thinkin of bed lining my sled how do you think it would effect my belly pan and tunnel?
bed lining
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madsigntist
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You know that stuff weighs a ton right? I did a truck hood with it and it added a stupid amount of weight.
I'd recommend a decal/wrap for similar if not better results and minimal weight gain. Just make sure you get a gloss laminate on it.
I'd recommend a decal/wrap for similar if not better results and minimal weight gain. Just make sure you get a gloss laminate on it.
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dp2826
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Belly pans are smooth plastic and snow glides easily across them. Bed liner stuff is made more to grip, and maybe it won't grip snow to much but it definately won't glide like plastic. Take a plastic sled and coat the bottom side and try sledding down a hill first. I'm thinkin you won't go anywhere. Me think bad idea.
It will look hillbilly that's for sure.
And this is a problem? Have to agree with the heavy issue though.
No problem, just stating the obvious.
Not sure if this looks hillbilly or not 
- but wanted something different for the sled and didn't want to rip it fully apart to get the blacked out look. If it doesn't hold up, I'll pull it apart next year and powdercoat or do a wrap.
Should of only added a few pounds, nothing more than I carry in my pack with me, that's for sure.
Sled isn't quite all put together, but should give you an idea what it looks like when complete.
- but wanted something different for the sled and didn't want to rip it fully apart to get the blacked out look. If it doesn't hold up, I'll pull it apart next year and powdercoat or do a wrap.Should of only added a few pounds, nothing more than I carry in my pack with me, that's for sure.
Sled isn't quite all put together, but should give you an idea what it looks like when complete.
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volcano buster
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You need some red Thrush stickers to go on it and make it look like a proper "primered" retro street rod.
looks good..!!
Haha, that would make it look nice. But this year, going all black, haven't decided to call it "Midnight Camo" or "White Stallion"
Actually doesn't look half bad!
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nathaniel11
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You must be naturalyhigh! Like stated above it will add atleast 10lbs to your sled depending what you are all lining. It will lso not alow the snow to pass over and under the sled easily. Ive had it on all of my trucks and its hard enough to slide some materials over it. I like the durability idea but like madsigntist said a wrap is alot lighter and will shed snow alot easier!!!
just my .02 cents
just my .02 cents
Not naturallyhigh, I think it's from the aerosol fumes
Didn't coat the underside at all. Shouldn't have any issues with snow underneath, still bare aluminum on the underside of tunnel and coolers.
The stuff weighs 6.9 lbs/gal. This would mean I'd need to use about 8-9 cans to get a full gallon on. Didn't even use half that.
Even if it's 10lbs, I'm really not worried about it. I weigh less than 190 fully geared with pack and I'm coming off a nytro MTX, so I'll still be almost 100 lbs lighter even if it's 10 lbs
in terms of snow sticking, I think it won't be bad. When you spray on the material, I learned your distance to the surface dictates how smooth or rough it dries. Closer (4-5 inches) creates a fairly smooth surface. 10-15+ inches and you start to get more of the sandpaper effect. Sprayed the sides fairly smooth with a bit more "grip" effect on the top of the tunnel where my rack and the bag will go.
Entire project started as I wanted a blacked out tunnel without having to powder coat it. Did a lot of test spraying on bare aluminum. Plastidip (don't bother trying this), black paint, paint over etching primer, sanded rough, sanded smooth, just black self-etching primer, etc. lots of trial and error led to the duplicolor aerosol spray on liner. It does take a good 5-7 days to fully cure. This gave me the color I was looking for as well as being the most durable of all the combinations I tried.
I'm really not worried about the extra few pounds. If I was, I would have put on floats and not exit x1's.
Once my shocks show up this week I'll be putting together a full build thread and report on how everything worked once on/in the snow.
But like I said, been throwing around a tank the past couple of years, don't think I'll notice the few pounds of weight.
Didn't coat the underside at all. Shouldn't have any issues with snow underneath, still bare aluminum on the underside of tunnel and coolers.
The stuff weighs 6.9 lbs/gal. This would mean I'd need to use about 8-9 cans to get a full gallon on. Didn't even use half that.
Even if it's 10lbs, I'm really not worried about it. I weigh less than 190 fully geared with pack and I'm coming off a nytro MTX, so I'll still be almost 100 lbs lighter even if it's 10 lbs
in terms of snow sticking, I think it won't be bad. When you spray on the material, I learned your distance to the surface dictates how smooth or rough it dries. Closer (4-5 inches) creates a fairly smooth surface. 10-15+ inches and you start to get more of the sandpaper effect. Sprayed the sides fairly smooth with a bit more "grip" effect on the top of the tunnel where my rack and the bag will go.
Entire project started as I wanted a blacked out tunnel without having to powder coat it. Did a lot of test spraying on bare aluminum. Plastidip (don't bother trying this), black paint, paint over etching primer, sanded rough, sanded smooth, just black self-etching primer, etc. lots of trial and error led to the duplicolor aerosol spray on liner. It does take a good 5-7 days to fully cure. This gave me the color I was looking for as well as being the most durable of all the combinations I tried.
I'm really not worried about the extra few pounds. If I was, I would have put on floats and not exit x1's.
Once my shocks show up this week I'll be putting together a full build thread and report on how everything worked once on/in the snow.
But like I said, been throwing around a tank the past couple of years, don't think I'll notice the few pounds of weight.
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Stripping that stuff off sucks.Paint stripper or lots of Permatex gasket remover works.
