Truck bed paint : nature and characteristics

There are different types of coatings applicable in the world of industrial paint for machinery, in particular for coating truck beds.
This industrial paint are necessarily extremely resistant paints, by their thickness but also by their composition: they are rarely single-component paints but rather polyurethanes of the acrylic or epoxy type. These truck bed paint finishes are both topcoats, paints and also primers.

Besides the fact that they must withstand, as much as possible, the shock and all the abuse they will endure during their short life, they have much more than an effect decorative, because their function so pale is the conservation of metal.
Truck beds are made of steel and like all ferrous metals, it is sensitive to water and humidity.
These coatings for tippers therefore have a very strong adhesion to metal and a very high anti-corrosion protection power.

The application and choice of paint for truck beds

Today, it is acrylics (widely used in the automotive industry) and also epoxy (widely used in industry, but less resistant to sunlight) that must be used to coat metal surfaces subject to extreme conditions.
Of course, there is no classic paint that can withstand falling rocks, transporting rubble, by the tons, every day the truck is working. However, and surprisingly if these paints are correctly applied on a well degreased and clean metal, the adhesion power, as well as the surface resistance of the paint can last up to one year.
The application of this tipper paint is done in special truck cabins and several coats are applied to create a dry final coat that is sufficiently thick and resistant.
You can count about 25 microns for each dry coat and it is recommended to reach 100 microns for painting a truck bed.

More thickness equals more resistance ?

If you want to keep your paint in good condition for many years and not have to redo the paint job for anti-corrosion protection every year due to damage from transporting stones, rubble and other materials, then should more coats be applied to obtain more thickness ?
Well no, on the contrary, because beyond 100 dry microns, cracks, breaks and fissures are encouraged, when the paint becomes very hard and very dry: this favors the complete detachment of the paint. So beyond what you might think it is recommended to apply a medium layer that is between 75 and 100 microns maximum to obtain maximum durability.

To personalize and protect the bed of your pick-up or 4x4

In this specific case, let's not talk about trucks, but about private vehicles, another solution exists. This solution is of course applicable to an industrial truck bed, but the cost would be quite high.
The product in question is different, it is a very thick epoxy, with a particular texture and which s 'calls the RAPTOR. It is a very thick product which is applied with a Blaxon gun and which allows it to hang on the surfaces of pick-up or 4x4 dumpsters, and to create a black or painted layer on request of approximately four at 6 mm thick !

The choice of colors for the skips and the color charts available

No metallic or pearlescent paint of course, to paint the inside of a truck bed ! A good old opaque shade, with a large number of colors to choose from.
To tint these acrylic or epoxy bases, there are several recognized color charts specialized in the industry :
These are the INDUSTRY, RAL, PANTONE, FEDERAL STANDARD, NCS color charts... With the simple color code, it is easy to find the formula of the paint to be mixed. It is possible to find these color charts on our site in the category of industrial paints.

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