Herculine hood and insert

[Marlin]

There are TONS of DIY products that are easily available at stores. Even if you live out in the boonies (no stores), they ALL are available over the web. Duplicolor (Autozone, Walmart), Durabak, U-Pol Raptor, SEM, Monstaliner, Rustoleum (not the spray paint), Hippo, Plasti-Cote, Napa Finish 1, the list is endless. As far as durability goes, I don't think one is much better than the other, they are all very similiar products.

Yes, Herculiner has lots of advertising. Herculiner is manufactured in South Africa by Duram Paint for Old World Industries who owns Peak brand antifreeze.

The only roll on available on the shelf is herculiner. Duplicolor is alright, I use that on my frame and sliders and whatnot, so when it gets scratched, just spray it on again.

I have found that the Herculiner is much thicker, for example, if it dries on something, you can peel it off in one continuous sheet that is fairly thick, the spray on stuff just kind of flakes off, more like paint than a rubber product.
I do understand that many others are available on the web, but for instant gratification purposes and bang for the buck, 1 gallon of herculiner can do all of the cladding on the VX and the hood insert, with more than one coat.

Just for curiosity's sake, What would it cost to do all the cladding and hood insert on the VX with Line-x, in black, with the UV inhibitor?

[Marlin]

Just for curiosity's sake, What would it cost to do all the cladding and hood insert on the VX with Line-x, in black, with the UV inhibitor?

Bump for response from Line-X dealer.

[LINE-X]

I don't have a final price yet. Were trying a few different things regarding adhesion. In addition, we found out there's a lot of 3M double stick tape used on the cladding that will have to be replaced, that will add to the price. I'll sure let you know once we figure it out. Were also waiting on some replacement cladding clips. It's almost impossible to remove the cladding without breaking some of them. It's fairly obvious that Isuzu designed the clips to be easily replaceable.

[Marlin]

FWIW, I have had my cladding off, I did break some clips, I never replaced them or the tape, and I have had no problems. No rattling, no crooked hanging...would save some time and money.

How about if someone did all the prep, and just dropped off the pieces ready for you to spray? If it isn't covered by the warranty anyway, shouldn't matter who does the prep. I would be willing to strip and sand my cladding/insert, drop it off and pick it up later. What would that run?

[LINE-X]

How about if someone did all the prep, and just dropped off the pieces ready for you to spray? If it isn't covered by the warranty anyway, shouldn't matter who does the prep. I would be willing to strip and sand my cladding/insert, drop it off and pick it up later. What would that run?

If you were to just bring in the cladding, no prep (we want to prep the plastic), the price with LINE-X with black Xtra (prevents fading and loss of gloss, fortifed with DuPont Kevlar) is $500. In my opinion, the cladding MUST be encapsulated meaning both sides of the plastic should be coated with LINE-X although the backside does not need to be thick or have a texture.

Keep in mind that LINE-X is more durable than the DIY products and will also be a thicker coating.

I have pics, but don't have my camera with me today, I'll post a few pics tomorrow.

[Marlin]

If you were to just bring in the cladding, no prep (we want to prep the plastic), the price with LINE-X with black Xtra (prevents fading and loss of gloss, fortifed with DuPont Kevlar) is $500. In my opinion, the cladding MUST be encapsulated meaning both sides of the plastic should be coated with LINE-X although the backside does not need to be thick or have a texture.

Keep in mind that LINE-X is more durable than the DIY products and will also be a thicker coating.

I have pics, but don't have my camera with me today, I'll post a few pics tomorrow.

Do you want to do the whole piece to minimize the chance of peel off? Makes sense, more like a LineX shrink wrap

[LINE-X]

Do you want to do the whole piece to minimize the chance of peel off? Makes sense, more like a LineX shrink wrap

Yes, that's correct. We cut up a drop-in truck bedliner which also is made of polypropylene (although all polypropylene's are not necessarily the same) and tried all sorts of things to test for adhesion. None of our tests results were what I would consider outstanding, so encapsulation is a way to decrease the chance of delamination.