Spray On Bedliner To Drop Weight Of Coil

[Critterhunter]

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[muggsc]

I'll probably get some hisses and boos from some people but I've used bed liner paint on my Excalibur coil for quite a while and it works great. I sprayed one coat of bright orange then 2 coats of Rust-oleum bed liner paint from Lowe's. Many trips to the beach and haven't seen the orange yet.

 

[erikk]

I switched over from the epoxy to the bedliner spray on my excal coils and find it much better and longer lasting & It also doesn't chip.I am in the process of doing one right now

 

[Critterhunter]

I hear the Plasticoat (or some name similar) spray on bed liner works well and won't chip, flake, or peal. What I'm concerned about are a few things- Does this protect the coil as well for landing hunting as using the coil cover would? I'm thinking about bumping into trees or bumping over stones on the ground. Would the stock cover do a better job at protecting the coil for that? What I'm worried about is the epoxy from the factory on the bottom of some of these coils getting cracked if I bump something the right way. Then again, I don't see where a cover would do any better job at protecting it?

Also concerned if there might be high levels of minerals in this paint that might throw off a machine's performance, causing it to get less depth or run a little more unstable? Final concern is weight. If it's near the same as the coil cover then what's the point for me. I'm guessing it'll only add grams and not ounces to the coil. Somebody gave me the idea to spray 2 or 3 coats onto a newspaper and then weigh that which I think I'll do before committing to it.

If I end up using this stuff I think I'll shoot for a bright red color. I think that would look sorta cool and also start showing the black color of the coil through down the road to indicate I should re-cover it with more bed liner.

 

[John(Tx)]

n/t

 

[Neil]

I did a write up on this last summer but havent been able to find the thread, its in here somewhere, either the beach forum or this forum. actually several guys posted about it, one even put a pic up of the can it comes in (from a auto parts store) and I posted a pic of a 10" Tornado coil I hunted most of the summer with that had it applied to and it never chipped or cracked, effected the performance in any way except enhance performance in that you never have to worry about sand getting in your coil cover again, and lastly its a very thin and tough coating, I sprayed mine ........I think it was 4 or 5 coats on the bottom and I could still put the coil cover on(to give you an idea of how thick it actually is). the thing that throws people off is the name, truck bed liner, which we are familiar seeing as a thick rough coating and thats not it at all, its a dull finish but more smooth like a paint yet still very durable. the only reason I havent put it on my excal II or etrac coils is that they are still under warranty and I will wait until that is up in case either coil fails. whether minelab should or shouldnt make that an issue with the warranty isnt a debate Im gonna get into.
sometimes we all just think to damn much about stuff and end up frozen on what we should all do. easy enough to buy a can of it, its inexpensive, and try it on something else, try it on a hammer or a yard tool, give yourself an idea of how you like it, then you will see if its something you should put on your coils. with one can you can easily spray some yard tools and try it and have plenty left to do a coil or two. remember thin multiple coats versus thick coats, just like regular spray paint.
I hung mine one a line outside in the backyard and sprayed it.

 

[Critterhunter]

Thanks for all the info. Yea, the good old clothes line is where most of my painting is done in the back yard on things. But, it's too cold around here for that so it's going to be done in my basement. Just have to make sure nobody is home to smell it so I don't get yelled at. I've got a heater in the garage but I prefer it as warm as possible when painting things to dry quicker and set up better.