what was on it before?

 

I don't know - previous owner installed it appears. Appeared to be spray type DIY as well

 

what kit did you end up using?

 

Al's liners. I think I might hit it with another kit. I missed a few spots, noticed it when I pulled it outside.

 

Just checked out the Al's Liners website. For a DIY product, it looks pretty good. Catalyzed system, and with the cost of the spray applicator ($55), you're into it for just over $200. (There's also extras for added thickness, nonskid, etc.) If I didn't already have Line-X in my bed, I would consider this product myself.

Here's a link: Al's Liner. DIY Truck Bed Liners!

 

that looks good man, what did you use to spray it on therE?

 

i used the sem tintable liner kit on my 66 f100 it is a 2 part epoxy kit it was about $200.00 for the kit but i think it will be worth it.

 

I bought the Al's Liner spray gun. When I was at Harbor Freight a few weeks ago, they had one similar (money to be saved). I had already bought the Al's. After doing another coat, I'm going to spray the inside of my jeep and eventually the rockers on my powerstroke (red). Still worried about the fade tendency of red!

 

Did you use the SEM kit? I'm leaning that way, its half the price of linex...

 

I used a SEM kit to spray the inside of a Scout II I had about 15 years ago. Not sure if it's the same system that's on the market today. Things available to consumers are much different now then they were then. It used an undercoating gun to apply, and it was a catalyzed polyurethane mixture. It went on nice, and was hard as a rock. My only criticism might be that it was so hard it was bit slippery.

Edit: I'm taking most of the above statement back. I went back through this thread and realized I did not go with the SEM system on my Scout like I thought I remembered doing. (Memory lapse. Been happening a lot lately) I do remember the kit being similar in that it was a 2 part catalyzed system applied with an under coating gun. I do not recall the brand name though.

 

As per my experience, it is a very easy job. you need to make a schedule in morning in hard sunlight to make the color particles fixed immediately to your truck bed. Bedliners are many but quality bedliners are less which lasts for many years. Of course it depends also how you use it your truck bed.