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This stuff is big in the states & is as tough as its name.

I was wondering if anyone has used it on their vehicle, for bed or Underside protection?.

One of my mates in the States say's you drive in & they clean out the truck bed & have it coated while you wait , they do have some good quality stuff over there...but you can buy it in Europe.

http://www.rhinoliningseurope.com/linin ... ealers.htm

Hmmmm To hell with rollering! This could be a winner! How cool would it look in orange or yellow!?

I spoke to the guy who does it. It gives a shiney effect thats not quite orange peel and is available in lots of colours. Its seriously durable and excellent at preventing rust, and is nigh on impossible to scratch unless you use a blade. I can get it done for €60 per square metre provided I prepare the van myself. I dont imagine there's any more than 10 square metres on the van, considering I wont be getting the hightop done, so that will work out at around €600 in total. The only one thing that concerns me is that it goes on 3mm thick. Does anyone reckon this will be a problem? He can taper it in at the holes for the door handles, windows and all that. Whats the verdict on this? Good idea? Bad idea?

what if rust/rot continues coming through from the other side of the panel? It'll be a bit of a pain to rectify.

It's a polyurethane coating and will have zero effect on rust already present. I'd go with standard underseal. Spray polyurethane would be ideal in a builders pick up truck bed or to use on a trailer, I have a few gallons of Brushable Irethane here which is the same sort of stuff, But would never use it underneath my van.

More interestingly ! I was watching a Camper van restoration program in Germany a few years back and they were “Shot blasting the underneath of a van using Ice Pellets ! Worked a treat and the abrasive material just melted away leaving just the dirt removed on the floor. Now there is a business opportunity for someone in the UK.

I had a think about this. Its a stupid idea in hindsight. There'd be all sorts of problems.

More interestingly ! I was watching a Camper van restoration program in Germany a few years back and they were “Shot blasting the underneath of a van using Ice Pellets ! Worked a treat and the abrasive material just melted away leaving just the dirt removed on the floor. Now there is a business opportunity for someone in the UK.

My father-in-law works for a company who hire an ice blaster machine! He thought it would be too powerful for bodywork (I was enquiring about a sand blaster!) They use it on some big stuff like bridges - they tried to use it in London apparantly but the water supply there wasn't right and they bought up thousands of bottles of drinking water to feed the thing