Best Spray Can Bed Liner for Mirrors and steps. UV resistant, lets go of mud when washed
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My experience with aerosol spray can bed liners was abysmal. I bought probably 20 cans of Rustoleum rattle-can bed liner trying to coat my TJ's floor and most barely sprayed after a second or two and those that did spray put out something that was more like satin black paint than bed liner. 5-6 cans would have been enough had they sprayed enough bed liner out but I kept having to buy more. Really crappy. Once I was done and posted the results here somewhere I got similar comments about aerosol spray can bed liners, they just don't work well. A roll-on is the way to go, just buy a quart and a small roller.
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I painted my hardtop with Rust-Oleum bedliner pro. It's not rubberized like the others. So it comes out thin and doesn't have the problem the rubber ones have that @Jerry Bransford ran into. That being said it's matte and not rubbery. It bubbles as it dries and those little bubbles become the texture. It cleans mid easy and looks good. It's grey and not black though
The spray version. Rust-Oleum makes two kinds. The normal kind and the "pro" kind. The normal kind is rubberized and sprays out thick. The "pro" kind sprays out like a normal paint and then starts to bubble like a soda. At a certain point it hardens and the bubbles are trapped giving it a sandpaper finish. Not a rubberized bedliner finish.
Oh no kidding, I wonder if that's new as I sure don't recall it when I was shopping. I might try that over the top of what is there now, it certainly couldn't hurt it. How would you describe the gray, light or dark?
I'd say it's on the lighter side. I attached a close-up of the texture and a picture with the top on the Jeep. I might have caught grey cause they didn't have black. But definitely test first! And I highly recommend the triggers that clip onto spray cans. They make it much easier to get a consistent coat.
Another option is napa martin senour stone guard black #4004. It's meant as a spray on stone chip protection coating under the paint for rocker panels but I used it on my grill and the front edge of my hood, as they were getting all chipped up from the sand they dump during the winters here. I simply masked, scuffed the paint, and sprayed it about 15 years ago and while it has gradually turned a dark gray it's held up surprisingly well. Since the texture is wrinkled but non-porous the dirt and mud washes off. I used a liquid no-residue spray wax on it when detailing as it will stain with regular car wax. I don't know if there are any UV coatings that could go on top of it, but if it ever needs to be redone a scuff and respray would make it look new.
Airjunky
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I stripped & sprayed my front & rear bumpers with Duplicolor's Bed Armor from O'reilly's last summer. So far, no issues. I wanted something that I could respray at any point as needed.
I've used this Duplicolor product on several projects and am very happy with it too. I built a roof/kayak rack for my tear drop trailer last spring. It took a fair bit of abuse during this past season. I figured I'd have to touch it up but … nope!