I'm about to order a 2011 Ford F350 and was wondering if anyone has the Tough Bed spray-on liner direct from the factory? Any advice/feedback would be great!

Thanks,
Cameron

 

Cameron,
I have seen the Tough Bed and
it looks good, I went
with a DuaLiner. Have only heard good
things about it though. Good luck with the new rig.
Lots of good info in the 6.2L section of this forum...

Mike in PA

 

I just took delivery of F450 with the factory liner. I did it with the thought that it would be better that way since I got the 5th wheel pkg. and any after market might interfere with existing fixtures etc. The line looks good, but what it seems is that the bed wasn't painted first then the liner put in, but is the only layer on metal. This may not become an issue but somehow I feel that maybe it should have gone over paint to give an even greater protection. It might be wrong to think that way but somehow I feel that it is less than perfect.

 

What makes you think it wasn't painted first? Have you scraped some off to see?

 

I too am going to order the 5th wheel prep package so that's why I'm leaning towards the factory liner. Does the factory liner get sprayed on the bed rails (on top of the truck) or do they install anything that protects the bed rails (top side of bed along the edges)?

 

I'm pretty sure they do not spray the bed rails and they still use the plastic caps.

 

I think you'd want the bedliner on metal, not paint. Places like Rhino-Liner and Line-x sand your bed before spraying.

 

They only rough up the paint for good adhesion, they don't sand it off.

 

Do I have to order the bed rail caps or does it come with the Tough Bed liner?

 

They all come with caps, without them there are clip holes in the top of the rails that show.

 

do you really think hat ford would take the time to mask off the bed are before it went into the mass production spray booths? chances are good that the bed is the same color as the rest of the truck and it gets special treatment when the truck moves down the rest of the assembly line to get the tough liner....just my thought though.

 

I added the Ford spray in liner when I ordered my truck. I like the liner. I think it is thiner than the rhino and I can see light between the deck panels. The rail have caps with pop out for the stake holes. You won't be sliding any cardboard boxes across the bed.

 

Would you classify the bed line as rough or smooth? For example, if I put a standard rectangular cooler in the bed and took a slow corner would it fly across the bed?

I've tried to find a Ford dealership in the area with a liner and I can't find one. Does anyone have a close up picture?

 

As I said that cardboard box isn't going to slide. Most coolers have a smooth plastic bottom shell and would slide on sandpaper. I don't know if would call it rough, but it is definitely not smooth.

 

Is it hard like Line-X or softer/rubbery like Rhino?