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Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:58 pm
by shealy
Had an L300 pass me today (Friday April 27th) on HWY 1 heading east near coquitlam ikea. Looked like the entire shell of it had been painted with rhino guard. Ive heard about people doing the roof (myself included) but the entire thing?? Crazy! Is this anyone on the forums?
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:41 pm
by FalcoColumbarius
Kind of falls under the same category as "if the black box is so indestructible why don't they make the whole plane out of it?" I imagine it would be a sturdy skin for the wagon, be nice to see some pictures if the owner is reading this.
Falco.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:41 pm
by nvanadm
There used to be an older Toyota Tacoma parked in N Van that was completely rhino lined. Haven't seen a delica done but not a bad idea. The Toyota looked good.
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:47 pm
by optimus prime
I can only imagine that it is mine Tip to tale from the second year I owned it. Matte black and bullet proof. Scrapes the bark off trees. Pretty sure its the only one of its kind.
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:06 am
by FalcoColumbarius
Picture please.
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:50 pm
by optimus prime
Yes! pictures to follow!
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:42 pm
by westbound nate
pretty sure i saw it, or another one in victoria the other day. looked awesome. might steal the idea.
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:24 am
by TardisDeli
If the one you saw was grey, with a custom metal rear tail light section, that was KayaCraig, super nice, he stayed with us for a while, and is now travelling the island (his mum is visiting him, so they are doing the tourist stuff). Yes he did the entire van, it looks good in grey (the balck ones I have seen show the dust so much). Cheers Christine.
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:59 am
by nxski
Good point, my hippo lined roof is a dirt magnet, it just sticks for some reason and takes a good amount of scrubbing to clean.
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:18 pm
by westbound nate
huh, good tip... i'll get the paintable kind.
even though it's 10 bucks more expensive. any ideas how many cans it would take to do a whole vehicle?
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:48 am
by nxski
Half a can does the roof (I used the paintable). You can probably figure it our based on the sqft.
Re: Completely Rhino Guarded L300?!
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:23 am
by westbound nate
I would Probably have to sand the cr*p out of everything huh...
Maybe one piece at a time, to keep the job less daunting.
or is there another way?
do i have to sand right down to metal? or just to primer? or just scuff it up? or not at all?
or is there some chemical paint i could just re-prime with?
hmm... i'm off to google to try to answer my own questions.