I'm sure there is variability among brands in spray-on bed liner, but that stuff is literally bomb proof. The Mythbusters demonstrated that just applying it to plywood or concrete block gave those materials the ability to withstand high explosives. The results looked to me to exceed or at least be on par with X-Flex Bast Protection, a classified material that was developed for the sole purpose of withstanding explosions.
Don't dis spray-on bed liner. On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:51 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vintagvw/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vintagvw/topics> > > - Undercoating for fender wells <#188862403_group_thread_0> - 3 Updates > > Undercoating for fender wells > <http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw/t/f4bab1dc10759f97?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > "Bert Knupp" <[email protected]>: Jan 31 10:25PM -0600 > > Volks, > > After searching around – and drawing a blank online with RustOleum (no > reply from Customer Service), who ostensibly distributes Mathys Pegarust in > the USA – I talked to the old counter guy at my FLAPS. He’s done several > restorations. His recommendation: use Dupli-Color Bed Armor. It’s a viscous > black butyl rubber spray-on truck bed liner product that he says never > chips, never peels, and never lets moisture wick underneath it. A can cost > under $15. Haven’t tried it yet (been too windy to spray) but the write-ups > appear promising. > > Does anybody have any experience -- or cautions -- that might help me (and > others) coat my fenderwells? > > Bert Knupp in Music City USA > Current project: ’72 SuperBeetle > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Bert Knupp > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 12:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [vintagvw] Undercoating for fender wells > > John, > > Thanks a lot. This is the exchange I was looking for – and Pegarust is the > product I was trying to identify. Now to find a retailer who has it … > > Bert Knupp in Nashville > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John Sroka > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 12:24 PM > > Hey Bert. > > Browsing the archives, quite a while back Robert Harding offered this > suggestion for a similar application > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw%40googlegroups.com/msg00706.html . > > John > Mike Morehouse <[email protected]>: Feb 01 07:23AM -0600 > > Bert, > > FWIW and I guess I must have read this somewhere on the Vintage VW list > when I was restoring my 72 Bug back in 1999, I undercoated my fenders with > roofing tar. It has stuck on well, no flaking or rust though car is > garaged. What you found may be better. > > Mike Morehouse > > Michael <[email protected]>: Feb 01 10:40AM -0500 > > That plastic roofing repair compound is readily available and cheap at > Lowes and HD. But the spray-on or roll/on bed liner would look more uniform. > > Sent from my iPhone > > Back to top <#188862403_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vintagvw/join> > . > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
