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Alumaholic · 11-03-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by w7ts

I like to leave mine hanging open when I'm setting up.

I like to leave mine open when Im breaking camp and heading for the open road. All those friendly, wavingpeople weren't saying Bon Voyage afterall, but "Hey, your drawer is open, Big Dummy."

GetOutDoors · 11-03-2011, 01:27 PM

Another place I think the spray liner material could be used is inside the wheel wells. Not only would it provide protection from corrosion, but might also help limit the damage in the event of a blowout (and I'm not talking about blown out drawers!).

Chlyman · 11-03-2011, 01:32 PM

My "58 Traveler has it in the wheel wells as well. I think they must have used it everywhere for a period of time. I did use it to undercoat a canned ham I rebuilt a few years ago. I thought it would help seal the plywood from water damage. It is so easy to apply, I do think using it to seal up the inside of the aluminum is a good idea, but as has been said before, sealing the seams externally as well seems to be the way to go.

Ag&Au · 11-03-2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GetOutDoors

I've been thinking about lining my under-bumper drawer with that stuff ...

Would you do the inside and outside of the drawer?

GetOutDoors · 11-03-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by w7ts

Would you do the inside and outside of the drawer?

No, just the inside: I think the corrosion comes from moister in the drawer – trapped between the drawer and the rubber liner – that causes the problem.

Gringo · 11-03-2011, 01:52 PM

i guess we got the commando version. No outside drawers.

Alumaholic · 11-03-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GetOutDoors

Another place I think the spray liner material could be used is inside the wheel wells. Not only would it provide protection from corrosion, but might also help limit the damage in the event of a blowout (and I'm not talking about blown out drawers!).

I applied it after rebuilding the wheel wells on my 1976 Safari, not thinking of blowouts so much as the abrasive rock and gravel spray that helped disintegrate the original wheel wells. I shaped galvanized-steel, wheel-well liners, riveted them in place, then sprayed with bedliner. Voila, pre-Myth-Buster, shrapnel protection for the wheel wells.

Alumaholic · 11-03-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Gringo

i guess we got the commando version. No outside drawers.

...were introduced, I believe, with the Excella model in the 1980's and carried forward with the Limited and Classic models to this day.
I have one on my 2007 Classic Limited. It is a much appreciated feature and a convenient place for sewer hose, extra sewer hose, assorted sewer fittings, nitrile gloves, and even my 30 amp power cord.
Nothing associated with fresh water goes in this drawer.

50KIP · 11-03-2011, 02:03 PM

The protective coating in the Mythbusters show was a product placement by Line-X. It is best known as a bedliner for pickup trucks, but if you go to their website you will find myriad uses for the product, including military and security. I have had the bed of my last two pickup sprayed with Line-X and I can say that it is superior product. It is indestructible and if it fails it is guaranteed. I can think of a number of uses on AS such as the propane bottle holder and the battery case; two items that tend to rust and corrode early on.

GetOutDoors · 11-03-2011, 02:16 PM

What colors does it come in (white or silver)?

Gringo · 11-03-2011, 02:28 PM

This one has a sewer hose tube mounted under the frame, across and forward of the tanks. Two sections fit in there perfectly. A good feature, I think.

GetOutDoors · 11-03-2011, 02:32 PM

Anybody know the difference between Line-X and Rhino Liner( Spray Bed Liner, Spray On Bed Liners, Spray in Bed Liner | Rhino Linings)?

GetOutDoors · 11-03-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Gringo

This one has a sewer hose tube mounted under the frame, across and forward of the tanks. Two sections fit in there perfectly. A good feature, I think.

We have that as well ... Don't feel too left out, the drawer has limitations given its location and shallowness. In fact, I don't use it. I also have not yet found a use for the under-carrage utility area (located behind the curb-side tire) because neither of these storage areas are sealed from the outside elements. Maybe the spray in liner stuff can help ...

Alumaholic · 11-03-2011, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GetOutDoors

I also have not yet found a use for the under-carrage utility area (located behind the curb-side tire) because neither of these storage areas are sealed from the outside elements. Maybe the spray in liner stuff can help ...

I store my big, heavy, solid rubber wheel chocks in the utility cabinet behind the curb-side tire. They don't need to be protected from the elements, nor do they need to be in a locked compartment with clean stuff.

Ag&Au · 11-03-2011, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Alumaholic

I store my big, heavy, solid rubber wheel chocks in the utility cabinet behind the curb-side tire. They don't need to be protected from the elements, nor do they need to be in a locked compartment with clean stuff.

I used to keep my chocks there, but then I became to lazy to crouch down and mess with latches to get them. Now I keep them in the black box behind the Propane tanks. What do the rest of you use that black box for?

Ken

streamquest · 11-03-2011, 02:52 PM

When I stripped the original water damaged interior out of my '49 Spartan, guess what the inside of the aluminum skin was covered with??? Something that looked exactly like bedliner. Obviously not the same product, but exactly the same idea. Hmmmmm.

BigAl · 11-03-2011, 03:03 PM

I use the box behind the propane tanks for Tiki torches and the shoe for my jack.
Not much else.
The storage compartment that is not sealed from the elements behind the wheels is where I keep my grease gun for greasing my Hensley Hitch. Of course would work for any other hitches as well.
Al

Skater · 11-08-2011, 09:46 AM

Our (used) truck came with one of those spray-in bedliners. It's really nice to have, because there are no worries about scratches and rust.

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Interesting episode. I won't be parking my Bambi over a manhole cover.

That myth seemed pointless to me - the manhole cover thing happened in Georgetown, Washington DC several times over several weeks (to the point that I remember a traffic reporter saying, "Well, it happened again...") back in 1999 or 2000, and a quick search last night turned up plenty of other examples of cities that have had it happen. Sure it was neat to watch...but there are plenty of documented cases of it happening, so what's left to test?

Ag&Au · 11-08-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Skater

Our (used) truck came with one of those spray-in bedliners. It's really nice to have, because there are no worries about scratches and rust.

That myth seemed pointless to me - the manhole cover thing happened in Georgetown, Washington DC several times over several weeks (to the point that I remember a traffic reporter saying, "Well, it happened again...") back in 1999 or 2000, and a quick search last night turned up plenty of other examples of cities that have had it happen. Sure it was neat to watch...but there are plenty of documented cases of it happening, so what's left to test?

You're missing the point.

Most of the others didn't make money for a TV network.

A lot of things they test don't need testing, but watching them try is entertaining. Don't confuse Mythbusters with education; and now that I think about it, that goes for 99.5% of things carried by mass media.

I have even seen them come to a few conclusions that I was pretty certain were contrary to the science involved.

Ken

HHaase · 11-08-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GetOutDoors

Anybody know the difference between Line-X and Rhino Liner( Spray Bed Liner, Spray On Bed Liners, Spray in Bed Liner | Rhino Linings)?

Very similar products. Most of the 4x4 forums tend to show a leaning toward Line-X as the preferred product, but I believe that only Rhino Lining offers colors. There's also stuff called Lizard Skin which is more of an insulation, rather than a layer of impact protection like the bedliners are.

I agree though that it would highly preferable to properly seal the entire seam, starting with the exterior first.

I was actually thinking of doing a combination of all three when(if) I do my Safari. Seam seal the outside, line-x in the wheelwells, and lizard skin on the inner shell.

-Hans