Sportmobile getting Rhino Lined: How do I prep the Pop top & Solar?

[WillTheThri11]

Originally Posted by MordikaiX

@blair, I decided on Rhino liner because it has a lifetime warranty vs Raptor lining and there is a shop near me and Rhino liner is their specialty.
Full Van Rhino lining with tax is just a little over $5k.

Thanks everyone for all the great info, really helpful, I'll check out the info and see how it goes.

Does the shop provide the warranty or Rhino liner themselves? If just Rhino liner provides warranty and the shop messes up the prep, Rhino will send you a couple gallons and you may have to pay the labor to have it fixed. What shop and what area? Do they pull windows, door hadles, etc...? Are they re-caulking the gutters? Any body work included for that price?

I would love to do the job myself, but I think I need to throw in the towel on a number of projects and pay people to do more things for me.

Also, my vote is to remove the solar panel and anything else you can. Make sure wire ends are protected (remember the solar panel turns sun into electricity so those wires are "hot" if the panel can see light.

[86Scotty]

Originally Posted by Surf Moia

Probably a dumb question, but… Does the Raptor liner work on the Poptop only? I have a 2014 SMB and the top is starting to show weathering. Mainly hair line cracks. I was thinking a liner product would fill these and add protection. Any thoughts?

Not a dumb question but if you search you'll see that many of us have done this. Most of the pop top sellers offer them this way new now. I've Raptor lined a few with great results, as have several people here.

[Surf Moia]

Thanks for the reply. The Raptor Liner looks like the way to go.

[MordikaiX]

Originally Posted by WillTheThri11

Does the shop provide the warranty or Rhino liner themselves? If just Rhino liner provides warranty and the shop messes up the prep, Rhino will send you a couple gallons and you may have to pay the labor to have it fixed. What shop and what area? Do they pull windows, door hadles, etc...? Are they re-caulking the gutters? Any body work included for that price?

The shop is a Rhino certified shop and covers any issues with it. Central Texas Truck Coatings in Pflugerville, TX.

With that I wanted to say it just came back from the shop a couple days ago and looks amazing. This particular color was very difficult to do so took longer to get right. Here are some pics!

[bigriver]

Great color!