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Rehabbing the rubber molding [message #262277]

Thu, 18 September 2014 20:30

kerry pinkerton

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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al

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My rubber molding was really in rough shape, especially against the better looking paint.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/rehabbing-the-rubber-molding/p55958-rubber-molding-and-bed.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6680/IMG_20140918_154833_668.jpg

I agonized over it for a couple weeks thinking about what I could do. FINALLY, I happened to see a partial can of Dupli-color bed liner paint on the shelf. Hummmm. I wonder if that would work. So I did a test and it did great.

So here we go, Masked off the top and bottom and the running lights.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/rehabbing-the-rubber-molding/p55961-rubber-molding-and-bed-liner.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6680/IMG_20140918_154844_953.jpg

With a disposable brush, actually a 2" chip brush from HF, it took less than an hour to do both sides.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/rehabbing-the-rubber-molding/p55967-rubber-molding-and-bed-liner.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6680/IMG_20140918_160637_015.jpg

It dries very fast and you can pull the masking tape almost immediately. Any product on the paint comes off easy with lacquer thinner.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/rehabbing-the-rubber-molding/p55970-rubber-molding-and-bed-liner.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6680/IMG_20140918_160648_559.jpg

The area right above the molding is going to be covered by a 5/8" vinyl stripe top and bottom of the molding. There was a vinyl stripe there before and it took the paint down to the primer when I finally managed to get it off.

Here is the stuff I used:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/rehabbing-the-rubber-molding/p55964-rubber-molding-and-bed-liner.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6680/IMG_20140918_160618_131.jpg

Time will tell but I think this will work well and give me a few more years before it has to be replaced. The brush strokes evened out and the original molding had a texture anyway.

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L

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		Rehabbing the rubber molding By: kerry pinkerton on Thu, 18 September 2014 20:30
		Re: [GMCnet] Rehabbing the rubber molding By: Bruce Hart on Thu, 18 September 2014 23:05
		Re: Rehabbing the rubber molding By: George Beckman on Fri, 19 September 2014 14:14
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