For a 68 B-Body what would you do? Should it be painted body or would you use trunk splatter. The trunk usally carries a 40 lbs tool box, houses a spare tire/wheel, and houses a couple of folding chairs. I was thinking the splatter paint for durability.

I have read a little about the trunk liner stuff but, not sure if the black produces more heat or should I say absorbs more heat from the exhaust. I realize that I think the splatter paint was a dealer thing and not factory unless its a C-Body. Just wondering what everyone is using? Take care.

I did body color. Then get a repop trunk mat or make one. No paint can take steel on steel very well plus the mats look OK. One thing I may do this winter with mine (70E) is add some tie down cleats so I can carry a tool box ect. without worry of sliding around.

I did body color on my 69...A thick rubber mat under my trunk mat, and there is still a 25lb toolbox in the back with car care materials in a duffel bag with a spare tire mounted in its place....On my 70 Dart...I used spray splatter paint...It was my workhorse...I carried an entire washing machine module in the trunk. The thing about splatter paint...its gonna scrape no matter what you do. Mine was FJ5 with grey/blk splatter. It was hideous after 3-4 yrs...but you can always respray your trunk for 20 bucks right?

if you're going to consider splatter paint, why not a 2 part, hardened bed liner? not the crap in the spray cans at autozone, but the real stuff. it'll serve 2 purposes...protects the metal from the tool box and spare tire, jack, etc. while still looking like a quality finish, AND it'll act as a sound deadener, possibly absorbing any exhaust drones you may get through the trunk floor.

Truck bedliners are sprayed at high pressure from a few feet away; you'd have to remove the trunk lid, grind the surfaces you want covered with 36-40 grit, and mask/bag the entire car. It's also heavy material as it ends up fairly thick; I'd guess it would add 50 lbs to the car. It's essentially not removeable once it's on there. The roll-on stuff doesn't hold up very well.
A cheaper & effective method would be to just get a couple of moving blankets to protect the car and keep stuff from sliding around, unless you're gonna attack the corners with a trunk full of heavy items.

Thanks guys. Always a big help. Take care.

I would do any of the above before going to splatter paint. Nothing cheapens a car like that stuff. It screams "Pep Boys Special".