The texture is pretty rough honestly as far as feel goes. It's definitely grippy but it looks pretty smooth? Not sure if that makes sense but I am DONE!! Here's the eye candy lol. Tips and tricks down at the bottom as well as one disappointing fact.
and a comparison pic because I just realized there are 5 pages of posts now.
Tips and Tricks:
1. Do get a two gallon kit. Our 4runners will take almost two gallons and with beefing up the underside a little or tossing additional on the front you can eat up the two gallons.
2. Spray if possible. I know they preach this is a roll on kit and it is probably the best roll on look out there....spraying is still king. You can see in the pics what the spray looks like and then what the roll on looks like. They end up about the same thickness if you ask me. I sprayed at 85psi to achieve that finish. I rather like it.
3. If you are spraying clean the power mixer attachment in between gallons. I didn't and what was a flawless finish turned into bigger globs every now and then shooting from the gun.
4. A gallon kit goes a long long way. I was able to coat the entire 4runner plus some with a gallon. However subsequent coats will be needed so order accordingly. The stuff is really good but it's not really cheap.
5. Make sure you have a respirator. Even if you are spraying/rolling outside this stuff will still make you loopy while applying it.
6. Acetone or MEK....make sure you have at least one qt. I recommend two. If it gets on your clothes....they are f'd....your skin....it takes a few days to come off if you don't get it off with acetone or MEK. Soap does nothing to this stuff.
7. Go ahead and get a quart of Chassis Saver. It's good stuff and while you're coated in bedliner....why not add to the mess?
8. The misting thing is a mystery to me too....but it works. I used a garden hose and nozzle not pointed at the truck so it was like a nice gentle rain. It hardened it up in the desert quite nicely. Tonight I will be misting the fenders so I can drive my beauty tomorrow.
9. Before you do this 3 days before a trail.....the paint takes 7 days to cure. Just FYI.
10. Take your time. The pot life on this stuff is pretty amazing. Roll or spray slowly. Quality over quantity.
11. Use quality tape. I had bleeding when I did the fenders. However that could be from the uneven surface of the monstaliner too.
12. Beer might be required to get up the courage to take a scouring pad to your 4runner. After the fenders and doing this I am sure I will die 5 years sooner.
13. This stuff takes concentration and is very detailed to do a solid job. Don't shortcut anything and you will be happy with the results.
14. If you have any drilling of your panels to do....do it before. This stuff dries hard as nails.
15. If you can bribe a friend to help this is a good thing. Ideas and extra eyes help a lot. BattleWagon was helping me out here and there. Getting Acetone delivered while in a paint booth is a tall order lol. He also gave me the idea to do the door sills. So big thanks to him. Otherwise I would have been SOL for a bit.
16. If you're unsure about the amount give these guys a call. They were so helpful my wife was able to make the order for me since I was on the range every day that week.
The disappointing fact is that Monstaliner does not stick to rubber very well. If you're thinking this would be a good thing you're right if you are talking about tires. I was trying to apply it over those little rubber bits on the limited flares lol. Just use caution and you can still get it done.