd think a solid color would be an improvement.

[justanova]

why wouldnt you do it? I agree that it would look different...but if you saw my car now...youd think a solid color would be an improvement.

the only problem I see is if you ever do decide to paint it or sell it to someone that does, I know that stuff is a P.I.T.A to get off.

[slowcamaro]

..you drive a jeep right? LOL

Dont do it. I think it looks mean as hell...yum...satin black.

[rocketman]

I have seen the bottom of cars line-xed,but I wouldn't do the top,just primer it,for now,it will save you a ton of headaches later.

[MuscleRodz]

I have seen a Jeep Cherokee and looked pretty good. There was a 70 K5 Blazer on ebay recently that way as well. However, if I was buying I wouldn't touch a vehicle sone that way with a 100 foot pole. Who knows how much rust and damage was covered up when it was done.

Mike

[DeepBlue68]

Have you ever tried getting spray-on liners off of a car? That is one of the most painfully tedious things I've had to do on my car yet. The rear wheel wells had some kind of spray-on liner, and the only way I've found to get it off is with a heat gun and a scraper. And you basically have to get all of it off that way, because trying to get the big stuff off with heating/scraping, and then going back and getting the small stuff with a wire wheel hasn't worked for me very well. Is there some type of chemical agent that eats liner material?

Also keep in mind that one of the golden rules of buying a project/restored car is to be wary of undercoating on anything. Anytime I see that, especially when it's fresh, my first thought is "what is he trying to hide under there?"