After the sprayed bedliner pooled and dripped, I wrote that I wanted a roller approach for the touch-ups. The Custom Coat roller kit is among my purchased coating tools.
My van with masking around the exterior areas prepared for coating.
The item in my kit
I bought Custom Coat Bedliner Roller Kit as part of my camper van equipment.
After the sprayed bedliner pooled and dripped, I wrote that I wanted a roller approach for the touch-ups. The Custom Coat roller kit is among my purchased coating tools.
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.
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
The XDT set uses small foam rollers, while the FoamPRO corner roller changes the head shape for inside corners. Surface texture, roller width and access distinguish these application formats.
XDT Small Foam Paint Rollers
This set contains small foam rollers in several widths. Their compact heads provide a rolling application format for narrow areas and small surfaces.
