Anyone ever Rhino line/ linex bumpers?? input please

[NoVaKevin]

Im stripping my RTE front bumper, sg rock sliders and rear bumper tomorrow. Paint flaking, surface rust showing. Initially I planned on stripping/rust removal, rustoleum can primer, then 1 or 2 layers of a rattle can truck bed coating that a friend has that looked good and stays on (duplicor or rust bed coating- cant remember). N

ow...2nd thoughts....and want to rhino line or linex to save from having to repaint again.

thought? anyone seen this done?

 

[KevinNY]

galvanize, or galvanize and powdercoat if you want black

 

[NoVaKevin]

agree with galvanizing. not a huge fan of powder coating. shit always ends up flaking. lots of $8.00 cans of rustoleum for price of powder coating.

I guess i want input on how it will look with rhino liner / linex?

However, if I strip, sand and prime, then rhino line, no need to galvanize because the liner wont flake away and the metal should be protected.

 

[Roving Beetle]

The liner will only be as good as your prep and underlying surface.

Strip it down, POR 15 it 2-3 coats and then rattle can - unless you use it as a mall cruiser the Rino-liner will get damaged and peel of and be a bitch to try and match or touch up.

Semi gloss black rattle can is the way to go. Redo it every 6 months if needed.

If you want a better quality paint get "Wurth satin black trim paint" good stuff and easy to apply/touch up.

 

[NoVaKevin]

where to get por15? went to home depot tonight and autozone and didnt find it.

 

[Roving Beetle]

Order it.

Actually I am MUCH more a fan of the "Wurth" brand. They make a similar paint to the POR 15 but it holds up better, is thicker and seems to last a lot longer.

Not sure where you get it - I have a salesman that comes by my shop once a month.

Maybe online someplace? Check around. It's called "Wurth Rust Guard" Clear silver and black. The black seems to hold up the best and last better for what it's worth.

 

[flyfisher11]

Windshield polyurethane will patch beadliner and bond with it.

 

[Roving Beetle]

Good to know.

 

[Rover_Hokie]

Check around. It's called "Wurth Rust Guard" Clear silver and black. The black seems to hold up the best and last better for what it's worth.

Did you mean to say, "for what it's Wurth?"

 

[03D2]

I've had line-x on a few bumpers of our rock crawlers and as good as it looks in the beginning, you wont have much fun with it if you ever get near a rock. It will get ripped off over time and be a bitch to go back to a dealer to get it fixed.

So if you just like the look of the bumper and never REALLY use it (i.e. rocks) then yeah it will be fine and last forever but if you do use it then just stick with paint or powder coat which you can cover up easily.

Good luck whichever way you go with it

 

[jhawk]

I agree with the comments on LineX and the like. If you hit anything with your bumper it won't scratch it, it will start to peel the coating off. I've used the DupliColor bed liner in a can many times with great results. It's extremely durable, and it's thin enough that it doesn't peel when scratched. You can touch it up with a little bed liner on a q-tip.

 

[Blue]

Rhinolining your bumpers is for the jeep crowd.

 

[stu454]

Would it not fill in areas and then affect fitting, such as the bumper mounts?

 

[03D2]

Would it not fill in areas and then affect fitting, such as the bumper mounts?

You tape off areas like the frame mounts and just paint them so it doesn't affect the fit. Rhino lining is crap and gets all droopy and pools in corners and stuff but Line-X stays nice and even all around if your sprayer really knows what he's doing.

Like I said before it all depends on what you're going to be using the truck for. I have a sneaky suspicion that 95% of the guys here would be fine with it with the type of wheeling that they do but anything more and you may regret it

 

[NoVaKevin]

well, started at 9am... got 1/3 of the paint removed from the bumper. shit takes forever, even with the rust aircraft remover. RTE bumper took 3hrs to get off because the skid plate is connected to the bumper, and its attached with tiny allen wrench screws that like to strip. However, it is super heavy duty and their gear looks to be worth the money.

Im going to say screw the rhino crap because it will get abused and not worth it.

Now, Im about to call my sandblaster guy to get her done, and finish with duplicolor. Ill do the rock sliders and rear bumper on my own because of less angles and they are pretty much a flat surface!!

 

[d1driver]

I cannot believe Dan has not made a comment to this thread yet.

 

[akronk1]

What a good spray paint to touch up powdercoat?

 

[m3-dude]

well, started at 9am... got 1/3 of the paint removed from the bumper. shit takes forever, even with the rust aircraft remover. RTE bumper took 3hrs to get off because the skid plate is connected to the bumper, and its attached with tiny allen wrench screws that like to strip. However, it is super heavy duty and their gear looks to be worth the money.

Im going to say screw the rhino crap because it will get abused and not worth it.

Now, Im about to call my sandblaster guy to get her done, and finish with duplicolor. Ill do the rock sliders and rear bumper on my own because of less angles and they are pretty much a flat surface!!

Why were you striping the paint off if you are going to have it sand blasted?

 

[Agent]

When I built my bumper last summer I used Valspar semi gloss tractor enamal. It has held up great and is easy to touch up if scratched or chipped. Its cheap too. :victory:

 

[flyfisher11]

Eastwood sells an epoxy enamel frame paint that is hard as hell. I have used it as an undercoat then covered it's shiny ass up with a top coat of rustoleum flat black.