Monstaliner Cladding installation

[eternal21]

once applied, this stuff may be a little brittle. I have a spot on the passenger side cladding where it looks like someone hit my door with theirs, and a chunk of the monstaliner came off. Not a big deal, but I will have to order a pint of the stuff to re do it.

Regarding the cracking, http://monstaliner.com/monstaliner_faq.htm#7

How tough is Monstaliner?

Monstaliner has been engineered to withstand years of heavy duty use. It is flexible and impact resistant and designed not to crack, flake or peel. It is unaffected by sun so it won't fade, chalk or discolor. Monstaliner is also resistant to damage from gasoline and most chemicals and solvents.

Given that, you might want to contact the rep on the Jeep site, as your repair kit a) might be covered and b) they probably need to know so they can give us some tips. I'm thinking that if it chipped on the cladding, it might be an adhesion related issue.

[Cobrajet]

Regarding the cracking, http://monstaliner.com/monstaliner_faq.htm#7

Originally Posted by monstaliner
How tough is Monstaliner?

Monstaliner has been engineered to withstand years of heavy duty use. It is flexible and impact resistant and designed not to crack, flake or peel. It is unaffected by sun so it won't fade, chalk or discolor. Monstaliner is also resistant to damage from gasoline and most chemicals and solvents.

Given that, you might want to contact the rep on the Jeep site, as your repair kit a) might be covered and b) they probably need to know so they can give us some tips. I'm thinking that if it chipped on the cladding, it might be an adhesion related issue.

Very clever wording. It is "designed" not to crack, flake, or peel, but it only guaranteed not to fade, chalk or discolor. If it just happens to chip, oh, well we tried...

[disasterlady]

anyone else use the Forever Black? or Krylon Fusion for Plastics?
I wondered what others thought of it... I used the FB and loved the results, Dark rich Black and very shiny, but needed many coats and showed wear in places after about 6 months from road trash.
Since I had some of the cladding off for the MICE issue ( see that thread if you can help! ), I decided to try the Krylon, still took several coats, not as shiny, and seems to attract dust a bit... I may cover that with FB. Where the FB wore off... gotta smooth the worn areas with lacquer thinner and re-apply. Guys stop me all the time thinking it's a new car, or maybe it's just a conversation starter.

Kat: you remember the photos I sent you last year? It still looks as shiny and new except where it wore off.

[VX KAT]

Seems like every product has a downside. Gatorback or Monstaliner can chip/crack while Showroom New doesn't hold up to gasoline spills on the cladding.

~I recall the same folks selling the SN sell a topcoat product, that specifically mentioned it would protect from gas spills. I inquired about it but when they said it was quite shiny I decided against it, I prefer more of a matte/flat finish.

~Jon have you tried touching up the area where the gas spilled? The SN completely covered my old "gas tat" (when nothing else would), and was very easy to use and "touch up" to areas my fab shop damaged making the tail light guards. I realize my gas stain was UNDER the SN, whereas yours is on top, but can't hurt to try. If you're out of SN, I have some left in a few bottles, I can bring to Moab if you want...I presume you used straight black?

anyone else use the Forever Black? or Krylon Fusion for Plastics?
I wondered what others thought of it... I used the FB and loved the results, Dark rich Black and very shiny, but needed many coats and showed wear in places after about 6 months from road trash.
Since I had some of the cladding off for the MICE issue ( see that thread if you can help! ), I decided to try the Krylon, still took several coats, not as shiny, and seems to attract dust a bit... I may cover that with FB. Where the FB wore off... gotta smooth the worn areas with lacquer thinner and re-apply. Guys stop me all the time thinking it's a new car, or maybe it's just a conversation starter.

Kat: you remember the photos I sent you last year? It still looks as shiny and new except where it wore off.

~I do recall those pics, absolutely fantastic looking, it did look new!

~I thought the FB was a permanent dye, like SN.....maybe it was another product with a similar name I'm thinking of......

~Wouldn't the Krylon Fusion also be a permanent product? I used it on my engine cover and it sprayed on and dried, just like spray paint should. So why would it attract dust if it was "dry"??? ...or did I use a different form of the product?
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