spray-on/roll-on liners for cab - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gabet40 · 03-30-2005, 10:36 PM

Im plannin on lining the cab of me blazer and recently read a thread about what stuff is best to line the cab with to reduce heat and sound and stop rust in its tracks, just cant find it through the search option.
repeated suggestions or a link would be great. thanx all

72MARIO · 03-30-2005, 10:48 PM

I used a hippo liner . It's thick and a heck of alot cheeper than B/C torch red. It look great and should hold up really well. It truned out to be the same texture as the gauge pannel.

*screamin_c102* · 03-30-2005, 10:59 PM

I had the cab of my '74 shot as well as the bed and rockers. I used Rhino-liner because I have had no luck with the homebrew roll on stuff.

It doesn't really do much for road noise, I haven't really noticed a temp issue though.

68w/sbc406 · 03-30-2005, 11:02 PM

i have do-it-yourself roll on stuff in the back of my truck from the PO and i wouldnt recomend it. but the inside of your blazer would see less traffic than the back of my truck

72MARIO · 03-30-2005, 11:14 PM

It's all in the prep work. If you dont scuff it with 180-320 and tack it off any product will flake off. The hippo liner is some really good stuff.

68gmcdually · 03-30-2005, 11:48 PM

We used a product like hippo liner on the top and bottom of my floor, then colour matched the underside to the cab, hopefully it holds us well, we prepped it really well, then allowed it to dry for a couple of days before tampering with it.

avejoe · 03-31-2005, 01:08 AM

Is hippo liner a DIY (do it yourself)?

72MARIO · 03-31-2005, 08:02 AM

Yep. It's avaible thru Canadian Tire up here I am sure someone sells it there. Make sure you use a mask or you will be stoned before you get the cab done. Dont ask how I know......................

gabet40 · 03-31-2005, 01:17 PM

lol good advise mario. thanx for all the ideas guys. im gonna go get an extimate from Line-X just cuz its around the corner from my house, then probly end up goin with the hippo liner.
never thought of doin it on the underside of the cab, not a bad idea...

*screamin_c102* · 03-31-2005, 02:36 PM

Be careful with Line-x , It is a great product but it is coarse as hell like 80 grit sandpaper. I had it in a work truck once upon a time and the only way to clean it to where it is black again was with a pressure washer.

We have a local body shop that started doing Hippo-liner and they have almost lost there shirt with all the returns. From what I have seen it works well with good prep and moderate abuse. We have alot of loggers up here that beat the living turds out of there trucks, which has lead to the returns.

Basically it all comes down to how you will be using it, and how long do you want it to last. If the truck is gonna sit in your garage forever then thats one thing, but if your gonna use it hard, thats another. Ya get what ya pay for.

This is why I went with Rhino in both of my trucks...$1200 dollars for both longbeds, the cab floor and rockers on the '74 as well

shifty · 03-31-2005, 03:25 PM

Either Line-x or Rhino makes a clean up/touch up product to get your liner black again.

bagged91 · 03-31-2005, 11:16 PM

I believe this was the thread you saw & couldn't find?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=sound

03-30-2005, 10:36 PM	#1
gabet40 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 565	spray-on/roll-on liners for cab Im plannin on lining the cab of me blazer and recently read a thread about what stuff is best to line the cab with to reduce heat and sound and stop rust in its tracks, just cant find it through the search option. repeated suggestions or a link would be great. thanx all __________________ Current owner of 2016 2500 Silverado Midnight Edition. Former owner of: 69 1/2 ton, change from long/fleet to short/fleet, shaved door handles, shaved tailgate, 4/6 drop, power windows, 700r4 72 blazer, 350 with Holley Commander 950 DFI, crane energizer cam, 350 tranny, dual sanderson blockhuggers/magnaflow exhaust

03-30-2005, 10:48 PM	#2
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,051	I used a hippo liner . It's thick and a heck of alot cheeper than B/C torch red. It look great and should hold up really well. It truned out to be the same texture as the gauge pannel. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

03-30-2005, 11:02 PM	#4
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	i have do-it-yourself roll on stuff in the back of my truck from the PO and i wouldnt recomend it. but the inside of your blazer would see less traffic than the back of my truck __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

03-30-2005, 11:14 PM	#5
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,051	It's all in the prep work. If you dont scuff it with 180-320 and tack it off any product will flake off. The hippo liner is some really good stuff. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

03-30-2005, 11:48 PM	#6
68gmcdually Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fenelon Falls, ON Canada Posts: 1,454	We used a product like hippo liner on the top and bottom of my floor, then colour matched the underside to the cab, hopefully it holds us well, we prepped it really well, then allowed it to dry for a couple of days before tampering with it. __________________ James Bellwood 1968 930 Extend-A-Cab Dually 5.7l, 5 speed,

03-30-2005, 10:59 PM	#3
screamin_c102 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yoncalla Oregon Posts: 775	I had the cab of my '74 shot as well as the bed and rockers. I used Rhino-liner because I have had no luck with the homebrew roll on stuff. It doesn't really do much for road noise, I haven't really noticed a temp issue though.

03-31-2005, 01:08 AM	#7
avejoe Custer had a plan too. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: No. California Posts: 344	Is hippo liner a DIY (do it yourself)? __________________ 72 K15 GMC (aka Big White) Performance Rockers, Cab Corners, and Floors Fossil Fuel Glutton Neighborhood Nuisance 98 BMW 540i for Speed (Sold ) 05 Subaru Outback for mileage

03-31-2005, 08:02 AM	#8
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,051	Yep. It's avaible thru Canadian Tire up here I am sure someone sells it there. Make sure you use a mask or you will be stoned before you get the cab done. Dont ask how I know...................... __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

03-31-2005, 01:17 PM	#9
gabet40 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 565	lol good advise mario. thanx for all the ideas guys. im gonna go get an extimate from Line-X just cuz its around the corner from my house, then probly end up goin with the hippo liner. never thought of doin it on the underside of the cab, not a bad idea... __________________ Current owner of 2016 2500 Silverado Midnight Edition. Former owner of: 69 1/2 ton, change from long/fleet to short/fleet, shaved door handles, shaved tailgate, 4/6 drop, power windows, 700r4 72 blazer, 350 with Holley Commander 950 DFI, crane energizer cam, 350 tranny, dual sanderson blockhuggers/magnaflow exhaust

03-31-2005, 02:36 PM	#10
screamin_c102 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yoncalla Oregon Posts: 775	Be careful with Line-x , It is a great product but it is coarse as hell like 80 grit sandpaper. I had it in a work truck once upon a time and the only way to clean it to where it is black again was with a pressure washer. We have a local body shop that started doing Hippo-liner and they have almost lost there shirt with all the returns. From what I have seen it works well with good prep and moderate abuse. We have alot of loggers up here that beat the living turds out of there trucks, which has lead to the returns. Basically it all comes down to how you will be using it, and how long do you want it to last. If the truck is gonna sit in your garage forever then thats one thing, but if your gonna use it hard, thats another. Ya get what ya pay for. This is why I went with Rhino in both of my trucks...$1200 dollars for both longbeds, the cab floor and rockers on the '74 as well

03-31-2005, 03:25 PM	#11
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Either Line-x or Rhino makes a clean up/touch up product to get your liner black again. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

03-31-2005, 11:16 PM	#12
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	I believe this was the thread you saw & couldn't find? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=sound __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project"

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