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JohnBoy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 825 Gender:	bed liner as paint? 10/07/09 at 20:00:24 Have any of you painted, or seen bikes painted, with truck bed liner? I know that it comes in different colors, and that it is almost bulletproof. The right texture and color might even look like my blue jeans. JB
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #1 - 10/07/09 at 20:18:20 like rhino liner??? awesome!!
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #2 - 10/07/09 at 20:39:35 I picked up a can of Rustoleum bed liner for about 8 bucks. I'll use it to paint the aluminum skid plate on my dirt bike. If the surface prep is done right, I think it will be pretty durable.. will try to remember to post results after plowing it through the sticks and stuff.
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werro30 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 5	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #3 - 10/07/09 at 20:53:39 if you do decide to do it you have to post some picks man. im interested to see how it turns out.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #4 - 10/07/09 at 22:35:26 believe it or not,... a guy here did it.... tank and fenders. He really liked it... Can't remember the name... If you do it,... we want pics...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #5 - 10/07/09 at 23:38:01 Ive seen a pickup done up in it. Not one spot on the exterior wasnt sprayed. I thot it was interesting, but ugly.
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #6 - 10/08/09 at 05:27:21 I have seen a bike painted with bed liner and it looks pretty good. The frame, tank, and fenders were done in flat black.
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Capt._Ron Ex Member	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #7 - 10/08/09 at 06:15:13 Several years ago a guy across the street from me restored an old Sportster. He used bed liner for the frame and powdercoated everything else in complimentary earthtone colors, not camo , looked awesome.
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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #8 - 10/08/09 at 07:21:37 The Buell Blast had it's "sheet metal" done in Surlyn -- that's the stuff covering golf balls. Tough material, and the color goes all the way through. Minor scratches just polish out. I bet the bed liner is similar, though not as thick.
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clueless-FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 454 Birmingham, Al Gender:	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #9 - 10/08/09 at 12:27:15 I painted mine with black liner paint. I loved the look and it is indestructible. Also an attention getter. Everyone just HAS to touch it. Good thing fingerprints don't show.
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Re: bed liner as paint?
Reply #10 - 10/08/09 at 13:21:15

clueless-FSO wrote on 10/08/09 at 12:27:15:

I painted mine with black liner paint. I loved the look and it is indestructible. Also an attention getter. Everyone just HAS to touch it. Good thing fingerprints don't show.

clueless - pics?

My truck has Line-X bedliner. Absolutely love it!
I also saw a truck completely covered with something similar once at an auction. Everyone was touching it too. Can't remember if it sold, but it did attract attention.

I work for a truck equipment company (utility trucks/cranes/dumps/flatbeds, etc.). If a customer wants their utility truck coated, we contract it to Line-X too.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #11 - 10/08/09 at 14:59:15 If someone just wants to do this, would it be cheaper & would it look as" good" if they used the spray cans of undercoat that a bodyshop would use?
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whistler2000 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #12 - 10/08/09 at 16:30:58 I used the Plasti-kote bedliner paint for the inside of my rear fender and a plate I made for under the seat. Seems to work good. Not too rough textured.
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clueless-FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 454 Birmingham, Al Gender:	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #13 - 10/09/09 at 10:13:43 Justin, I used the Plasti Kote spray cans. Hung the tank, fenders, etc in the trees while painting. Easy stuff to use and is tough. I'll try to find pics. Jim
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: bed liner as paint? Reply #14 - 10/09/09 at 13:51:12 I saw a almost brand new Dodge pick-up (big thing) on I-78 in NJ that looked professionally done. It was a double take moment.... Not too bad looking.....
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