Best Spray in bed liner?
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10-16-2018, 11:43 PM
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10-17-2018, 12:16 AM
DIY or pay someone else?
I did my own for $72.00+ some pain.
I used Herculiner; 1 gallon was more than enough for 2 coats.
It doesn't look as even as the pro's spray-in jobs, but it's thick , durable, and I have the $400.00 in my wallet.
The bed bolts need 3 coats.
Hope this helps.
I used Herculiner; 1 gallon was more than enough for 2 coats.
It doesn't look as even as the pro's spray-in jobs, but it's thick , durable, and I have the $400.00 in my wallet.
The bed bolts need 3 coats.
Hope this helps.
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10-17-2018, 08:21 AM
I’m extremely happy with my line-x. I had them do my front and rear bumper, running boards and bed. No issues with durability. My last truck, I put a nice scratch in the liner from a backhoe bucket and it didn’t go completely through. They fixed the scratch with no problems and couldn’t tell it happened.
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10-17-2018, 08:56 AM
I was pretty nervous about getting it done on my last truck (this one has it from the factory & I wish it didn't) and there was both Rhino Liner and Line-X nearby. The Rhino liner place was definitely cheaper, but they also didn't want to take the time to really talk to me. Which gave me the impression that they may do a rush job. They also only had a few pictures on the wall which I'm pretty sure were examples from the manufacturer.
The Line-X guy took me back in the bay and let me see them taping off a truck and explained how everything worked. He also explaind the UV protection option that the offer and that in reality it was pretty much just a cosmetic thing for people who don't want a faded bed after a few years. It also makes the surface a little slicker then without. It wasn't a difficult decision to go with them and I even paid extra for the UV protection. Probably one of the best investments to any vehicle I've had. After 4 years the bedliner still looked brand new.
I am extreamly OCD about my vehicles and I explaind this to them ahead of time. I don't know if they took any extra care because of our discussion, but it came out looking great.
#13
10-17-2018, 09:02 AM
Line-x. It’s the bed of a truck so I don’t get anything fancy like fade resistant stuff. Takes a freakin beating. Sliding pallets of pavers or retaining wall blocks has never hurt mine.
All my trucks have had it. All our farmers trucks have it. Nobody regrets it. Nobody wishes they went in another direction. Nobody I roll with or know shows trucks. We use trucks. And our beds are used hard
Additional thoughts:
1) if you have paid for one of these expensive trucks then just pay to have it done. 50k truck, what’s an additional 500 bucks.
2) demand they remove the bolts which hold the bed on and don’t just spray over them. That’s the cheap fast lazy approach just spraying over them. Make em do the job right!
All my trucks have had it. All our farmers trucks have it. Nobody regrets it. Nobody wishes they went in another direction. Nobody I roll with or know shows trucks. We use trucks. And our beds are used hard
Additional thoughts:
1) if you have paid for one of these expensive trucks then just pay to have it done. 50k truck, what’s an additional 500 bucks.
2) demand they remove the bolts which hold the bed on and don’t just spray over them. That’s the cheap fast lazy approach just spraying over them. Make em do the job right!
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10-17-2018, 09:09 AM
Line-x. It’s the bed of a truck so I don’t get anything fancy like fade resistant stuff. Takes a freakin beating. Sliding pallets of pavers or retaining wall blocks has never hurt mine.
All my trucks have had it. All our farmers trucks have it. Nobody regrets it. Nobody wishes they went in another direction. Nobody I roll with or know shows trucks. We use trucks. And our beds are used hard
Additional thoughts:
1) if you have paid for one of these expensive trucks then just pay to have it done. 50k truck, what’s an additional 500 bucks.
2) demand they remove the bolts which hold the bed on and don’t just spray over them. That’s the cheap fast lazy approach just spraying over them. Make em do the job right!
All my trucks have had it. All our farmers trucks have it. Nobody regrets it. Nobody wishes they went in another direction. Nobody I roll with or know shows trucks. We use trucks. And our beds are used hard
Additional thoughts:
1) if you have paid for one of these expensive trucks then just pay to have it done. 50k truck, what’s an additional 500 bucks.
2) demand they remove the bolts which hold the bed on and don’t just spray over them. That’s the cheap fast lazy approach just spraying over them. Make em do the job right!
The bed bolts are a 1 time use per Ford with these Aluminum beds.
You have to install new ones.
Not fast and lazy, smart to spray over them IMO.
Unless you want to pay for new bolts, but you can't expect the bed liner company to pay for them.
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10-17-2018, 09:18 AM
I’m not going to lie I did not know they are one time bolts. Either the shop I used found a way to magically use the same bolts or keeps a box of new ones laying around, I told him don’t spray over the bolts and he did not. Not one truck on the farm has them sprayed over either round here. It’s up there with the worst jobs on the planet removing the line x when you wanna remove those bolts. But nope, had no clue it’s a one time bolt.