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Old 01-19-2006, 12:19 PM
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Rhinolining?

So here's an idea...

My wagon leaks horribly in the rain, and I usually pull the carpet out and let it dry out after a significant rain event. While I was cruising around yesterday, I noticed one of my kayaking buddies had rhinolined the inside of his 4Runner. Do you think this would be possible on the floor or a Benzo? Seems like it may help slow my rusty floorboard from deteriorating on me, and I wouldn't have to worry about throwing wet gear on the carpet in the back every time I go kayaking (almost every day). Would certainly make cleanup easier. Seems like there is some paddling under the carpet on the front and obvioudly all the wiring/vacuum lines. What do ya'll think?
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Old 01-19-2006, 12:25 PM
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Rhinolining is awesome, my bro had that done to his pickup. Produced a nice, thick coating of rubber, very durable, costs about $500 for a Dakota quad cab bed.

I went with the $120 Durabak in my Jeep tub, not as nice as the Rhino, but durable and available in a choice of colors (I used dark gray).
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I applied the gallon using a undercoating gun. Whatever you do mask EVERYTHING, wear a old long sleeve shirt, and gloves. Have a couple quarts of Xylene for cleanup.

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Old 01-19-2006, 12:35 PM
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I'm not sure the Rhino lining is any good on top of rust. It probably would be if the rust surface were prepared first. But something you could do yourself that would be almost as tough, and also stops rust, is POR-15 treatment. If you're not familiar with that product, a search here on the forum will turn up some hits.

Also, I would warn you that if you have water coming inside the car and settling under the carpets, you are in significant danger of having the floorboards rust out from under you. By the time you get obvious warning signs, like a soft spot in the floor, it will be too late. At that point your floor is being held in only by the undercoating.

If it were my car, I would have the carpets out of there and would start getting up the water-absorbant black foam padding that is glued to the metal floor. That stuff holds water forever against the metal and eventually it rusts. Get that stuff up, remove any loose rust chips (I hope you don't have significant rust) and give it a POR-15 treatment. That stuff dries to become really hard. Then you can find some kind of carpet padding that is more easy to remove as a substitute.

The same thing applies to the area around the jack mount holes. It starts to rust in one little spot and then spreads underneath the undercoating. POR-15 will stop this kind of rust too.

I may be conducting a project this summer to remove all the undercoating from my 240D due to it no longer holding a seal against moisture - at that point it absorbs and retains moisture.

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Old 01-19-2006, 04:36 PM
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If u gotta take a leak, wash hands first...

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Old 01-19-2006, 05:55 PM
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You really need to fix the leak. Check under the battery and you may find your hole. Or near the front fenders on the fire wall.
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Old 01-19-2006, 08:22 PM
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Fix the leak! If its really a beater some have even used roof flashing and roof tar which will work fine. No reason to live with water in your car. If you plan on dropping the bucks for Rhinoliner that money will go far towards fixing the issues. RT
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Old 01-19-2006, 10:29 PM
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i didn't read all the responses, but i've thought of rhinolining the inside of the wheel wells on all my rides. some of it is plastic on some rides but it gets beat to hell.

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Old 01-20-2006, 10:39 PM
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Quote:
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Old 01-21-2006, 04:17 PM
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I second just fixing the leak...

You'll find that all the stuff UNDER the carpet/floor padding is going to be annoying to mask, and your interior will get coated with overspray...its just not worth it on an already assembled car.

Just fix the leaks

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