Rhino Liner

[JoshStratton]

Not sure if this is the right section for this, but I was watching the rerun of the SickFish Rides episode last night, and I could have SWORN I heard Troy say they Rhino-lined the bottom of the car. I wish I had known this at the Detroit Autorama, I would have liked to have seen it.

Anywhoo, anybody know if they really did this or if it was just the voices in my head telling me things?

Has anyone tried this?
What do you have to do to prepare for it? Primer, paint, etc...?
Any dangers of water getting in and rusting out the floor?

I would also like to use it to coat the trunk of my car; maybe something with white specs in it.



Anybody have any ideas on it? It sounds like a really cool idea....especially if you want to drive your car a lot.

[Jagarang]

This is the same stuff, http://www.linexprocoat.com/
, yes it's done, it's not to hard to get on, good sound deadener, but bad for body repairs down the road if you get hit. Basically you have to grind the stuff off before doing any welding and the like.

A brief how to frm Rhino Linings

http://www.rhinolinings.com/RL/main/protection/how.jsp

Bottom line..I wish I'd done it on everything except the visible body surface, including the trunk, interior, inner fenders, wheel wells, undercarriage, etc!

[Happyfunballs]

I did the bottom of my car with a spray truck bed liner. Seems to be holding up well. However, I still don't have the engine in it.

[JoshStratton]

...if you get hit.

Yikes.

I remember my dad's truck when he had the liner sprayed in. It was kinda rough and not very smooth. This was 10 years ago. Has the technology moved on to the point where it lays a little thinner and smoother?

[smittys69]

I thought about shooting my inner fenders with this stuff but my concern was how the dirt would stick and always make it look crappy. I had a friend do his front subframe and it always looks dull. That's why I veered away from doing my inners.

[BLUE72CAMARO]

I have the bed in my truck rhino lined. Yes it will always look dull and only gets duller over time. I will say it is pretty tuff stuff though. Also as mentioned a real pain when it comes to repairs. I had to have one corner resprayed becuase my dad caught the rhino liner on fire (long story). It took them a whole day to get a 8 square foot area scraped and ground away enough to respray.

[third base]

The stuff my buddy put in his truck is called Speedliner. It isn't as dull as Rhino liner and Line-x. Has more of a sheen to it. Durable as hell too!

[JoshStratton]

I have read that the Dyno-pro stuff is supposed to be pretty good and lays on really smooth. I am really liking what I have read about Line-x so far though.

[indyjps]

you can control the texture when spraying, there was an episode of american hot rod think it was junkyard dog that charlie rhino lined the bottom of the car. remember the car being red. rhino lined then painted over it.

[CDJr]

Yes, Kuhlryde, it has advanced much IMO. A lot of them can tint it however you want, and others are paintable (supposedly). I plan on spraying my trunk, floorpan, and underside for a good protectant/sound deadener. Havent decided on the wheelwells, and since mines gonna be a driver, sound deadening is pretty important.

[JoshStratton]

Yeah mine will be too. I never thought of using it as a sound deadener, just a protector. What are thoughts on using Dynomat with it for a stereo and extra vibration dampening? Would you use it on the pan (on top of the spray), or just on the side compartments like in the doors and body jams?

[shessel]

Anywhoo, anybody know if they really did this or if it was just the voices in my head telling me things?

Has anyone tried this?
What do you have to do to prepare for it? Primer, paint, etc...?
Any dangers of water getting in and rusting out the floor?

Kuhlryde, Yes, Troy uses Rhino-Liner on alot of his cars. Sick Fish was done that way as well as the Chicane. A year or so ago my fiance was pitching to him to do a website (which he ended up doing through another company). We were at his shop several times and got to know his father pretty well, as well as a couple guys in his shop grew up a few miles from me in Kansas. Jack (his father) was telling us they did that with alot of cars. "When the car sits 4" off the ground, nobody sees or cares what's on the chassis" was Jacks statement.

I attenpted this on an old truck I was restoring and it worked great. Coated the entire chassis with Rhino Liner. The truck went into a pole barn for storage for 4 years when I went through my divorce a while back and the chassis parts were the only parts that weren't affected (ei: surface rust). I'm planning on using it again when I tear down my Nova for an overhaul.

Steve

[JoshStratton]

Coated the entire chassis with Rhino Liner.

Oh so you did that instead of powdercoating the frame? Interesting idea. What did you do to make sure it still bolted up tight? That stuff ads something like a 1/4 inch.