Introducing MONSTALINER™ UV Permanent DIY Roll On Bed Liner - Page 5

**yjjason** · 10-19-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by magnetman

I'm looking for pricing on stickers now. We are going to make shirts and hats as well.

Free shipping to everyone right now in 48 lower.

When colors are ready I'll probably throw it in for same price as black.

The lab is working on this every day now until it's done.

ok then we'll take 2 of each (stickers hats shirts) thanks

Roknut · 10-19-2009, 07:45 PM

Don't forget about interior colors as well. I'll be looking for a Spice kit if/when you make one!!

mjs4-0xj · 10-19-2009, 07:53 PM

I checked out your website and I am impressed with what I have seen. It seems like you guys have a quality product and the kit looks 100% complete, which is nice because you don't have to run out to buy other supplies.

I like the texture of your coating over the Herculiner that I used on my XJ, because it is just too rough for me. I also used the Herculiner topcoat, which is starting to slowly wear down and really fade the rest of my herculiner, so it is nice that your product is UV protected.

The only thing I can see that would stop consumers from buying your product as a kit is the price. I know you have already heard this in a couple posts, but let me explain to you why I think it is just a little too pricey.

I bought my Herculiner kit (1 gallon) with the topcoat for somewhere around $120 shipped. The purpose of buying the Herculiner was to coat the roof of my XJ because it was faded, and covered with rust spots. So I covered my roof with a few thick coats of the bedliner, as well as a few coats of the UV topcoat, and when all was said and done, I still had half a gallon of Herculiner left. And now it is just wasting away underneath my work bench.

I know you offer a lot of product in your kit, which is the reason for the price, but its probably too much product for most users. Two gallons can probably do the inside and outside of my XJ, and then have some to spare. So really, I guess my arguement isn't so much of price, but rather portion control lol.

**magnetman** · 10-19-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mjs4-0xj

I checked out your website and I am impressed with what I have seen. It seems like you guys have a quality product and the kit looks 100% complete, which is nice because you don't have to run out to buy other supplies.

I like the texture of your coating over the Herculiner that I used on my XJ, because it is just too rough for me. I also used the Herculiner topcoat, which is starting to slowly wear down and really fade the rest of my herculiner, so it is nice that your product is UV protected.

The only thing I can see that would stop consumers from buying your product as a kit is the price. I know you have already heard this in a couple posts, but let me explain to you why I think it is just a little too pricey.

I bought my Herculiner kit (1 gallon) with the topcoat for somewhere around $120 shipped. The purpose of buying the Herculiner was to coat the roof of my XJ because it was faded, and covered with rust spots. So I covered my roof with a few thick coats of the bedliner, as well as a few coats of the UV topcoat, and when all was said and done, I still had half a gallon of Herculiner left. And now it is just wasting away underneath my work bench.

I know you offer a lot of product in your kit, which is the reason for the price, but its probably too much product for most users. Two gallons can probably do the inside and outside of my XJ, and then have some to spare. So really, I guess my arguement isn't so much of price, but rather portion control lol.

These are very good points and I'm looking at these issues. Thanks for your straight forward explanation.

When I started to think about marketing Monstaliner, honestly I did not realize how much product was being used in the Jeep community. I had my sights fixed on pickup trucks.

We will work something out to configure a kit that works for everyone. The easiest thing to do immediately will be to sell a 1 gallon unit with at least the rollers.

The rude guy was correct though that I need a better handle on the real coverage in numerous situations.

UltimateCC · 10-19-2009, 08:31 PM

I will help figure out how much coverage they get when I come down with our 3 vehicles...

**magnetman** · 10-19-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by UltimateCC

I will help figure out how much coverage they get when I come down with our 3 vehicles...

Looking forward to it!

Osmosiz · 10-19-2009, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by magnetman

You Sir, are pushing your luck right now

Surface is hard. We messed with spongy a long time ago and it gets torn up easy.

Just as strong if thinner. We are testing now if it can be applied thinner to try and use only 1 gallon or 1 + 1/4 gallon to do a jeep. Perhaps keep cost down for those looking to spend less.
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haha i guess black works for me

i will give your product a try

**LuckRider** · 10-19-2009, 09:55 PM

So um... looks like Will be heading to SC for 3 days in (November 7,8,&9). If I left you a key and directions, you want to steal my Jeep for 2 days, and have it back in the garage before my mom finds out???
Edit: I forgot to mention, my Jeep is CLEAN. With NO rust at all. I love FL Jeeps.

lol, I doubt that would ever happen.

**magnetman** · 10-20-2009, 05:03 PM

Last year we had a customers truck sitting in our yard for a few months.
The bed was rotted pretty badly so we had some fun with it.
I don't know how long this will last but it's kind of interesting.

This truck is used for nothing but plowing snow and nothing ever goes in the bed.
If I was doing it for myself I would have taken more time and extended the
glass cloth further around the rotted areas.

See lower group of photos here "RAT BED"
Monstaliner Rotted Junk Returns From The Dead

Will anyone get pissed if I post this as a new thread in "Paint & Body"?

UltimateCC · 10-20-2009, 05:12 PM

Pretty impressive, makes you think twice about buying a car or truck that has this liner done because you never know what can be hiding underneath it...good stuff

Boodyrider · 10-20-2009, 08:47 PM

Rude? Maybe. However, I've seen so many fly-by-night Ebay vendors of garbage products come and go, I tend to be a bit skeptical.

Many of the worst of them had flashy logos, well written glowing 'testimonials', and absolutely HORRIBLE products.

You pop up on this forum THIS MONTH, and expect our members to take whatever you say without sketicism and without a 'prove it' attitude... you're likely to be disappointed. There IS one testimonial for the product on your website. ONE. Yup, it's good, but I'd be surprised if anyone posted a negative comment about their own product.

Is your product great? No clue. BUT... based on the 'service temp' information from your OWN data sheets, I'm concerned. The trans tunnel gets pretty darn warm, and in an underbody application, the radiant heat from the exhaust is way over service temp.

What will Raptor do? Dunno... mine isn't coated yet. But there ARE literally hundreds of satisfied guys on the forum who have posted their experiences, with that product, used ON a Jeep in various ways.

Many just do the interior of the tub; however, the Jeep community also uses bedliner material on bumpers, fenders, fenderliners, underbody, skid plates, and some go so far as to use it as an exterior coating too.

Why split the product? BECAUSE, if you're selling a do-it-yourself product, that anybody can do in a garage at home, it's beneficial to be able to mix only part of the product at a time, especially if you have several areas you want to do over a period of time.

Why sprayable? BECAUSE, if you have to roll it on, there are a LOT of areas that need additional touchup that a roller can't reach.

Why price match perhaps the MOST popular product similar to yours in the Jeep community at the moment? Simple marketing 101 stuff here... take a short term loss to get the word out about your product. If it really as superior to the other offerings out there as your claims indicate, you'll be able to sell it at your price later in far higher quantity than otherwise. Don't and you risk no one being willing to try it because it's DOUBLE the cost of a well known, well tested, and well liked product.

Concern about having to do tests at your location... simple... if this stuff of yours has very specific installation or curing environment requirements, it's not well suited to the do it yourself market. Look, I KNOW I can get outstanding results with some of the pro products out there, and in any darn thickness I want. But the value equations is a bit skewed with those.

You product may just be the best alternative to a pro product, at a comparatively reasonable price. But man, I gotta tell you, bedliner is a real ***** to remove if it goes bad, so making a mistake on trying something new is a difficult marketing challenge for you if price is added to the uphill road you, a newcomer to the market, will encounter.

And if you take offense at being called on failing to know your own product well enough to specify coverage... sorry. Find out the stuff we want to know: How many square feet will your product cover how thick with one gallon? What is the absolute minimum thickness for adequate protection, and what is the maximum thickness it can be built up to, and how thick in ONE coat? I'd love 1/4" thick in some areas... but I damn sure don't want to have to lay on 40 coats to get there, nor do I want to wait 3 month for complete cure....

And address the service temp issue clearly: HOW hot can your product remain protective and does it ever become flammable at any temp?

Jeep folks on enthusiast forums are a tough market... we are frugal (ok, cheap), we modify EVERYTHING, and we want ALL the details... because MANY of us take or Jeeps, and the products we buy for them, FAR further and work them FAR harder than a soccer mom who wants her pickup bed to be easy to wash out after she brings a few plants home from the garden shop....

**LuckRider** · 10-20-2009, 09:11 PM

I believe Boodyrider has many good points here. That is why I like that you guys are at least taking the time to essentially give away some of the product to locals. It really answers essential questions to.

On my way home from school I actually thought a lot about it. I was wondering, like boodyrider said, about the heat issue. Can anyone find what the other liners say about that???

Another thing I question how well it will stay in place during drying. A product that is laid on as thick as this one might run on vertical parts of the tub. I guess since this has been used on many trucks this is not an issue, but what about upside down, like on bumpers?

How well does it stick to plastic? How thick can it be laid on for plastic? Since it is only good to a certain temp, can I take a heat gun to make it maleable should something happen?

On the interior over the trans tunnel, how much heat will it transmit into the Jeep, is it better or worse than just carpet?

How about the finsh, is it like a rubber tool handle, or is it like a plastic? Can it contact wires with no problem?

For the drain holes in the tub, do I need to plug them with newspaper when coating, or can I put a small amount around the rim?

How about coverage. How much does it take to do the tub? What about a bumpers? rockers? flares? Can you make a Jeep specific kit when this is figured out. One can for the tub, another for a bumper? What about a mix cup with lines so that the 2 gallon can can be split up? That way a person only has to mix up as much as need, not just in 1/4s. Like mentioned before, a trim kit, with enough for bumpers, rockers, flares, and a little extra for something else? Then a kit for just the tub to do it in steps if prefered?

I think all of these questions could be answered with a few test Jeeps, and I think it is a really good idea. As for being new to the forum, having well trusted members recieve a set to test would also make sense. I know that if someone like mrBlaine, Gunkel, or Jerry Bransford trusted this product, many would listen because they are well respected forum members.

Once again goodluck with your product, and remember, if you want another tester, let me know. I think we might be able to work something out.

EDIT: To magnetman, My Name is Luckrider, I am a Jeeper, and I am addicted. As an addict, us Jeepers need our daily fix. Some more than others, and some get it diffently. I get mine be reading JF and DDin my Jeep. Being on JF means that you need to update often to satisfy our (at least my) addiction. Also, read the last part of my sig.

**magnetman** · 10-20-2009, 10:37 PM

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