I DID IT! Line X on my cladding...

[LINE-X]

KRemo--- You might also want to consider re-painting the Hood Fangs in "White" to match your Ironman body color. They would really stand-out against the black background on the hood insert and would give it a snazzy look. Just a thought.

Photochop:

[atilla_the_fun]

the fangs are the silver fangs on the front of the car, next to the isuzu emblem =)

[tom4bren]

In this case, they are an added feature that they put on the hood insert. There have been a few other members who have done this (Ldub & Marlin come to mind).

Usually when we talk about the fangs though, you are right ... the ones on the grill.

[LINE-X]

Usually when we talk about the fangs though, you are right ... the ones on the grill.

Alrighty then...another photochop:

[tom4bren]

LINE-X,

I can't see your pix whilst at work but I think you got the one that Riff Raff asked for in the first pic.

My grill fangs were removed by the PO & I've never wanted to replace them. I like the blacked out look mo betta.

[atilla_the_fun]

done better =):

[nfpgasmask]

Man, that beige looks nice.

Here's a pic of my Trooper. You can see what I am thinking.



My concerns with doing this are as follows:

1) Cost, I would want to do the interior and exterior. My Trooper is stripped on the inside already, and the only thing needed to do a perfect job would be to pull the glass. Does Line-X pull glass or would I have to do that on my own and then have the vehicle delivered to a Line-X shop?

2) My Trooper is currently spray painted on the inside and out, what kind of prep work (time, extra cost, etc) would be involved for Line-X to do a thorough job?

3) Is the beige very flat or is it shiney? I would would like to maintain that low sheen look, like a matte finish.

I think my Trooper would look great if I had this done. I would even consider having the roof rack, bumpers and grill done as well as some gas cans to match.

4) Another question, how does Line-X work around door hinges and such? Do you guys take all that apart (remove doors and hinges) and spray each piece? A little more infor there would be excellent.

What do you think something like this would cost on average?

Thanks - Bart

[circmand]

Not a big fan of the price yet but when I get a few more notches and dings it will be a bargain compared to buying new cladding. Once again who did you use and can you get them to do up a how to? I have seen posts that some shops refuse to do it because they do not think it can be done. With a how to from another shop it mght help others get this done.

One other thing any idea of the weight increase from the product?

[LINE-X]

Man, that beige looks nice.

Here's a pic of my Trooper. You can see what I am thinking.



My concerns with doing this are as follows:

1) Cost, I would want to do the interior and exterior. My Trooper is stripped on the inside already, and the only thing needed to do a perfect job would be to pull the glass. Does Line-X pull glass or would I have to do that on my own and then have the vehicle delivered to a Line-X shop?
LINE-X dealers set their own prices, so prices will vary, you should check with your local dealer. Go to golinex.com and use the dealer search function if you wish. You don't need to pull any glass, it will be masked off.

2) My Trooper is currently spray painted on the inside and out, what kind of prep work (time, extra cost, etc) would be involved for Line-X to do a thorough job?
Nothing out of the ordinary. Its surface will be scuffed and then cleaned prior to the LINE-X application.

3)Is the beige very flat or is it shiney? I would would like to maintain that low sheen look, like a matte finish.
LINE-X Xtra is glossy, but a gloss reducer can be added to it. However, it will never go to plain "flat".
I think my Trooper would look great if I had this done. I would even consider having the roof rack, bumpers and grill done as well as some gas cans to match.

4) Another question, how does Line-X work around door hinges and such? Do you guys take all that apart (remove doors and hinges) and spray each piece? A little more infor there would be excellent.
If the hinges will function with the bedliner material, then we spray them. If they won't function, we just apply the Xtra without the bedliner material.

What do you think something like this would cost on average?
I would say a within a range of $2,500 to $3,000 for the interior and exterior.

The owner of this truck rolled the truck. He had it repaired but instead of painting it, we LINE-X'd it.

[LINE-X]

Not a big fan of the price yet but when I get a few more notches and dings it will be a bargain compared to buying new cladding. Once again who did you use and can you get them to do up a how to? I have seen posts that some shops refuse to do it because they do not think it can be done. With a how to from another shop it mght help others get this done.
KRemo used our shop. www.LinexFortWorthTexas.com

One other thing any idea of the weight increase from the product?
LINE-X weighs .7 pounds per sqft at 1/8" thickness. The thickness is probably half that on the backside though. The front side will be up to 1/8" but not 1/8" in all areas.

See answers in red.

[ZEUS]

Line-X, thank you for all this info - very helpful!

[nfpgasmask]

Yes, thank you. This is awesome info. I might just do this with my Trooper in the spring. I know I want to do the black parts, I'm just not 100% sure I want to do the tan parts yet. I might still opt for regular paint, however the Line-X option is very appealing since this is my trail rig and I'm sure i will drive through an overgrown trail in the future.

Thanks again,

Bart

[Marlin]

I was at LKQ this morning, a helped a guy getting some misc Zu parts. He owns a body shop. He said they have done some jeeps with the Raptor spray kits and it came out great. The kit is on sale at a local auto paint shop here with the gun for 119. Under 500 bucks and he would do all the prep. (not including the cladding, I will do that myself) I see a possible birthday present for the VX. He said yellow is hard to do as well. But the raptor kit is completely tintable. I may try this for the cladding in black, and possibly hit up the whole truck in that army green I have been wanting
Thanks for the lead on raptor LineX!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCNc5OnOR1c

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/U-Pol...#ht_3409wt_668

[LINE-X]

Be careful when using solvent based products on plastics including polypropylene. Some solvents will melt plastics. Raptor does contain a lot of solvents (ACETONE, XYLENE, N-BUTYL ACETATE, 2-METHOXY-1-METHYLETHYL ACETATE), so you might test a spot first. Better safe than sorry!

[tom4bren]

I've still got the spare nose piece cladding. Lemme know if it's needed for any practice. It's been trimmed for tire clearance though so prolly not useful for anything other than practice.

LINE-X,

What's the process for masking off an area that you don't want covered? What I'm thinking about is masking off lettering in the center of an area that is going to be covered in LineX to let the original material provide just enough contrast to make it still visible. I'm not talking about real fine detail here, just a 4X4 or VX as far as the lettering goes.