Rhino Line'd my fuel tank

[Duc Hunter]

My 75 wide body project car needed a new fuel tank thanks to rust. When the new Dansk tank came from our host painted black....and I wanted protection similar to the thick, rubbery coating the factory put on tanks. I thought "Rhino Line it!" I have to say I am pretty happy with the results. It cost $100 to have done, and was finished in a few hours. Just a thought for anyone else.

[DougZ]

Looks great!

[IXjamesXI]

Looks rugged! Any idea how much weight it added?

[Duc Hunter]

I did not weigh it.....but between carrying it in and carrying it back out to my car...negligible......especially considering the protection. Some bed liners are laid into the bed like 1/4"+ thick. This is no where near that thick.... I think a gallon of Rhino Liner is about 5lbs...and there used less than a quart I would imagine.

Originally Posted by IXjamesXI

Looks rugged! Any idea how much weight it added?

[Taxi!]

Good thinking outside of the box.

[andybullen]

looks awesome

[Ngrich99]

I recently bed lined mine as well. Turned out nice just like yours.

[Uncle Enzo]

Hell, I might Rhino line my entire car!

[SoyRacer]

Originally Posted by uncle enzo

hell, i might rhino line my entire car!

☝️😂👍

[Brando]

Originally Posted by Uncle Enzo

Hell, I might Rhino line my entire car!

Not a bad idea. Be sure to post before and after pics...

[rwest]

Originally Posted by Uncle Enzo

Hell, I might Rhino line my entire car!

There was a Mythbusters episode where they did an entire car- it actually had less accident damage in their tests.

[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by rwest

There was a Mythbusters episode where they did an entire car- it actually had less accident damage in their tests.

Duh! Of course there would be less accident damage. The other cars would stay far away!


I had a car like that about 30 years ago. Great commuter car for $75! You know how people on the freeway will just start changing lanes through you? With this car they would start, take a good look, then recoil in terror!
- 76 Corolla with red paint faded to a tasteful flat, almost orangish color. (√)
- Visible damage on all four sides. (√)
- The grill mashed in so I had to use a 6' prybar to get the passenger side headlight up high enough to keep from scaring nightcrawlers. (√)
- A special mod was the wheelbase on the passenger side was a little over an inch shorter then the driver's side so it would go around left turns like gangbusters! (√)
- And the final crowning touch was a torn Raiders bumpersticker on the back with the "R" torn off so it read "Aiders". (√)



(Uhhh, what were we talking about again?)

[PabloX]

That looks great!

[famoroso]

Can they do grey? Like something that more closely matches at least the grey that my '88 has.

[Duc Hunter]

It is a rougher feeling finish than the factory. You can coat it with something that then enables you to paint it any color. That is apparently not tough to do.

As for a whole car....the underside maybe. Our cars (most of them) has a rubbery coating on most of the underbody to reduce stone damage and noise. Rhino Liner, or something similar, would make a great substitute I think.

[Willem Fick]

Originally Posted by famoroso

Can they do grey? Like something that more closely matches at least the grey that my '88 has.

I used a DIY Rhino Line kit to do my tank in grey. Applied it with a regular under-body coating spray gun, though it can apparently also be either applied with a foam roller, or dabbed on with a paint brush. Very happy with the results and it looks very close to the original coating.