A black RAPTOR truck-bed coating kit was part of my finishing-supply purchases.
The featured Amazon option is Herculiner Roll-On Bedliner Kit.
Where it fits my build
While fitting the heater below the passenger seat, I worked underneath the van on the intake, exhaust, fuel filter and pump mounts. The black substance visible on the undercarriage was Fluid Film Black, which I had applied across the underbody while leaving the exhaust parts uncoated.
Much of that session was spent lying on my back. I recorded how cramped the space was and how tiring it became to hold my head up and work with both hands around the mounting points.
The underside of my van during the heater pipe and mounting work.A later view of the fuel-line and wiring route beneath the van.
My build notes
The diary separates the coating already present beneath the van from the heater work happening that day. The photos are useful for seeing the available working space and the location of the lines and attachments.
The available space under the van affected the pace of each mounting task.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
The featured Herculiner kit uses a roll-on application format. The RAPTOR two-liter kit and Custom Coat kit offer different coating packages, with the Custom Coat option also changing the color.
U-POL RAPTOR Two-Liter Black Bedliner
This RAPTOR black-bedliner package supplies coating in a smaller bottle kit. It provides a different package size within the RAPTOR coating range.
This Custom Coat kit supplies dove-gray urethane bedliner components with a spray gun and regulator. The coating is packaged for mixing before a textured spray application.
