Herculiner

I have just finished applying Herculiner (a pickup truck bed liner) to the underside of my fiberglass cockpit tub and trunk. This stuff is like a polyurethane paint with rubber granules in it that sticks to the fiberglass and provides some surface and noise protection from little rocks and things hitting the underside of the car. Here are some pics...

Trunk before...


First step was to scuff sand and clean with acetone. That was some potent stuff. You are only really supposed to do about 10 sq ft at a time, but I did about 100. Mistake! Despite being well ventilated in the garage, I did end up with a nasty headache from the fumes for a couple of days.


Here are a couple of pics after applying the Herculiner...



Here is a link to a cool video (over 9 minutes) of a similar product called Rhinoliner. They blow up 2 pickup trucks from below, one with and one without the bedliner. Amazing results. Makes me glad I went ahead and applied this stuff. Now I should be safe to join the Leisure crime family.

Next up is returning to the power steering pump bracket problem. I have decided to make my own bracket now. I bought a raw steel plate and will fabricate something on my own that will give me exactly what I need. And I will also get back to polishing aluminum at some point.