- Location
- Winlsow Twsp, NJ
I'm not quite sure who was the first to bedline their hood of their Xterra but that person was a genius!
Reasons for painting your hood...
1) Some roof lights send a nasty glare off the hood, which causes difficulty for the driver to see at night.
2) It looks cool!
And lastly.. my reasoning. Someone who will not be named wrote in the mud on my hood while at JeepSkool in Ohio. And although I do <3 pink, having it scratched into the hood I did not <3. So I searched high and low... to the edge of the interwebs and back. It was a long trek! But I had finally found a company who makes tinted bedliner! And of course they have pink! Why wouldn't they?!
www.monstaliner.com For those who are interested.
Now on to the How-To!
1)SURFACE PREP:
• Wire brush, sand or grind any lightly rusted areas to completely remove any loose, bubbling or flaking rust and paint. (See Step 5 for heavy rust)
• Power wash or scrub area surfaces using a household detergent or TSP (Trisodium Phosphate) and hot water. Be sure to thoroughly remove all dirt including oil spots and any petroleum products residue. Rinse surfaces well and allow to dry thoroughly.
• Remove hood (optional but highly recommended however I did not) and place on a stable work surface that won’t scratch your paint.
• Remove any hardware if it’s in an area that you are going to coat.
2) SOLVENT WIPE/WAX REMOVAL: IMPORTANT! Solvents are flammable. Make sure you are working in a well-ventilated area, are wearing protective equipment and have read all cautionary information and procedures described on the labels or material safety data sheet of the solvents being used.
• Saturate a clean rag with MEK Solvent and wipe down all bed and tailgate surfaces that will be coated. Periodically rotate and replace rags and always use a clean section of the cloth.
• Give special attention to waxed areas; be sure to remove all wax. Monstaliner will not adhere to waxy surfaces.
(clean)
6) TAPING/MASKING:
• Mask off all areas that will not be coated. Take your time to plan where you will end the coating. The neater your taping job, the nicer your final results. Look at other trucks with bed liners to get ideas. Drape newspaper and/or plastic over adjacent surfaces to prevent coating splash or roller spatter.
• Cover any open drain plugs and/or latch bolts with tape.
4) DEGLOSSING & ROUGHING UP SURFACE:
• Using the supplied coarse scuffing pads, scour the entire area that will be coated. Proper surface preparation is evidenced by removal of gloss and generation of a light powder on the surface. 120 to 180 grit sandpaper may also be used if desired.
• Sweep or vacuum out all sanding dust and debris.
Sand the hood with extreme face
Wipe the hood down to get rid of dust
5) MIXING CATALYST WITH BED LINER:
• Shake your first gallon of Monstaliner (Part A) vigorously for 30 seconds. Gently pry the lid off the can. Contents may be under slight pressure. Note that can is short filled to allow the addition of (Part B) catalyst. Shake catalyst vigorously for 10 seconds. Open catalyst and dump entire contents into the part filled can of Monstaliner. Scrape excess catalyst from can using supplied wooden mixing stick. Attach supplied drill bit mixing paddle to your drill and power mix components for 3 full minutes. While power mixing, stop periodically and scrape sides and bottom of can using wooden stick. Shake excess liquid from drill mixing paddle and store for later use. To mix less than 1 full gallon, carefully measure 7 parts bed liner to 1 part catalyst by volume.
** When I mixed my color I knew that I did not need the entire gallon to do the hood. I mixed my tinted (pink) in with the gallon of Monstaliner, but did not add the catalyst. I measured out half a gallon of the now pink Monstaliner into another container. In this container i think added half of the container of the catalyst. Doing this allows me to save the other half a gallon of paint for a later project seeing that the pot life of mixed material is 6 to 10 hours depending on temperature and humidity.
Mix color into gallon. Not including the hardening agent
6) STARTING TO COAT:
• Pour a small amount of coating into one of the supplied (my kit did not come with this) roller trays. Using the supplied paint brush; begin coating all corners, seams and hard-to-reach areas. Dab Monstaliner on rather than brushing it like paint.
• When all corners, seams and hard-to-reach areas have been covered (cut-in), begin rolling your first coat onto the surface.
• Load roller with as much material as it will hold. Roll slowly and evenly using firm, medium pressure on the roller. Continue rolling until the roller needs more material but is not empty or dry. Rolling in one direction only.
First coat
DRY TIME TO RECOAT: Coating must be dry to touch with little or no tack under your fingers.
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS – 50 to 60% Relative Humidity and 70 to 75°F – FIRST COAT WILL DRY TO RECOAT IN 3 to 5 HOURS – Warmer temperature and higher humidity will speed dry (shorten recoat time). Colder temp and low humidity will slow dry (lengthen recoat time). 1st coat may also be left to dry overnight as long as 2nd coat is installed within 24 hours.
6A) SECOND OR MORE COAT
• Confirm that coating is dry for recoat. A short screw tip roller extension pole may be helpful.
• Repeat rolling process beginning. Apply coating generously. Final texture is created by finish rolling slowly, in one direction, using firm pressure. Try to use all remaining coating on the object you are painting.
7) CLEAN-UP/TAPE REMOVAL:
• After all desired coats are complete, immediately remove all masking tape, pulling slowly at a 90 degree angle to surfaces to avoid disturbing the edges of the coating. Handle with care when removing; tape may have wet coating sticking to it. The earlier the tape is removed, the cleaner your tape lines will be and tape will come off easier.
• If any coating gets on painted surfaces of vehicle, remove promptly using a small amount of MEK on a clean rag. Re-wax areas wiped with solvent.
I personally did 4 coats to ensure that all of the coverage was even.
Remove tape and enjoy
After her Easter Sunday bath
Reasons for painting your hood...
1) Some roof lights send a nasty glare off the hood, which causes difficulty for the driver to see at night.
2) It looks cool!
And lastly.. my reasoning. Someone who will not be named wrote in the mud on my hood while at JeepSkool in Ohio. And although I do <3 pink, having it scratched into the hood I did not <3. So I searched high and low... to the edge of the interwebs and back. It was a long trek! But I had finally found a company who makes tinted bedliner! And of course they have pink! Why wouldn't they?!
www.monstaliner.com For those who are interested.
Now on to the How-To!
1)SURFACE PREP:
• Wire brush, sand or grind any lightly rusted areas to completely remove any loose, bubbling or flaking rust and paint. (See Step 5 for heavy rust)
• Power wash or scrub area surfaces using a household detergent or TSP (Trisodium Phosphate) and hot water. Be sure to thoroughly remove all dirt including oil spots and any petroleum products residue. Rinse surfaces well and allow to dry thoroughly.
• Remove hood (optional but highly recommended however I did not) and place on a stable work surface that won’t scratch your paint.
• Remove any hardware if it’s in an area that you are going to coat.
NEVER USE LACQUER THINNER OR ALCOHOLS
ON SURFACES TO BE COATED
ON SURFACES TO BE COATED
2) SOLVENT WIPE/WAX REMOVAL: IMPORTANT! Solvents are flammable. Make sure you are working in a well-ventilated area, are wearing protective equipment and have read all cautionary information and procedures described on the labels or material safety data sheet of the solvents being used.
• Saturate a clean rag with MEK Solvent and wipe down all bed and tailgate surfaces that will be coated. Periodically rotate and replace rags and always use a clean section of the cloth.
• Give special attention to waxed areas; be sure to remove all wax. Monstaliner will not adhere to waxy surfaces.
(clean)
6) TAPING/MASKING:
• Mask off all areas that will not be coated. Take your time to plan where you will end the coating. The neater your taping job, the nicer your final results. Look at other trucks with bed liners to get ideas. Drape newspaper and/or plastic over adjacent surfaces to prevent coating splash or roller spatter.
• Cover any open drain plugs and/or latch bolts with tape.
4) DEGLOSSING & ROUGHING UP SURFACE:
• Using the supplied coarse scuffing pads, scour the entire area that will be coated. Proper surface preparation is evidenced by removal of gloss and generation of a light powder on the surface. 120 to 180 grit sandpaper may also be used if desired.
• Sweep or vacuum out all sanding dust and debris.
Sand the hood with extreme face
Wipe the hood down to get rid of dust
5) MIXING CATALYST WITH BED LINER:
• Shake your first gallon of Monstaliner (Part A) vigorously for 30 seconds. Gently pry the lid off the can. Contents may be under slight pressure. Note that can is short filled to allow the addition of (Part B) catalyst. Shake catalyst vigorously for 10 seconds. Open catalyst and dump entire contents into the part filled can of Monstaliner. Scrape excess catalyst from can using supplied wooden mixing stick. Attach supplied drill bit mixing paddle to your drill and power mix components for 3 full minutes. While power mixing, stop periodically and scrape sides and bottom of can using wooden stick. Shake excess liquid from drill mixing paddle and store for later use. To mix less than 1 full gallon, carefully measure 7 parts bed liner to 1 part catalyst by volume.
** When I mixed my color I knew that I did not need the entire gallon to do the hood. I mixed my tinted (pink) in with the gallon of Monstaliner, but did not add the catalyst. I measured out half a gallon of the now pink Monstaliner into another container. In this container i think added half of the container of the catalyst. Doing this allows me to save the other half a gallon of paint for a later project seeing that the pot life of mixed material is 6 to 10 hours depending on temperature and humidity.
Mix color into gallon. Not including the hardening agent
6) STARTING TO COAT:
• Pour a small amount of coating into one of the supplied (my kit did not come with this) roller trays. Using the supplied paint brush; begin coating all corners, seams and hard-to-reach areas. Dab Monstaliner on rather than brushing it like paint.
• When all corners, seams and hard-to-reach areas have been covered (cut-in), begin rolling your first coat onto the surface.
• Load roller with as much material as it will hold. Roll slowly and evenly using firm, medium pressure on the roller. Continue rolling until the roller needs more material but is not empty or dry. Rolling in one direction only.
First coat
DRY TIME TO RECOAT: Coating must be dry to touch with little or no tack under your fingers.
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS – 50 to 60% Relative Humidity and 70 to 75°F – FIRST COAT WILL DRY TO RECOAT IN 3 to 5 HOURS – Warmer temperature and higher humidity will speed dry (shorten recoat time). Colder temp and low humidity will slow dry (lengthen recoat time). 1st coat may also be left to dry overnight as long as 2nd coat is installed within 24 hours.
6A) SECOND OR MORE COAT
• Confirm that coating is dry for recoat. A short screw tip roller extension pole may be helpful.
• Repeat rolling process beginning. Apply coating generously. Final texture is created by finish rolling slowly, in one direction, using firm pressure. Try to use all remaining coating on the object you are painting.
7) CLEAN-UP/TAPE REMOVAL:
• After all desired coats are complete, immediately remove all masking tape, pulling slowly at a 90 degree angle to surfaces to avoid disturbing the edges of the coating. Handle with care when removing; tape may have wet coating sticking to it. The earlier the tape is removed, the cleaner your tape lines will be and tape will come off easier.
• If any coating gets on painted surfaces of vehicle, remove promptly using a small amount of MEK on a clean rag. Re-wax areas wiped with solvent.
I personally did 4 coats to ensure that all of the coverage was even.
Remove tape and enjoy
After her Easter Sunday bath
