spray on bed line in engine bay?

[NSR250]

painting my car now and the motor is currently out. was thinking using the spray on bed liner inside the engine bay. what you guys think? good idea or bad?

[s13drob]

i wonder if that stuff is high temp resistant.

[S14DB]

Have to think it would melt. Rather use a good Hardcoat Enamel.

[Addicted2Kouki]

I know someone that did it awhile back.
I dont know what happened to it though.

Seemed like a good idea at the time....
but I don't think the bedliner is rated
high enough to be next to the engine.

[blacklable245]

man that stuff is the shit. Mythbusters proved that it is blast resistant. cut the blast of a bomb down by 75%.

[justaKAiswear]

Depends which one you use, Herculiner and Rhino Liner can deal with the heat, have two guys I know who have it equiped. The softer base stuff like the kit from Duplicolor does not take the heat so well.

Honestly... it sucks to have it in the bay man, scrapes the shit out of your hands and arms when your workin on the motor. Plus when you remove the brackets and bolts they are a bitch to put back in and get to fit right. I have it in my fender wells and interior/trunk lined with Herculiner (S14) cuts noise a lot, good stuff, just not in the engine bay. Tapin and brushing a lot less messy than sprayin as well.

Por15 might be a better choice if your lookin for lasting corrosion protection that can take serious abuse.

[ThatGuy]

man that stuff is the shit. Mythbusters proved that it is blast resistant. cut the blast of a bomb down by 75%.

That wasn't MythBusters, that as Smash Lab. Get your TV shows straight.

Secondly, I wouldn't think the textured finish of a bedliner would be beneficial in your engine bay. It seems like it would just trap and hold dust and dirt and such. It might be versatile if it can handle the heat, but I think it would look like crap.

[DOOK]

the best of the best in that market is a product called LineX... as ThatGuy said, doubt it would be good for the engine bay however.

[fromxtor]

I used duplicolor truck bed liner spray on mine, it's not super thick or textured like rhino liner. But boy is it rock hard.

[ThatGuy]

it's not super thick...But boy is it rock hard.

Well thank you. I have been working out, you know. :keke:

[DOOK]

I was waiting for that too... priceless. Sometimes girth just isn't gonna happen... but when it doesn't you can always count on hardness.

[fromxtor]

I re-read that after I posted and knew one of you gayfers was going to comment. :rofl: IT'S NOT SMALL, IT'S THIN!! :keke:

[WagDatto]

I used a big blue can (I'd have to look up exactly what brand) from NAPA. It was like 3 bucks, coated the 'Goons engine bay, and I finished it off with a gloss black. I dripped brake fluid on it (paint killer!!), and the gloss black peeled, but the bed liner crap did not. It's highly scratch resistant, which is perfect, and my little engine bay gets way closer to headers than your spacious one, and it's never flaked yet! It's not super textured, but if you do more than a few coats, it begins to be a little rougher. Comes out in a flat-to-semigloss black, and I hit it with gloss over that.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb86/essdeezy87/09-15-07_1603.jpg

I love it, super cheap and looks fantastic.

[J ROK]

So weird, just last night me and my friend started talking about this, with no knowledge of this thread.

[aNskY]

Por-15 Ftmfw.

[S14DB]

At the end of the day doesn't this stuff weigh a ton?

[firelizard]

At the end of the day doesn't this stuff weigh a ton?
Yes, yes it does.

I'm personally just going to use rubberized undercoating on the undercarriage and fender supports for noise and rust reduction...
POR-15 is the shit I'd spread everywhere though.

Engine bay not included, empty bay is an awesome chance to paint something fun.

[HyperTek]

A friend gave me an old roller tool box that was all scrapped up.. i sprayed the tool box with it.. now the box looks brand new =p

for engine bay ive used appliance epoxy.. worked decent =p
http://a633.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/39/l_65921e5f551b797af4b43903bdad6208.jpg
bay used to be burgundy red

[GSXRJJordan]

^^^ Clutch fan w/no shroud = bad. But you probably know that.

I haven't decided what to do with my S14's engine bay besides relocate the fuse box to the glove box and cut down on harness wiring by a ton. I'd love to primer it and paint it with some gloss black automotive enamel, but the ease of spray on bedliner is attractive also. Anyone have good luck with Rustoleum gloss black automotive enamel?

[fromxtor]

Wag that blue can is the duplicolor IIRC.

[ctm_motortrends]

I used a trunck liner from a Impala and the kit cam with a clear coat. Looked great and didn't peel off.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t204/ctm_motortrends/eng1-1.jpg

[ms!3]

thats kinda neat. almost looks like concrete.

[Full-Lock]

i dont understand how people say this is heavy?
cant it only be as heavy as the stuff in the can? i dont get it..

[ZenkiCam]

LOL good observation.

[GSXRJJordan]

Nah, it reacts with air to not only gain volume, but create mass. You know, like fusion, but... rough.

[revat619]

i dont understand how people say this is heavy?
cant it only be as heavy as the stuff in the can? i dont get it..

i was thinking that EXACT same thing! hahaha

either way, the way i see it though, if you're talking about respraying your engine bay just because it looks better than what you already have, weight savings is probably the least of your concerns.

[HyperTek]

^^^ Clutch fan w/no shroud = bad. But you probably know that.



what you dont see in the pic is a slim elec fan.. i was havin issues wiht the elec fan so i threw the mech fan on at the time.. which both was later replaced wiht a taurus fan

[sldbyuramg]

Nah, it reacts with air to not only gain volume, but create mass. You know, like fusion, but... rough.

i think that the gain in weight vs. how much it saves from rust and such is worth it...its not like the can weighs 3lbs and all of a sudden you gained 25lbs to your car...if you want to loose the .5lbs it gains from the can to your car due to the chemical reaction...your probably better off just eating 1 double cheeseburger instead of 2

[HyperTek]

someone should try rustoleum hammer gold or whatever.. they got some pretty cool spray cans

[SochBAT]

I'd think it'd be rock solid and all, but at the same time, hold the living bajeezus outta the heat. Because its super insulated and all. But thats just my thinking.

and yea, it'll get heavy as hell.

[sldbyuramg]

someone should try rustoleum hammer gold or whatever.. they got some pretty cool spray cans

ya that stuff is tough...and is super light...:keke:

[NSR250]

Well I decided to give it a try. I post a pic of what it look like when the motor goes back in.
http://www.jackchou.com/underconstruction/a5.jpg

http://www.jackchou.com/underconstruction/a6.jpg

http://www.jackchou.com/underconstruction/a7.jpg

[Mi Beardo es Loco]

I knew this from muscle car guys. They swear by LineX. It keeps the bay clean and rust free. Plus it cuts down on temperature. If you have to pay someone a ton of money to do it then it's probably just a waste of money but if you do it yourself to keep the cost down then it might be worth it because it's a cool mod.

[BustedS13]

anybody ever use this stuff in their wheel wells? my fender liners went missing years ago.