rino Lining the interior?

[Sodaholic]

Well. i was talking to my uncle about how carpet holds moisture and that he is glad that he had cheep carpet in his 67 bronco cause the floorpans still have the originoal color on them and have no rust at all.. and i was thinking about maybe putting rino lining down so i dont have to worry about moisture being trapped and ortting away my floorboards in my 67 cougar.. there is a little bit of surface rust but imma repair that this week.

Has any one done this instead of installing carpet again.. did it work well, how much did it cost, did it block sound well, and should i just put carpet over it after getting it installed just so i still have the nice carpeted look to it.

and with holes.. what should i use to cover them up to keep them from getting filled over and preventing me from putting my seats, center consol, kicker pannels back on.

 

[hungrymonkey]

I thought about it. But if you ever get into a wreck, it will be a real pita to remove to fix the metal.

IMHO, I could see it in a truck, but not a car.

 

[Sodaholic]

if there was any dmg bad enough that i need to remove it to repair the floor from a crash would the car even be worth fixing?

 

[65kcoupe]

I did the interior of my 95 Bronco. For the holes in the floor i just took some masking tape and rolled it up and shoved it in there. I thought it would provide some sound deadening....but it really doesnt do anything. I ended up just putting carpet over it. I think it looks the best in truck beds...there are so many little dips and seams in the floorpans it just doesnt look good. If I were you I wouldnt bother with it. You'd be better protected from rust with something like eastwoods rust encapsulator or por15. For sound deadening dynamat works great along with the factory style stuff.

 

[iskwezm]

I wouldnt do it, like it was said, just use some sound deadner.The Rhino will be VERY hard to get off if you need to for any reason

 

[Swede958]

I saw an entirely rhino lined 60's bronco the other day... actually looked pretty badass.
Don't rhino line the interior.. if you're looking for sound deadning... there are some spray on products that would work well and be easier to take off.

For sealing just get some por-15... it works, well. That and fix the cowl leak if you got it and get new weatherstripping

 

[Sodaholic]

yeah, no cowl leak.. just the weather stripping went bad. i need new headliner and when i get the car painted i want a vynl top.. im not sure the order i should do this in.. i heard that you should put headliner in before the weather strip.. and if i put the headliner in then i cant get to the vynl top tim.. and i dont know if that goes on after the vynl top to hold it down or if its just there for looks.. ohh what a tangles web..

 

[hungrymonkey]

if there was any dmg bad enough that i need to remove it to repair the floor from a crash would the car even be worth fixing?

I suppose it depends on the value of your car. If you were dinged in the door and tweaked a floor pan...

 

[Edbert]

I was going to do a bed-liner on mine but chose instead to POR15 it then lay on some sound deadener. I got better rust protection, better sound deadeneing, and all for less weight than I would have with bed-liner. Only drawback was the cost.

I saw a '70s Land Cruiser that had been coated with liner inside AND out. I gotta admit it looked pretty cool, but only a truck/jeep can pull that look off...well maybe that 4X4 '66 Stang with the snowplow could too.

 

[hungrymonkey]

Serves a purpose in a pickup. Its not very often that you will get your interior muddy in a mustang and need to hose it out. Or will you ever toss a load of gravel into the trunk and not worry about scratching the paint down to bare metal.

FWIW, I am really impressed with Line-X. Its almost like spray on sand paper. Plus its thick and does not chip. I would recommend it. I havent used rhino enough to say if its good or bad. But my father in law had his truck done with a name brand that sucked. (wish i could remember what it was). It was super smooth and did not provide any traction, it also bubbled, chipped, and scratched easily.

Unlike the line-x.