Fix with Duratex?

maestrosteve · #1 06-23-2010, 02:12 PM

I have a small Schroeder cab that came with the Rhino coating, and I always have this cab in a LeCover heavy padded cover.
I noticed today that 2 small pieces (like half the size of a dime) chipped off. I don't know how it happened, I didn't bang it or anything like that, but all I want to do is fix it. The pieces were chipped off, and there is no damage to the wood underneath, which I can see perfectly. The Rhino coating appears to be very thin as well.

I'm wondering if I could first fill in the 2 spots with Duratex to even up the layer, then do the rest of the cab with this stuff over the Rhino coating. For those of you who have used it and have experience using it on cabs, do you think it would take, or would I have to do some heavy prep work? What might it cost me to do a small 12" & tweeter cab?

What do you think?

Steve

JMac4strngr · #2 06-23-2010, 02:26 PM

I am not really familiar with the Duratex material, but I am very familiar with the Rhino coating as the line of work I am in. You could repair the chipped spots on the Rhino with some black bumper repair epoxy, then recoat the entire surface with another coating. There are coatings that are available that are designed to be top coats for the truck bedliner materials.

BTW, Both materials that I mentioned are available at your local auto parts store.

maestrosteve · #3 06-23-2010, 08:09 PM

I'm definitely going to look into those materials.
I think that is fantastic advice and will probably make my repair a whole lot easier to accomplish than what I thought it would be.

Thanks so much.

Steve

JMac4strngr · #4 06-23-2010, 08:29 PM

Yea, it wouldn't be to hard or costly to repair or refurb it that way. The products I would recommend would be:

Flexible Bumper repair epoxy: which is available from a few different suppliers.(Bondo, Loctite, or Devcon). These are typically packaged in a kit that includes a two component tube of the epoxy.

Restore Black: Is a gel paste type of coating that is designed for automotive trim refurb, or renewing the look of a spray on truck bedliner. Comes in a squeeze type bottle packaged with an applicator sponge, and it is water based for easy application, and cleanup.

Check these products out and see what you think. If you have any questions drop me a PM. I actually went way out there talking day job stuff....