Will you Line-X?

[Shacky4]

I would love to hear others opinions on having their new Bronco get Line-X treated. I live in an area with lots of snow and salt and rust is a consideration! Is an application with Line-X a good idea or a waste of time?

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[redone17]

I’m considering some sort of protection. Oil based or Fluid Film. Heard coatings like this could crack and open doors for even worse corrosion. Excited to hear some opinions based on experience with 4x4/Off-road vehicles.

 

[iwantabasebronco]

Project Farm on Youtube did a video on the corrosion spray films I think

 

[iwantabasebronco]

Found it:

 

[talbot]

I used fluid film on my old sierra, works very well

 

[Shacky4]

That's really informative. Thanks!

Found it:

 

[Shacky4]

After watching the video, I'm thinking of staying away from solid coatings. I have seen undercarriages with cracked coating that form a pocket for moisture. I'm pretty sure I know a guy who does the FluidFilm application. At least I know it will do no harm.

 

[bigblueboing]

There are other threads on this. FYI
It is a good idea because it is warranties against all weather
Anyways I’m going to line x the top and flares.
if you don’t have the UV protection it will fade or patina over time.
i personally like the look because it looks old.
or add the uv protection and it will stay nice and glossy.

 

[broadicustomworks]

If you apply liner be warned - you better like it. Because you are stuck with it. Liner and cockroaches will survive the nuclear war, lol.

A prior owner applied liner to the back portion of my TJ. I needed to do some work, and it was a pain cutting through it and removing some items, the stuff is like glued rawhide. I used a Cutco knife to get through some of it.

Also yes, if (when) water gets under it, there will be rust. Liner has it's place, but I will never again buy a 4x4 coated in liner. Unfortunately a lot of older 4x4s are getting coated in liner, in some cases even on the outside of the body. Soon as I see liner, I ignore the "for sale" add.

Such is also the case with POR15. Hard as concrete when it is done, but one wrong move prepping it beforehand and it will peel off.
Then you get moisture behind it that has nowhere to go but eat at the metal.

 

[Shacky4]

Yeah, but I was specifically wondering about Line X undercoating. I was looking for feedback on that. Sorry if it was redundant to other threads.

There are other threads on this. FYI
It is a good idea because it is warranties against all weather
Anyways I’m going to line x the top and flares.
if you don’t have the UV protection it will fade or patina over time.
i personally like the look because it looks old.
or add the uv protection and it will stay nice and glossy.

 

[redone17]

Found it:

Thanks for sharing that. Informative.

 

[bigblueboing]

Yeah, but I was specifically wondering about Line X undercoating. I was looking for feedback on that. Sorry if it was redundant to other threads.

My bad I didn’t see that you were referring to undercoating. I live in SoCal so we don’t really understand snow and ice and undercoating stuff. Lol. I thought you were talking about on the outside. I really haven’t even seen line x as a undercoating

 

[Hart4523]

I've used Line x on a lot of other vehicles, on fender flares, roof rack and a bull bar. I plan on Line xing my upper dash. I parked next to a Bronco that was all Line x ed.

 

[Rayder]

I might do the rockers with line x. I've never had an American vehicle (aluminum F-150 excepted) that went 5 years without some rust forming on the rockers, and the Bronco I expect to be particularly bad because of the exposed pinch weld and tendency to throw rocks. I highly doubt LineX would ever crack or separate like some other coatings. I've had LineX on every truck bed I've had and it's basically indestructible.

 

[martyb]

I use fluid film on everything that is prone to rust and it has been awesome. Living in this part of WI the climate is conducive to rust and road salt contributes heavily to the problem. I will definitely check out the CRC product though.

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