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 Painting the underside of the mini.

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 Posted: Nov 3, 2020 12:27PM
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I  Highly reccomend U-pol Raptor Liner

https://tcpglobal.com/pages/u-pol-bed-liner


You can even get it tinted to your color. for a one time spray.
2 Liters would do the underside of a mini... minus the engine bay = but i would almost get 3 to make sure you re covered.  I also did the interior floor + up 3 inches in my Moke.. best / durable' coating ever. Only slight wear shown under the heel postion where drivng under the pedals.


 I did it by spraying the raptor liner = then top coated with my final paint.. both ways are acceptable.






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Malcolm, you got me doing research on Bedliner products. Interesting one, project farm on YouTube. This guy does sell funded research on numerous products. This video he compares 5 different bed liner products.

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Thanks for the suggestion of Herculiner. Looking at the reviews of the product. Most give it high ratings. I like that a gallon will do two coats. and that I can tint it.

The NAPA epoxy is $100 bucks for the gallon. The owner of the metal fabrication shop, where I buy my sheet metal, uses the epoxy primer but he is using it on bare metal as he sandblasts everything. I wasn't sure if this was good for me because all I was going to do was scrub the surface.

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I can't remember the name of the product ofhand but they make one that is clear and you can tint it any colour (maybe Herculiner) i used it on a Moke.
The good thing about it is the colour is sealed into the product so there is no paint chipping from road debris, also it is a one time application there is no need to apply the chip guard then go back and apply the colour.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

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Hi guys. Many of you know that I've been making a Rover mini beach car. I just finished welding my last panel on. My next procedure would be to scrub the underside with degreaser and soap. 

I want to paint the underside over the factory sprayed coating (paint color) and chip inhibitor (don't know what it is but it was sprayed on by the factory). I plan on using a brush and small rollers.

What paint choice do you recommend?

My choice is NAPA epoxy primer and then a DTM top coat (Benjamin Moore).


Suggestion greatly appreciated. Thanks Jim