Jim,
I’ve seen a few trucks near my home in in Idaho sporting full body paint jobs using a Rhinoliner type application. I didn’t get any pictures but here is a link to a photo os a Jeep in Arizona [1] with this job done to it. Seems like a good, durable long term solution for scratches and weather damage. Regards, – Jason M.
JWR Replies: I agree that it is a durable finish and it also is quite flat, which makes it less reflective. Two potential drawbacks that I can see are: 1.) Until this type of “paint” job become more commonplace, it might make your vehicle stand out from the crowd, which could be an OPSEC [2] issue, and 2.) There are very few things in nature other than shadows that are large blobs of black. So don’t expect any camouflage advantages if you use a black bed liner coating. (Most bed liner companies still offer only black coatings.) But the good news is that more and more companies are starting to offer color options [3]. Flat brown would be great, almost anywhere!