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What is uPol Raptor coating? ...And how to apply it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saw4S1wxF8Q

Raptor is the only bedliner and protective coating that offers a complete system that is extremely durable, easy to apply and totally customizable.

2K Raptor gives you even more options and versatility with multiple color choices and epoxy now available for easy touch ups and fast, convenient application for smaller projects.

There is nothing else like this on the market today! Raptor is a complete system that gives you great chemical resistance,

great UV resistance, easy application, and a fully customizable system with a virtually unlimited selection of colours and textures.

Thinners

Wire brush

uPOL Dolphin speedfast Filler

Raptor coatings

How to Prepare Rust for your RAPTOR Coating Application

https://youtu.be/4udNBDVNg8w

Remove all loose rust or flaky material with a coarse abrasive or a grinder.
Use a sander to remove any light rust or surface rust with coarse abrasive like 60-80 grit to remove any imperfections.
Once abraded, thoroughly degrease.
Activate and apply RAPTOR Epoxy Primer according to TDS.
2-3 coats should be applied, with a gun, an aerosol or a roller.
From 60 mins after application of the final coat, up to 7 days, the Epoxy Primer can be directly overcoated with RAPTOR.

How to Use Raptor Epoxy Primer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELno6RChbus

RAPTOR 4:1 Anti-Corrosive Epoxy Primer Kit RAPTOR Anti-Corrosive Epoxy Primer (UP4830, UP48031) is a 2K high performance primer

specifically designed to be used under RAPTOR Protective Coating to further extend the protective and anti-corrosive properties of RAPTOR.

The advanced resin technology in RAPTOR Anti-Corrosive Epoxy Primer improves adhesion to bare metal and most other prepared surfaces,

and promotes intercoat performance to further extend the life of RAPTOR protective coating. It contains a blend of anti-corrosive additives to inhibit

rust and corrosion and offers excellent salt spray resistance.

Can be applied directly over surface rust
Can be applied wet on wet
1L covers approximately 60 sq feet at 3 MIL
Salt spray resistance test completed at more than 1000 hours according to ASTM B117 at an independent laboratory

Quick guide to using a roller and tray

https://youtu.be/9vrOV6oAB7A

The finished texture depends on a several things.

The material of the roller.

The thinning ratio of the raptor. (It doesn't need thinned out but some prefer to)

And the thickness of coats

Find Roller trays here

U-POL® RAPTOR® Liner & Protective Coating: Part 1 How to Mix and Apply RAPTOR®

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiHVcfshObQ

RAPTOR® is a tough durable truck bed liner and protective coating. Available in black and tintable versions, it’s suitable for any application where a tough, heavy duty coating is needed. RAPTOR® is flexible, waterproof and can be sprayed over a variety of substrates. It’s highly customizable! RAPTOR® can be tinted to match any color, you can add metallic flakes to give the surface a unique shimmer or add sand to give it more slip resistant properties. You can even alter the texture just by changing how it’s applied. In this video, we’ll cover the features and benefits of RAPTOR® and show you how to mix the product.

U-POL® RAPTOR® Liner & Protective Coating: Part 2 How to Tint and Spray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trDPBaBIhPk

RAPTOR® is a tough durable truck bed liner and protective coating. Available in black and tintable versions, it’s suitable for any application where a tough, heavy duty coating is needed. RAPTOR® is flexible, waterproof and can be sprayed over a variety of substrates. It’s highly customizable! RAPTOR® can be tinted to match any color, you can add metallic flakes to give the surface a unique shimmer or add sand to give it more slip resistant properties. You can even alter the texture just by changing how it’s applied. In this video, we’ll show you how to tint RAPTOR®, prep the surface and spray RAPTOR®.