Trying to Replicate LineX texture

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Quazz209

I have shot a few different trucks and projects now with the bedliner and seen it stand up very well on a couple of trucks used for construction day in and day out. So it is time to finally shoot my new truck. My question is...I have always shot the bedliner with more a Rhino Liner texture. Shoot first coat 20% reduced for coverage then second coat with 0 reduction and adjust nozzle for that "lumpy" look.

What is the best way to replicate more of the wrinkle that LineX has? I assume I still shoot my first coat at the 20% reduction. However I am thinking that the second coats will also need to be reduced, maybe not as much and the material adjustment shouldn't be as far out. Any recommendations to get as close as possible to that look are appreciated.
 
We have a number of dealerships that do this weekly, I never have myself but here is what they say.

Screw the fluid tip in to get close to the fine texture and then fine tune with a little more air pressure.
A couple have said they do reduce it but the real adjustment is the tip at end of gun.
 
From the Line-X's I've seen, they tend to have a very fine sand paper type texture while Rhino's appear big and lumpy to me.

1.) If I want a fine texture, what I do is spray the entire bed reduced about 15-20% for quick uniform coverage while applying 80-90% of the bedliner material I intend to use.

2.) Let this set for 20-30 minutes to tack up.

3.) Then I take un-reduced bedliner material, turn up my air pressure significantly at the gun and spray across the panel(s) very quickly in a single pass. I usually hold the gun further from the panel as well.

After you make this single rapid pass with un-reduced bedliner material evaluate your texture. If you want to add more texture, make another quick single pass. See what you have. Repeat if necessary. You might even make your first pass, then on your second pass spray perpendicular to your first pass.



Now lets say you want lumpy texture. Repeat step 1 and 2. Then on Step 3 leave your air pressure low and don't move quickly across the panel as you spray. Evaluate and determine if you need to make another pass or two.
 
Great, I will have to play around with a little prior to shooting that second coat. Just figured I would take any tips I could to speed up that experimentation phase.
 
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