Bedliner Pull
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Bedliner Pull
Do any of you guys pull your bedliner to have a look see under it? I pulled the one on my 06 today to find mud in the front, corrosion at the rear & dirty from sunrise to sunset.
I recommend pulling them for a look, you might save grief later.
John
I recommend pulling them for a look, you might save grief later.
John
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I pulled mine up a few years ago to find the same thing rust, dirty, stones, etc... The liner never went back in.I went with herculiner as a solution. I should have spent a little bit more and done linex, but that is a discussion for another thread.
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I haul lumber in my trucks, my 66 has a rubber mat, never had a slip on the mat even though plywood above has. I saw a guy go about 40 ft from takeoff at Lowes one day, dumped his whole load. YIKES!
I take it, youse guys don't like roll in liners.
John
I take it, youse guys don't like roll in liners.
John
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if you are talking about the DIY liners, than i will vote against using them. in my opinion your money will be better spent buying a spray in liner, if you use the truck to haul stuff. they are much more durable. my herculiner gets scratched and peels every time i haul stone or mulch.twice a year i end up touch-up painting the bare spots.my previous truck had rhino and you could not break through the liner with regular use.
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the plastic drop in liners are junk, I'd rather just have a rubber mat. Spray in liners line Line X or Rino are the best, I've had a Line X in my last two trucks and won't ever go back.
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I'll play devil advocate on this discussion. This doesn't mean that I'm a fan of plastic bedliner. Yet, I find it advantageous in some situation. For example I often take out dead cholla cactus from my yard as well as neighbor's yard then pile it up on my bed. When I get to the dump, i find it easy to drag the cactus using my stiff rake off the bed, so this plastic bedliner gets my points. 
On the heavy load, I can push the load easily than the rubbery bed. The downside to this that it's slippery while driving, that's why I add rubber bed mat on top of plastic bedliner.
On the heavy load, I can push the load easily than the rubbery bed. The downside to this that it's slippery while driving, that's why I add rubber bed mat on top of plastic bedliner.
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I had a plastic drop in bed liner in my old truck. I took it out one day to find pretty much the same thing. Dirt, rocks, dead grass/weeds, etc. There wasn't any corrosion at the time, but it was all scratched up and paint loss from the liner, so corrosion wasn't very far off.
A buddy of mine showed me a little trick that he did and that was to take that real sticky foam tape, the kind that you use to put under the old camper shells to protect the top of the bed rails, and cut it into small strips and stick them in the bed and tops of the rails. You have to use quite a few of them, then place the cover back in. The cover more or less sits on top of the cut strips and prevents the scratching and paint wear. You still have to take the cover out occasionally to clean out the bed, but it helps some.
Since I've been having my beds Rhino lined, however, I would never go back to a plastic liner.
A buddy of mine showed me a little trick that he did and that was to take that real sticky foam tape, the kind that you use to put under the old camper shells to protect the top of the bed rails, and cut it into small strips and stick them in the bed and tops of the rails. You have to use quite a few of them, then place the cover back in. The cover more or less sits on top of the cut strips and prevents the scratching and paint wear. You still have to take the cover out occasionally to clean out the bed, but it helps some.
Since I've been having my beds Rhino lined, however, I would never go back to a plastic liner.
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Dano is complaining about DIY scratching and needing touching up. My liner is out & on the ground. Is anyone else in his camp with concerns about scratching or the DIYer not holding up?
I do want to beat the drum hard and try to get good feedback.
John
I do want to beat the drum hard and try to get good feedback.
John
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ed-liners.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...bed-liner.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...bed-liner.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...bed-liner.html
some of the threads I found thru a search. I didn't actually read them so i apologize if they are all one sided
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...bed-liner.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...bed-liner.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...bed-liner.html
some of the threads I found thru a search. I didn't actually read them so i apologize if they are all one sided
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John, I've never used a roll-on DIY liner, but two of my work trucks have had Rhino Liner and LINE X spray on bedliner installed on them and they've handled everything I've thrown in the bed, without a scratch or chip.
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A buddy of mine had a Herculiner, and it was terrible. It didnt hold up at all. I've had Line-X in my last two trucks, and I'm very pleased with it. I did have a Rhino put in one of my trucks about 12 years ago. In my opinion, the Line-x is the best one to have.
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