I mixed clear bedliner with white tint for the van exterior and was unhappy with the Rust-Oleum result. Pooling, drips and uneven texture left touch-up work after a long preparation day.
I masked the areas that would stay unpainted, sanded with 60-grit abrasive, removed dust with compressed air and cleaned the surfaces. The diary records a fifteen-hour day before the remaining touch-ups.
The Rust-Oleum pooled and dripped in places, and brushing one affected area disturbed the coating further. I planned a foam roller for touch-up because its finish looked closer to the sprayed texture. The daylight photo and masked-van view show this exterior project.
My van with masking around the exterior areas prepared for coating.
What Went Wrong with My Sprayed White Bedliner
I masked, sanded and cleaned the van before applying the coating.
I mixed clear bedliner with white tint and sprayed the exterior.
The Rust-Oleum pooled and dripped in places; trying to repair one area with a brush made the finish worse.
The side of the van during the white-bedliner project.
My Takeaway for Choosing the Kit
I would not repeat my Rust-Oleum choice for this job. My diary preferred the more consistent RAPTOR sprayed result, while also noting its higher cost at the time. The alternatives shown here are different formats: a RAPTOR coating kit with a gun and a black Herculiner aerosol for smaller areas. The aerosol is not a like-for-like white exterior coating system.
Product Details And Van-Build Uses
Specification
Product Detail
Product Reference
340452 clear truck bed coating
Package
One quart
Resin Type
Styrenated acrylic
Application Formats
Roller, brush or suitable spray equipment
The ROC-150 sheet identifies the clear tint base, including the quart product shown on this page. Its mixing and application instructions differ from the black ready-to-use coating and the clear aerosol. The sheet covers surface preparation, tint addition, texture additive and coating application. That product information helps explain the materials involved in a tintable-bedliner project; my experience above remains the account of pooling, drips and an uneven finish after extensive preparation.
No. The linked ROC-150 sheet covers the clear liquid base, including 340452. The aerosol is a separate formulation and package.
Alternative products
Two Alternatives to Compare
RAPTOR is a mixing-kit alternative; Herculiner aerosol is a spray-can format for smaller applications. My diary favored RAPTOR's more consistent sprayed finish over the Rust-Oleum result.
Product
Why compare this option
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Rust-Oleum Clear Truck Bed Coating
Clear liquid coating used with white tint; my result needed touch-up.
This Herculiner aerosol applies a textured protective coating to smaller areas. It can be useful for compatible exterior van trim or coating touch-ups.
