Coating on coils

[MrGee]

a couple of months ago there was some discussion about a coating made for pick up truck beds that someone had used on their coil to protect it. I can't find any of that thread anymore. Anybody know about what was use and if there is a downside to using it?
MrGee

 

[fishercz20]

I had Line-X put in my bed liner a few years ago. Don't know if that's what you are talking about. I think they heat up this polyurethane stuff and spray it on hot and wet where it then cools down and hardens

 

[Mick56]

I've seen aerosol cans of bed liner in auto parts stores, don't know how it would work.

I have used pvc pipe cement with pretty good results.

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Maybe for the sake of repairing a crack, but I think it would be just as easy to buy a coil cover.

 

[Mat in MA]

Hey MrGee,

That was probably me. Here is the link to the comments I made on this forum.

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?26,822397,823330#msg-823330

There is also a link within that message that may explain more. Hope this is what you were looking for.

 

[MrGee]

Thanks Mat. That's the post (thread) that I was talking about. My coil is getting a bit scratched from rocks and dead wood. Nothing to worry about yet, but I sure don't want any problems down the line. Thanks again and I guess I'll go shopping for some bed liner.
MrGee

 

[Mat in MA]

No heating involved here. Just shake the can like it was a can of spray paint and put a coat on your coil.

 

[Mat in MA]

This does away with the coil cover. The coil cover causes nothing but problems when your detecting at the beach. Sand tends to get between the cover and the coil causing false signals. If you don't realize that its the sand you may think you have a problem with your detector. Now you've to go stop, remove the tight cover (if you can), clean it out, then put it back again. Too much lost time and trouble here. The spray lets you keep detecting without any of the falsing. If you wear down the liner, all you have to do is respray. It's a lot cheaper than buying coil covers all the time, and it doesn't interfere with your detectors depth.

 

[shawnrmartin]

a couple of months ago there was some discussion about a coating made for pick up truck beds that someone had used on their coil to protect it. I can't find any of that thread anymore. Anybody know about what was use and if there is a downside to using it?
MrGee

I use it also. Great stuff, and a $8 can will last years.