I'm looking at doing a roll-in bedliner for my truck.

What's the best one out there?

Have been sorta looking at the Herculiner, but I'm not a real big fan of the rubbery bedliners because they seem to get torn up more.

My brother has a Rhino Liner and I like the "hard plastic" texture of those, can you get that with a roll-in kit?

 

The professional epoxies aren't usually available to end users, they have their franchise and dealers to keep happy. Also the professional options are intended to be sprayed on, which could be a heavy investment for consumers.

My opinion is get it done professionally. The difference in the products and finished quality are worth the price difference. If you must do it yourself, prep is the key. Sand your bed down to the primer with a rough sand paper, clean all of the oils and dust off before you even think about putting the liner down. The roll on needs a rough surface to adhere to, if it doesn't have the pits and scratches to get into it will peel up and off.

Beyond prep, and the limited selection of manufactures, there isn't a huge difference in whats available. I would go herculiner before duplicolor's spray cans.

 

I used a quart of duplicolor on the flatbed of our work truck, (well the part of it thats exposed to the most salt spray. Seems pretty plasticy, I brushed it on.

 

I used the herculiner. Put it on with a roller that came with the kit. Like ReAX said, it is in the preping. I took my time and I am well satisfied. It has been on for over 2 years now and still looks good.

 

My previous roll on liner peeled . I went with a no skid Penda liner on my new truck. It seems to be working well and has stopped the bed walls from denting.

 

My truck came with a plastic drop-in liner...which isn't bad, but I don't want the bed to rust out because of it (bed is good now, but that's because the truck had a cap on it for its entire life that I know of)

Maybe I could do a roll in liner and then drop the plastic one in on top of it, I dunno. I just don't really wanna drop $500 on a rhino lining I guess.

 

That would work and would be less expensive. If you are satisfied with the drop in, that would be my suggestion. Caution: Be sure before you do it, cause you want to be happy later.

 

I really have no problem with drop-in liners in general except for the fact that they can help rust out your bed. Otherwise, they're kinda nice since they help keep the bed from getting beat up.

 

I have a 93 F350 service body work truck that I used Herculiner on. I sandblasted it first, but used an inexpensive primer that isn't holding up. The Herculiner bonded very well to the primer, so I expect that with proper primer, it will stay put. Herculiner is not as resistant to abrasion (abuse) as the professional liners, but it's anti-skid (traction) properties are MUCH greater due to the rubber chunks mixed into the material. I much prefer it where I have to step or climb up on the truck.

I used about one and one-half the amount of Herculiner that the directions called out. It really should have used more, so I recommend getting at least twice as much as the directions advise. Keep putting on coats until you have a nice thick layer. Expect to recoat after a few years. Beyond that, it worked out well for me.

Jock