Diesel Tech Magazine — September 2017

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The Line-X Ultra coating on Lee Frongn-

er’s truck is about 40 times tougher than a

comparable powdercoat. The 100 percent

aliphatic polyurea thin-build spray is

physically durable, sparkles with a pressure

wash, and is sunproof with its 100 percent

UV-stable formulation. Lee, the former

owner and operator of a Line-X franchise in

Shelley, Idaho, had his eye on the material

for nearly two years for his personal truck

before it became available, and when

the opportunity finally came, this thin-

build coating became the final touch on

a project years in the making. He says, “I

knew when I saw the material that as soon

as it was available I wanted to spray the

truck. They say it’s ten times more durable

than powder coating.” At that strength,

his thoughts raced with the possibilities,

the pickup is proving daily that it is here for

the long haul. 

ROBUST OR BUST

In Lee’s other business as a construction

contractor, his income is literally depen-

dent on his ability to move to job sites

reliably. As such, he had no intention of

hitching up to a less than reliable machine.

“It’s our livelihood, really,” Lee says. “It’s

what gets all of our tools to and from the

job site, and it had to be reliable.” Every

component and system in this truck had

to be ready to work as hard as he did, no

matter what, without breaking or failing

to perform to the highest level. “The truck

is really my work truck,” Lee says. “It has

been for the life of it. We purchased it with

10,000 miles on it back in 2008. I’m just

and he finally got the chance to finish

off his project work truck with a brilliant

white Line-X Ultra coating when it became

available about six months ago. “I’ve always

liked just a really clean truck,” Lee says. “It

turned out really, really nicely.”

He continues, “I just wondered what the

ease of care would be for the Line-X Ultra.

With a high-pressure washer and some mild

scrubbing, it comes cleaner than any paint

I’ve been around.” Easy to maintain, this ultra

robust coating protects the truck’s surface

from grime, bumps, and bruises, but for this

truck, that extreme durability isn’t just skin

deep. That same commitment to toughness

for the long term has influenced every

decision Lee Frongner has made in regard

to this truck from the purchase to the paint

job, and 200,000 hardworking miles later,

BY JOSEPH BJORK