I have seen a few of you on here say that you have herculiner on your racks. Is it worth it or does it chip off? if it is worth the money how much does it cost? please let me know.


mudrunninRancher


01 Rubicon
01 Rancher 4x4

 

we put it in a friends truck bed, its very abrasive ( like sandpaper ) and it can chip if you abuse it. I would use line-X for a ATV rack. I just used plasti dip to coat my bunge straps and it worked good.

 

I had Herculiner on my 96 Foreman 400 for nearly two years and it held up great. Just last weekend I did the racks/bumper/bash plate of my Rancher. It was kind of hard to convince myself to scuff the racks, etc.. on a machine with less than 30 miles but I'm pleased with the end results.

In my opinion Herculiner looks a lot better on racks than sprayed on liners because you can control it more, the spray type liners will run all over the place, where Herculiner when brushed (Dabbed on with a brush) goes on pretty consistent, with very few runs. Herculiner sells for about $30.00 a quart and a quart would probably do two machines if they were both prepped and ready to go.

The prep involves removing your racks/bumper from the machine, scuffing all of the paint with a 3M pad, clean everything with acetyne, let it dry thoroughly, and begin dabbing on a coat of Herculiner. Let it dry until no longer tacky and apply a second coat. The second coat brings everything together and makes it look good. If you decide to do your racks, etc.. make sure you wear gloves and old clothes because it takes a week or so to wear off your skin. Believe me, I found out the hard way

I think Herculiner makes the racks, etc.. look "tough", it does have kind of a rough texture because it has bits of rubber suspended in the compound but it protects against scratches, scrapes, and rust. It also helps to keep things from sliding around on your racks and gives a little bit of cushioning if you ever need to give someone a push with your machine.

 

I worked at a linex dealer this summer and had to grind out a herculiner that was used lightly to spray in a real bedliner. Chances are your racks won't be abused like a truck bed but a spray on liner would be your best bet probably $1 a click I couldn't see this taking more than 40 clicks. I know if you put the herculiner to the test, rub the two products together linex would be like sandpaper on the herculiner. If you plan to keep this for some time use linex.

 

I've got it on my racks and I'm very pleased with the results. It changes the entire look of the quad. I was also having trouble with my rack getting severe scratched. That problem has now been solved.

00' rancher4x2es, 26x12 mudrunners on the rear, 1500lb winch, 55wt back-up light, herculined rack

 

Greetings,

As a cheap alternative, you can cover the most abused parts of your rack with old rubber hose. My racks were taking a beating from a logging chain. We cut a few lengths of an lod hose and split it longways. It snapped right over the tubes of the rack and, given the right color, is barely noticable. Just a thought.