i have a 2004 black sport V8 and it's lifted 2.5" with 265/70/17 bfg at and it's a pain to clean and wax the roof so i've been thinking about rhino lining the roof from the sunroof back to the spoiler. if i did would never have to wash the roof and i don't have to worry about laying things up there with the factory racks. any input here?

 

good idea, not sure how it would look, or if the sun would hurt it any. keep us posted.

P.S. welcome to the board

 

i don't think the sun would hurt it any as pick up trucks get lined all the time and are exposed to the sun. i do know that if it gets done, it will be permanent.

 

I used to work for Rhino. Yes, you could do this. Masking the vehicle off and prep would be the hardest part (see expensive). There would be little need to spray a lot of material up there, so you might want to consider Rhino's new, cheaper alternative to their traditional Tuff Stuff: Duraliner (I think that's what it's called). Anyway, they probably won't tell you about it initially since the profit margin is lower, but if you ask I don't see how they could refuse. My only concern would be the "line" extending past each outer edge of the sunroof, as you would be able to see it easily, especially if you want texture applied.

The problem here is that you have to take care of your liner just as you would your paint. What I mean is that in order for Rhino to maintain its shine over time, you do need to wash it and occasionally spray some cleaner/shiner (sold by Rhino) on it. This really defeats what you ultimately set out to do: Avoid caring for the roof. And don't let the other liner dealers tell you that you can just leave the liner up there and not care for it. That's just not true.

Personally, I think its a good idea, but much more trouble than it's worth. For the cost, you could just take it to one of those car wash places and pay the attendants $10 to wax the roof. I am willing to bet the Rhino job would be around $400. You can do the math.

 

Good idea. I had thought of this at one time aswell.
My reasoning is because my roof is beat to hell from having to walk on it a number of times. I had a young kid up there who didn't like to pick up his feet when he walked, but instead dragggggggggged his feet across the roof, down the windshield and across the hood.

Nice deep scratches from that... woo!

 

You think it's hard to clean a smooth surface - that stuff would be even harder. But then again if you didn't clean it you'd have grass and weeds growing up there eventually. That might cut down on the need for the A/C..

 

Don't forget, Rhino can be sprayed on smooth if desired. The texture is added at the end.