Well I'm sure the Rhino is a very tuff liner (I plan to buy it some day
too). But Chlorine is very nasty stuff. It probably reacted to the rubber
in the liner and changed it's compound a little so it swells or changes
color. This could go away with time and drying, but I wouldn't count on it.
I'd do just what the Rhino people said, let it get good and dry then check
if it's still swelling/color changing where the chlorine was. If it is, I'd
cut out and replace all the affected area.
No I've never heard of this, but then again your the first hazards chemical
spill on a liner I've heard of too. Ever see the bed of a pool maintenance
truck. They can be very new and extremely rusty due to the chemicals.
Jay W
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:58:25 -0400
From: "Bill Pruitt" <wpruitt1@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: DML: Rhino-Liner
I've got a problem with my Rhino-Liner.
First, the truck is only two months old, had the liner installed the first
week I had it. I have not yet had to use the truck for hauling anything but
my butt.
July 2, when I drove home from the pool supply store, one of the Chlorine
containers fell over and leaked onto the liner. My first thought was " Oh
Sh**", but then I remembered the liner. So I hosed the bed down with water,
didn't think much about it. After all, I have a Rhino-Liner, nothing can
destroy it!
I don't know if that was a mistake or not, but now everytime the bed gets
wet, the liner turns white everywhere the Chlorine was. Also, the liner is
softer in those areas. Let the bed dry out, and you can barely see
anything, but the next time it gets wet, the white streaks re-appear.
I took it back to Rhino, and they said to leave the tarp off, and when it
thouroughly dries out, to where it's not soft anymore, they'll re-spray the
floor.
Anyone ever heard of anything like this before?
Bill Pruitt
'01 QC 4.7, Auto, Flo-Pro exhaust, K & N Homebrew 3" Air Intake
Downey SST Tarp, Viper Alarm, RhinoLiner
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