Herculiner Application

I have applied Herculiner to the exterior of my Jeep Cherokee along with a Toyota Pick up truck bed and also Jeep Cherokee floor boards as you saw in a earlier post.  Applying Herculiner which is a truck bed coating may sound intimidating but it is actually a rather simple process.  You begin with prepping the surface which means removing any unwanted objects such as the fender flares and then clean up any rust and bondo if needed.

Edges are taped off and first coat
has been applied

With fender flares and rust removed.
Ready for sanding,

Edges are taped off and plastic
is protecting the cab.  Applying
the second coat here.

Once you have cleaned everything up you can then tape off all the edges as you can see above.  Once this is complete, all the painted surfaces have to be sanded so there can be a good base for the Herculiner to adhere to.  Once sanded the surface has to be cleaned with a solvent, I use acetone.  After that it is as simple as rolling on a thiner primer coat of the hurculiner with the textured roller provided. Then once tacky or dry to the touch apply a second coat as thick as desired.  Once that is complete the tape can be removed and the Herculiner can cure completely.

Herculined fender flare