northfacer581

so i got the idea to put herculiner (truck bed liner) on the 4runner from one of my jeep friends. apparently its a pretty popular mod for those jeep guys, as there is a lot of information on it on the internet. application was fairly easy, and overall the project took only about 2 hours, and costed
-$33 for herculiner at pep boys (smaller can, they do have big can for 80)
-$8 for paint roller and sanding materials, picked up at walmart

dont have a chance to see what it really looks like, as i just finished and its dark. however what you can see, it looks really good. the purpose of this mod was to protect the parts from scratches and paint blemishes. i decided to paint the rocker panels following what the limited models have on their doors. also i painted all of the sliders, i kept them bolted on.

doing this mod entailed:

-taping off the area you want to apply the herculiner
-sanding the paint down, wiping with cloth, sanding again
-stir up the herculiner with an electric drill and bit
-applying the herculiner
-let it dry and enjoy

and on with the pictures:
















what do you think?

1985 4Runner

Looks great, I like it.

northfacer581

thanks; ive seen it on older yotas, but i think im the first to do it on a 3rd gen? thatd be sweet if i was the first to do this mod to a 3rd gen....

Tacoclimber

Very cool, Andy... I've been throwing around the idea of doing this to my DC Taco for a while... Your write-up pushes me one step closer...

Looks very cool!

northfacer581

thanks man....hopefully ill get some good pics up tomorrow

Greedy

Looks awesome! I had my stock bumpers line-x sprayed about a year ago and they have held up great. I was thinking about the rocker panels as well - can't wait to see the pics!

RTdawgs

Looks great, I would love to see some daytime pictures too. I had my rear bumper done and would like to get my sliders and lower rockers done too.

4RunnerFever

Can't wait to see the completed project pictures! I was thinking of doing the same thing, but having it done professionally. You've inspired me to do it myself.

86SR522REEFI

Did you use xylene or xylol or anything like that. When I did my bed we cleaned the bed like 5 times then we scuffed it with the scuff pad. The kit didnt tell us to sand. And when we were done scuffing it we washed it in xlene to get rid of the particles. I advise that you put a clear coat or the uv protectant on it because I didnt put that on mine and it is kind of fading. Good use of the product tho.

99_Runner

Looks very nice.

JGM

Cool application. I am going to do this with my FJ40 as I get into that restoration process.

FilthyRich

daytime pics???

Racer944

looks awesome, definetly going to go with that when I can afford



Hahaha, when I can afford it, I'm convinced I'm always going to be poor and in college, it sucks!!!

calrockx

looks pretty neat.

how well does this stuff hold up, like against scuffs/scraches/rocks and such?

RTdawgs

Like I said earlier, I got it on my rear bumper. It has held up great against stratches and dents for me. I've banged it pretty good on the side of a rut and dragged it all the way out, no scratches.

EDIT: Im my avatar, the vehicle is actually resting on the bumper in that rut, the passenger-rear tire is off the ground...no damage to bumper.

97Limited

Hey northfacer581;

Nice job on the herculiner!! Looks really good!!

northfacer581

as promised....wow it turned out better than i thought, i really like the look. im also surprised at how straight i put on the blue tape, i guess i got good eyes.

FilthyRich

can you get some daytime close-ups?

fireteacher

great job man, im not to kean on the look but the functionality of it and the job you did is great!

northfacer581

eric.....yea ill take some close ups tomorrow; i took a nap after school today and didnt wake up till 6. i herculined all of the sliders, and it was sort of tricky (they stayed on; theyre bolted) getting the roller into all the little crevices, but the roller i had made it very easy, because it was very small.