Wooden Boat People
By McKenzieDriftBoat.com
Old World Craftsmanship Meet New World Technology
Thought I post a few photos showing that old school and new school can live in harmony. We coated the interior of this 18ft drift boat built by master guide Grant Rillette.
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Permalink Reply by Terry E Walsh on
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Looks great... Is it Rhino lining?
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Permalink Reply by Duane Doran on
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I'll forgive you this one time!! Ha! seriously this product is called Speedliner and is far superior to Rhino lining or Line-X in just about every way that matters.
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Permalink Reply by Lawrence E. Long on
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Duane: Looks great. What did it cost to do the job?
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Permalink Reply by tungsten on
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forgive my ignorance but what is the difference between the products?also can this be rolled on?
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Speedliner is significantly stronger. We have a slew of independent test to confirm this on our website. As for application, we use specialized air guns and while it could be rolled on it looks a lot better when sprayed.
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Thanks and it cost $600.
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No intention of hijacking the thread.
Adding to the Subject, another "new world technology" product I recently encountered, one that appears to have a similar purpose to the bed liner products we are seeing is a paint-like substance called Plasti Coat. I found was used on a motorcycle I recently bought. This bike was 'flatted-out' (everything coated flat black primer colored) with this product. It seems the Import/tuner car crowd now loves this stuff....because it goes on easily, seems quite durable and it's relatively inexpensive. It comes in many colors. I've washed the surface with Simple Green, scrubbed it with a scouring pad, taken grease and oil off it without leaving marks, dragged my boots over the tank and seat without scratching it. There are lots of posts saying how well it has held up on cars left out in the elements for years now and what a great thing it is, indeed!
I have no affiliation with this product and in fact I am a bit 'miffed' to have discovered the flat black bike I bought is finished with Plasti Coat rather than normal paint. I began sanding to put a nice paint job on the bike....and this stuff is much harder to deal with than normal paint....probably much like a bed liner might be... It might be worthwhile on a boat....perhaps on the exterior of the hull even....they do car roofs and bumpers, even whole cars with it and it looks just fine....without all the prep that is required to get a good paint job, I guess.
Don Hanson
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The Link to that product, which I have just been trying to get the F*** off my motorcycle so I can put paint on. The stuff is amazingly tough. There are a bunch of other products listed on that wabsite....dunno anything about them but it seems, from a quick glance, that they have lots and volumn pricing...
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Don,
Don't fight it! If it's anything like other polymer coatings, and I'm pretty sure it is, just soak a rag in MEK and lay it on the surface for 10-20 minutes. The stuff will peel right off.
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interesting stuff,ive also been looking at it.my understanding was that it is easly removable or it just peels off.i guess i was miss informed.you can get it in a spray bomb,i'm going to buy some and give it a test.
thanks for the info Don,
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Don,
Polymer coatings are VERY hard to remove. However MEK to a polymer is like cryptonite to superman.
Duane
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Don,
I might add that you need to be very careful with MEK as it's powerful stuff. I soaked a ball valve in it overnight and when I removed it every single part that wasn't metal, like the ball valve seats, etc., were GONE!
Duane
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