I bought RAPTOR 1K Black Bedliner Aerosol as part of my camper van equipment.
The RAPTOR aerosol appears in my coating purchases alongside the broader bedliner work described in the diary.
Where it fits my build
I taped the boundaries and covered the areas that would not be painted with plastic sheeting. I then sanded the exposed areas with an orbital sander and 60-grit abrasive, blew away the dust with a compressor, and cleaned and degreased the surfaces.
I mixed clear bedliner with white tint and sprayed the van. After it dried, I removed the masking. The tape and sheeting stage alone took around eight hours, and the finished edges still needed some touch-up.
My van with masking around the exterior areas prepared for coating.The side of the van during the white-bedliner project.
My build notes
The most useful detail in my diary is the result, including the problems. Rust-Oleum pooled and dripped in places, and trying to repair one area with a paintbrush made it worse. I wrote that I would use a foam roller for touch-ups and preferred the more consistent finish I had obtained with RAPTOR.
Masking, preparation and application method each became a substantial part of the exterior-coating job.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
Rust-Oleum and Herculiner provide two other aerosol bedliner options. This comparison concerns the aerosol products, which have a different application setup from larger coating kits.
Rust-Oleum Black Aerosol Bedliner
This aerosol applies a black textured truck-bed coating. The can provides a spray-on finish without a separate coating gun.
This Herculiner aerosol applies a textured protective coating to smaller areas. It can be useful for compatible exterior van trim or coating touch-ups.
