Herculining Wood? Or.... For storage setup

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

Hey Guys

Almost done building my aux battery / fridge/ inverter / storage unit for the rear seat portion of my Tundra.

Mostly build of 1/2" high grade plywood.

Looking at coating or covering options now..

Really like the idea of a bedliner type, abrasion stain resistant coating. Was thinking of Herculining it. Anyone use Herculiner for something like this? Thoughts? Pics?

Any other ideas?? Open to suggestions!

 

[pugslyyy]

Hmm, I'm not sure how well herculiner would hold up on wood. seems like with the natural expansion/contraction of the lumber it would delaminate for sure. Why not good stain or oil finish that will permeate the wood and give good adhesion?

 

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

Hmm, I'm not sure how well herculiner would hold up on wood. seems like with the natural expansion/contraction of the lumber it would delaminate for sure. Why not good stain or oil finish that will permeate the wood and give good adhesion?

Thats what i thought.. But their website claims it works great on wood. Curious if anyone has tried it in the real world!

As for why not stain... Well... I am mechanically inclined, but pretty pathetic when it comes to carpentry. The bedliner type stuff would hide my horrendous finish work! hahaha!

Thanks

 

[Ryanmb21]

I had plywood line-x a few years ago and it's holding up well. The wood needs to be VERY dry.

 

[McBride]

Check out this interior cabinet build. He used Herculiner.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/143411-G500-interior-cabinet-build

It looks great and will hold up well on dry plywood (much more dimensionally stable than solid wood - which I would recommend using it on).

 

[summerprophet]

Coworker herculined his wood drift boat, and it is holding up fine, three years later. Herculiner uses rubber particles, which will discolor over time, and may look a little chalky with age.

 

[summerprophet]

Check out this interior cabinet build. He used Herculiner.

No he didn't.

Just so someone else doesn't scroll through 5 pages of posts to find out he used monstaliner.

 

[McBride]

No he didn't.

Just so someone else doesn't scroll through 5 pages of posts to find out he used monstaliner.

Shoot. My bad. Sorry. Nice build though.

 

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

Thanks Guys

Never heard of Monstaliner.. Will start reading up on it.

Love having options!

 

[RDC76]

You could check this stuff out. I've seen it at Home Depot. And it's made for wood. http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/restore/restore-10x-advanced-resurfacer
It can be textured as well and comes in a lot of colors. I've never used it personally but have looked at it a couple times.
Good luck.

 

[Arclight]

I used Herculiner on the center console build on my old Bronco. I also used 1/2" plywood for the build. It held up just fine. The only issue was that the texture made it hard to clean.

Arclight

 

[XJLI]

I used Herculiner on a MDF sub box years ago. It held up fantastically. It was more often bouncing and sliding around the back of my XJ than it was bolted down. No special prep, just sanded.

 

[Kiomon]

We have used it in our build in a couple places on wood. We love to and it has stood up great. We used it on a small mini wall near the the bathroom. It's held up great, no delamination and looks the same as the day we painted it. The only big downside to herculiner (and most bed liners in general) is that they fade from UV. If it's an interior piece that doesn't get a ton of son, then it's going to be fine and stay glossy. If it will get a ton of UV you should clear coat it.

 

[Gear]

Line X for a professional look and feel. If you have taken the time to make a quality product don't cut yourself short on finishing it off right. It will cost more, but it is definitely worth it. Welcome back to the forum it's been a while! I have pictures, but am short on time at the moment.

 

[D45]

Why not just buy fiber board for decking