Metal Coating (like a bed liner)

[rdinatal]

On my tractor it has the rubber mat where you put your feet (the pedal areas). My last one I was able to remove two steel plates and get them coated by Line-X. I don't want to do the exact thing on this but want a 'non-skid' coating.

Anyone have experience with DYI bed liners?
Other alternatives??

TIA!!

 

[Mitch Rapp]

No direct experience with diy liners myself, but my couple of buddies who did it stress paying very close attention to the prep process and being super meticulous about it.
One had to do his twice cuz it bubbled up and tore through in several places.

 

[Snal~]

I used the stuff in a paint can from Lowes, forget the brand but it was "Bedliner". My use was inside an enclosed trailer. It worked well.
On my tractor, I had the rubber mat, but a slick spot at the edge of the floorboard. I put non-skid tape on that.

 

[Catfish]

We used something like a giant roll of grip tape on the vehicle ramp at my office and it’s held up to a couple years of 2-6 truck trips a day. Should work great for your purpose if you have a smooth surface to stick to.

 

[Beef15]

I've used a few. I'll echo above, prep is key.

Get it in an aerosol can. It will clog the tips, sometimes immediately. Tried a sprayer kit once, did not work. Roll on usually looks awful and the texture doesn't do right. IIRC Rust-Oleum was the only one that was grippy.

 

[Jerzsubbie]

I’ve used rattle can bedliner on my steel sliders for 5yr now and it works great. I like that it’s easy to touch up if I hit them while off roading and the daily use of stepping on them doesn’t seem to cause any noticeable wear. I think it should work well for you’re use.

I will stress the prep process, as with any painting project, is critical.
Edit: I use self etching primer on bare steel.

 

[LeeMajors]

Raptor is the go to. We did a friend's welding bed. Couldn't ask for any better end result.


We did completely strip it. So we needed to spray an etching epoxy primer.

 

[Scsmith42]

15 years ago I coated the sides and bed of a manure spreader with some bed liner from Carquest. As others have mentioned, good prep is key. I used both spray can and roll on.

it’s still in place 15 years later.

 

[BlackGun]

Did almost all of my service truck but had a painting company do the spray after I sanded. Bare metal needs prepping. Painted surfaces are better after a chemical to allow bonding.

Watched a guy spray a fertilizer truck in white one day with no prep except washing. Time will tell if it holds. Normal paint spray gun but nozzle change. Did not see the brand but it came from Sherwin Williams.

 

[BigWaylon]

Did the tub of my Jeep with it. Ditto on the prep work. Never really had an issue with it. Trying to remember what I used…maybe Herculiner?

 

[Jabroni]

I've used herculiner from lowes. Rolled it on a subwoofer cabinet for my office. Takes a few days to a week to fully cure if memory serves. Its pretty tough stuff once fully cured too.

Prep your area of application really well. Mask it off. Roll on 3 or 4 coats for a good coverage using disposable foam roller. Cant recall which roller I used, but they came in a 2 pack, and were blue foam.

Also use a small disposable paint tray.. this stuff is pretty messy.

Should suit your purposes.