[hollywood43]

So a buddy i work with just had parts of his truck line-exxed. My gf's father is rhino lining his dodge turbo diesel (it's old and was on a farm, paint is crap) and it got me thinking that i should line-x the gf's xb.

It has tons of scratches, been in 3 small accidents and personally i think it would look awesome, and protect if from future damage when she hits something else lol.

anyone have pics of a similar xb?

tell me what you think, good or bad.

[PCH]

I've seen a car done in Zolaton paint and it was OK. Line-x i think will look a bit rough and bumpy

[hollywood43]

yea linex is pretty rough but i think it could look good and be very durable which is key with my girlfriend. i'm kinda going for that survive a tornado/zombie/apocalypse/whatever else you can throw it thing.

[PCH]

I imaging the dust sticks to this real fast.

[hollywood43]

hmmm maybe a flat black would look better, that second pic is too shiny.

[orangecherry]

Plasticdip man! It. Good stuff.

[hollywood43]

Originally Posted by orangecherry

Plasticdip man! It. Good stuff.

Yea thats what I originally wanted to do but that's alot of work and not as durrable. I'm gonna wait til her father does his truck and see what I think, if it will work with the xb.

[orangecherry]

Do ur thing but mine took little work, clean surface and mask off what I didn't take off. Its holding up very good.

[ToddMS]

I hear about plastidip everywhere but don't really know what it is. Quick explanation?

[BigRuss]

basically spray on rubber... thats what it boils down to but its just a rubberized coating that can peal off...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+plastidip

[05sciko]

i had my jeep sprayed with bed liner and it was good for an offroad vehicle but i dont think it would suit a xB very well. i agree with the plasti dip though cause you can always change the color whenever you want without having to worry about ruining your paint

[ogerdgonz]

It adds a lot of weight and looks bumpy.......

[hollywood43]

Yea I was worried about the added weight of linex.

The paint is pretty bad with quite a few scratches, so I'm not worried about the ability to revert back to stock.

You guys have me thinking though, keep the comments/ideas coming.

[ogerdgonz]

If you do the line-x you will not be able to go stock easily.....

The yellow part of this is Line-X

[ToddMS]

Originally Posted by BigRuss

basically spray on rubber... thats what it boils down to but its just a rubberized coating that can peal off...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+plastidip

Let me google that for you - haha I have done that to soo many people a little taste of my own medicine. Thanks for that -needed it.

[hollywood43]

Originally Posted by ogerdgonz

If you do the line-x you will not be able to go stock easily.....

The yellow part of this is Line-X

thanks for the pic, looks good. I am not worried about going stock, this car will remain in the family for a long time, it's the gf's right now but will become my work commuter. We have already tossed the idea around to start looking for a new low mileage replacement engine. right now we just hit 100k a couple weeks ago and it runs great.

i'm gonna keep talking to her dad about it and help him with his truck to see what i'm getting myself into. i may have 2 weeks off work starting this weekend so it might happen sooner than expected.

[BigRuss]

just go get a case of spray paint and make it look nice and not shitty

[hollywood43]

Originally Posted by BigRuss

just go get a case of spray paint and make it look nice and not shitty

Ahhhhh---I don't think so BigRuss! cost is not much of an issue, a case of spray paint or plastidip will be about the same cost as the linex material.

I'm still highly considering it, i thought at least one person would think it was cool

[BigRuss]

who the hell is quoting you for Line-X?

i was quoted 400 bucks for my chevy's bed....

[PCH]

I have my hatch handle covered with the truck bed spray from the DupliColor can. Sid had his fender flares done with something similar also. It's very durable.