Okay so i have been working on this for a little while now and these are a few pics of what i would like to do to my XJ. The Black is spray on bedliner and there are a couple of other mods I added cause I wanted to see what it looked like. Your imput would be great also I know people have used the bedliner on fender flares but how about the front and rear bumper it is also plastic if anyone has and past experience with doing this please speak up
Here are the pics hope you enjoy

 

I have seen something similar to that done before and it looked pretty good, if thats what you want to do I say go for it.

 

I would do it. I say do the rear bumper too. It seems to always get scratched up near the hatch.

 

yeah do the whole bumpers not just part of them...I am doing mine once the rain stops but I don't think I am going to do the top quarter panel just the flairs, lower panels and the bumpers.

 

Yeah the bumpers will look good either with the caps or with the whole thing painted with bedliner. The rear bumper needs the entire bumper covered.

 

alright thanks for the feedback i will consider doing the entire rear bumper but i like the look of the front still having a little white to tie the whole thing together. How do you prep for it just scuff up the paint with sandpaper?

 

Yes that would work fine.

 

red scotchbrite pad

 

What kinda bedliner ar you guys using for this??? I have a black 97 and two of my flairs are messed up and I want to do something like this but I dont know about spending $100 on a gallon of herculiner all thought that stuff made the floor of my YJ look pretty good

 

Do the whole bumper, I didnt on mine at first, went back and redid them. I use duplicolor liner. I like the looks of the rockers and quarters, maybe leave the front flares white

 

hmmm i have been thinking and i may just wait and try to get a lift then maybe just trim the fenders like xjjeepthing.

 

only one of my fogs work the drivers side one (you can see in the pics the passenger side on is just full with this yellow brown funk and its not worth repaceing how hard is it to take them off (i would like to install new end caps like XJjeepthing anyone know what i should do with the harness?

 

I used the factory harness and connected the Hellas on my bumper to it.

 

hey xjjeepingthing did you use roll on bedliner or spray on? bc I used the spray on and it has some weird tone of gray in some areas,, IDK check the last page of my build for pics VVV

 

I used the spray, in a few spots I do have a bit of the greying. I think it is from either not getting the spray pattern overlapped enough or missing spots on the second or third coat. I did email Duplicolor and asked them if the liner was paintable. Here is there response.


"Although we do not recommend it, the
Dupli-Color Truck Bed Coating may be painted after it has cured for at
least five (5) days. We suggest using a lacquer or enamel based paint.

Based on consumer's feedback, the Dupli-Color General Purpose Enamels have
been used over the Dupli-Color Truck Bed Coating successfully. For
example: Dupli-Color G.P. Enamel DA1620 Royal Blue may be used over the
Truck Bed Coating. Suggest a light sanding prior to applying the G.P.
Enamel over Truck Bed Coating.

We are not able to test all blends or paint types with the Truck Bed
Coating. "Not all paints are created equal". There are, and will continue
to be, exceptions to the standard rules established thus far. You will
want to test the paint that you choose to ensure that the two products will
be compatible. Please allow your sample to cure for 3-4 days. Most
complications (peeling, fisheyes, bubbling, tackiness, etc.) will occur
within this time frame.

Keep-in-mind, you are applying an enamel over top of a specialty coating --
Most enamels, including the Dupli-Color General Purpose Enamels, do not
offer the same attributes as the Truck Bed Coating (high impact resistance,
non-skid surface, etc.)"

I may spray mine with some sort of semigloss black.