[Elantra GT] Bedliner in the Sparewell (was Re: New '05 Elantra GT)

[Pierre Danis]

You may wish to look into using an elastomeric membrane coating product. 
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  From: Mark Hankins - Florida Incorporators, Inc. 
  To: Drivers & Believers Website : Hyundai Elantra GT forum 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:14 PM
  Subject: [Elantra GT] Bedliner in the Sparewell (was Re: New '05 Elantra GT)


  >Does the bedliner spray make a big difference?  Does it stink up the car for
  >long?
  >
  Count on being out of the car for at lest 24 hours due to outgassing. The stuff smells
  like a nail salon kiosk in a paper mill. 

  I found that my '02 had soft paint, and the area where the spare was accumulated
  scratches and gouges rather quickly. The '05's paint seems a bit harder, but I'll have to live 
  with it a while to know. I'm a bit chary  of the rally red because I fear non-fading red 
  is a rare commodity and probably more expensive than Hyundai wanted to use. 

  Since I knew from experience that the spare tire well is an area where cosmetic surface 
  rust can show up almost instantly, I did the entire area of the '02 with a can or two of bedliner spray 
  (can't remember whether I got away with only one can).

  In terms of sound, I believe I lost a good bit of thrumming when I did that. 

  However, the new '05 seems quieter than the old '02, so I'm thinking Hyundai made
  some improvements in how they did the undercoat. I don't believe the rear wheelwells
  of the '02 were as "tarry" as the '05's for instance. 

  So for me, the use of the bedliner will be more of a cosmetic issue, just to prevent 
  dropped tools, etc. from making that wheelwell show its age in the future. 


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