C4 vs bedliner

[RickN]

Anyone see the Mythbusters tonight were they used spray on bedliner? Pretty cool. They taped 2lbs of C4 5 feet away from a wood wall and blew a huge hole in the wall. Same test with the wall coated with bedliner and all that happened was a scorch mark. Did it again with 4lbs C4 and a cinder block wall, same results.

Screw the vinyl siding, I want to coat the house in bedliner.

 

[jalapeno]

didnt get to see the show but it brings up an interesting question. now dont get me wrong I dont want my house to look like the bedliner in a truck but why couldnt they start with that and develop a coating that would look good on your house and still have the protective qualities of the bedliner material. I know cost would be an issue but think of the long term savings in paint or sideing. even better why cant they use that type of technology to develop some kind of roofing material that would last a lot longer.

 

[Perplexed]

Totally off the topic, but did anyone notice the similarity between Rick's and Jalapeno's avatars...?

 

[Garand]

The Govt has been using "bedliner" for years.. .

LINE-X Completes Phase One of Pentagon Project(2003)

 

[tRidiot]

Would the fact that it is a complete water/air barrier be a problem? I know you need to have a certain amount of air circulation, and you could build that in the design of how it's applied, as well, but... just curious. I'd put this stuff on my roof in a heartbeat!

 

[jalapeno]

Totally off the topic, but did anyone notice the similarity between Rick's and Jalapeno's avatars...?

lol thats funny i didnt even notice.

 

[Mos Eisley]

...even better why cant they use that type of technology to develop some kind of roofing material that would last a lot longer.

What? And put all those illegals out of work?

 

[Wheel Gun]

On the TV show "Storm Chasers", one of the chase vehicles (Dominator out of Norman) is entirely coated with a bed liner product.

 

[RickN]

Totally off the topic, but did anyone notice the similarity between Rick's and Jalapeno's avatars...?

Mine's MUCH better looking.

 

[vvvvvvv]

didnt get to see the show but it brings up an interesting question. now dont get me wrong I dont want my house to look like the bedliner in a truck but why couldnt they start with that and develop a coating that would look good on your house and still have the protective qualities of the bedliner material. I know cost would be an issue but think of the long term savings in paint or sideing. even better why cant they use that type of technology to develop some kind of roofing material that would last a lot longer.

You mean like an über-tough stucco?