Paint under cab/bed/fenders
 

1969 C-10 Long Fleet. Have had cab/bed/fenders et al bead blasted. What do you guys recommend for the underside of the vehicle to look good as well as provide decent rust protection. Truck will be an infrequent driver. Thanks in advance for your help.

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This is what I use....

Amazon.com: 3M 08864 Body Schutz Rubberized...

You need the applicator gun too. It really isn't messy and looks really nice when it dries.

Here are a couple of pictures of the underside of my '36 Ford with it applied.

LockDoc

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I used summit racing epoxy chassis paint. Smooth matte finish. Seems pretty heavy duty and is reasonably priced. Not Berliner like, like above..

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What I posted above is not bedliner, it is undercoating....

LockDoc

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LockDoc I didn't mean yours was bedliner, I meant like bedliner (textured).

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Por-15

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I am doing three trucks kinda at one time and I have been debating the same thing on these. I am thinking about three different things one for each different truck. One I think will be bc/cc just as on the top side. Now on the inside of the fenders and underside of the hood all of the things like that I think they all should be either black[semi flat ] or body color. If your wanting a little bit of a later model feel paint it all body color underneath like a cars under structure[under the hood]. POR 15 or under coat on the underside is a good option. 3M makes a product called rocker guard that is a textured product and you can vary the texture yourself from very little to a bunch and it can be top coated, I think that would look great underneath one. That has been one of my thoughts for one of my builds. One of my trucks has such a nice steel floor [one of the nicest Ive seen] I just want to paint and clear it will have to be just as pretty on bottom as it is on top. After all isn't that why they sold me the rotissere that is just sitting out by that old truck? Jim

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I use rustoleum rattle can semi-gloss black on the fender wells. Lasts forever, if you prep correctly, and you're just $4 away from another can of it should you need to do some touch-up later on.

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30 cans of Flat Black Tremclad. Blast every inch of er
$280

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The PO of my Nova project put down lizardskin on everything and I hate it.

I've been removing most of what left (that's hasn't failed and flaked off)

I'll use an epoxy semi gloss black

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am curious why you hate lizard skin - I don't have it, was considering it for interior sound deadening under the carpet padding. It doesn't seem like an appropriate coating for exterior use though, so that's why I wanted to ask.

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Just a couple of random reasons put together:

It is an ugly finish. He put it on the floor of the interior, the under carriage, firewall, and cowl. Between working and sitting it collects dust and since the finish is rough, you can't wipe any of it clean.

I'm trying to install some brackets for bucket seats and all of the product needs to be removed for welding. Its difficult to remove.

The idea of having to buy special airgun kit to spray it is a distractor for me also.

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I've heard awesome things about raptor liner. It's like a rhino liner material. It's like $100 with a gun included. That's what I plan on doing my underside and inside with when I finish my cab

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My interior floor pan, under cab, inner bed sides and under bed floor have all been 2k epoxy primed then 2k raptor liner. Love it, They have a tintable version if you want it to match you paint as well if you have a color picked out

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Black stone guard with satin clear on top. Sealed it up and washable.

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I think Lizard Skin is more of an interior product. Ive used it many times and have had zero problems with it. And I didn't use their sprayer, I just brushed it on. Its just like any other product, follow directions for preparation and installation.

Also because it is thick and tough you need to plan ahead before using it and be sure you aren't going to need to modify the metal you are coating. It should be the last thing you lay down before carpeting.