X2 on NOT using Herculiner. It is a pain. The only thing Herculiner has worked well on (for me) is my brush guard. I didn't shake it/stir it up to avoid suspending the rubber particles, I just dabbed my brush into the liquid at the top of the can and applied three coats to my brush guard... then after it dried, I sprayed three coats of Rustoleum semi-gloss black on it TO protect the Herculiner coating from the UV rays which breaks it down really fast. It's now been over five years and there still isn't a spot of rust on the brushguard. Mostly due to the Rustoleum paint, I think.
Monsta Liner supposedly has a good product that is UV resistant and holds its color well. That's what I intend to use for coating Buster instead of painting him.