Project: DIY U-POL Raptor bedliner spray

[accely]

Adding picture of grill on the H2.


Friday I'm hoping to do:
brush guard, rear light guards, rear bumper, front bumper, front lower grill, roof rack rails, all fenders and side rocker bars.

[LoJac963]

oh yeah that looks awesome!! Nice work!

[jsbihn]

Very NICE pic.
Excellent reply BTW. Definitely makes sense when you put things in those terms.
Thanks

[Camou2]

accely, what prep work did you do before you sprayed the front grill? Thanks.

[accely]

Originally Posted by Camou2

accely, what prep work did you do before you sprayed the front grill? Thanks.

Front chrome grill (plastic with chrome paint) Since it's plastic/painted all you need to do is clean it with some wax/grease remover spray, wipe it off with a dry towel to remove any debris, then spray on a coat of adhesion promoter for plastics. I'm using the one U-POL recommended.. U-Pol 799 GRIP #4 U-POL Universal Adhesion Promoter. Then spray the raptor liner

For metal items such as the side steps:
I bought an electric sander ($100) and used 120grit paper to sand down the side steps until smooth, clean them with the wax/grease remover spray, wipe off any debri, then spray on a paint primer designed for bare metal UPOL recommends U-POL ACID#8 - ETCH PRIMER M.I.R. COMPLIANT, then spray the raptor liner.

[Hellz]

you did a GREAT job on the spray. it looks just like my LineX grill.

my only concern with this is unless you have alot of excess left over to do other parts... it only costs $100 to LineX a grill, and another $30 to $50 for the UV coating......

again, dont get me wrong, it turned out great.. im looking for a cheap alertantive to line the inside of my truck..

[accely]

Originally Posted by Hellz

you did a GREAT job on the spray. it looks just like my LineX grill.

my only concern with this is unless you have alot of excess left over to do other parts... it only costs $100 to LineX a grill, and another $30 to $50 for the UV coating......

again, dont get me wrong, it turned out great.. im looking for a cheap alertantive to line the inside of my truck..

The grill itself only used maybe half a bottle? 4 bottle kit is 100$, 25$ each bottle, so roughly 12.50$ for the grill itself.
To answer your question, yes there is plenty left over. Tomorrow I'm planing to do all this with 4-5 bottles: brush guard, rear light guards, rear bumper, front bumper, front lower grill, roof rack rails, all fenders and side rocker bars. hood vent thingy.

So really all of that is gonna be about 100-125$ and imagine all the labor you save too Wayyyyyy cheaper than linex.

Also it's UV resistant. Another thing I've seen people on jeep forums say is even after a few years it still looks good as the day they sprayed it.