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Crazy idea for the trunks and interior..., ...or crazy like a fox! |
CptTripps |
Jan 16 2005, 10:13 PM
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:: Punch and Pie :: Group: Members Posts: 3,584 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Mentor, OH Member No.: 3,342 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Gang,
I yanked the entire interior out tonight and was planning on just sanding it down a little and then re-spraying it before I re-build the rest of the interior. (one of the winter projects.) I had an idea for the interior, and the front and rear trunks. (Or boots...whatever.) I had an assistant a while ago that had these guys spray a bedliner into his new truck. Took them about a day, and it was REAL solid. The nice part was that it was impervious to lots of chemicals, and completely waterproof. http://216.28.21.48/cgi-bin/permatech.cgi/.../Tech_Info/A/55 That's the technical part, but I remember at the shop, they had a ton of stuff that they'd sprayed with the stuff. There is an off-road magazine that had them do the OUTSIDE of their truck because it was so great with chips and stuff. I'm thinking that it may add 30-40lbs to the car, but it'll never rust through, and if I get it done in Yellow, might actually look real nice too. I'm also thinking it'll quiet the interior up a bit. I think his truck bed cost like $250 (4yrs ago) and I can't imagine it'll take any more than that. Think it's a good idea? Or am I REALLY crazy? |
IronHillRestorations |
Jan 20 2005, 08:47 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,761 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None |
It's your car, you can do whatever you want.
If you are asking for advice, my advice is not to do that. Spraying that in there isn't going to guarantee that it won't rust. As a matter of fact that is one of the problems with the spray in bedliners, if you have any adhesion problems then you'll get rust wherever the liner lifts. Of course the trunks of your 914 won't see the moisture that a truck bed gets, but if you have a rear trunk problem it may really make for trouble. I totally agree on not adding weight too. 914's aren't the most powerful cars and adding extra weight has the net result of power loss. If you are set on spraying some sort of protective texture, why not use 3M Rocker Shutz? It can be tinted before spraying and is IMHO cosmetically better. My preference is stock appearance. If it get's chipped up you can just sand it and repaint it every couple years. I don't think you are helping the value or appearance of the car. If you ever sell the car later down the road, someone will probably open the trunks and go (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif) |
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