Bed liner or Spry type?
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Laughing Gas
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Bed liner or Spry type?
I would like to here pro's and con's regarding the two types of bed liners. The traditional type verses the spry on the dealer is offering.
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Forget about a drop-in. Besides the fact that they tend to scrape the heck out of the bed and cause rust, their usefulness is also questionable. Not only do things slide around a lot on top of them, if you put any real amount of weight on them the bedliner itself starts to fold-up and slide. I have one, and it was the worst mistake I made. I'm ripping it out as soon as I can find the time and getting a spray-in.
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I completely agree with EnviroCon... the drop in bedliners SUCK!! I have had a couple that came with trucks I bought... but they came out soon. I have had at least a dozen trucks that I had sprayed, and many of my friends trucks I have had done during the last 15 years or so, including my current SD and Toyota Tacoma. I prefer Linex or equivalent that is sprayed on at a controlled (heated) temperature as opposed to Rhino or other cold sprayed. Linex gives a nice, even texture and looks great. The trucks I have had done always held up very well, and if you happen to damage it (good luck) it can be repaired easily.
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This topic really comes up quite often, and has gotten a TON of responses in the past... even as recently as like a week ago. Try doing a search in the Superduty section on Line-X or bedliner or spray-in, etc. I did this months back when debating a spray-in, myself... ended up with Line-X and am very happy with it. But anyway, if you do a search you'll have plenty of good reading ahead of you.
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i had a drop in type in my previous truck, it did good, never had a prob with it. BUT, my current truck has the spray in and i like it alot better, its more professional looking, things don't slide around, and just doesn't make the truck look "cheap"
i defintly now prefer the spray on liners.
i defintly now prefer the spray on liners.
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From: Wisconsin
Steve here... i was on the fence with this too, but bought a drop in. I hall large rounds of oak fire wood. I need to move them around in the box... Nothing slides on the spray in, but the drop in's the logs are easy to slide around...
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I mostly put in bedliners for people who want to cover up damage or just want to give the bed a finished look. They really arent all that great if you plan to do alot of hauling in the back. They used to be ok, but with the advancements theyve made with spray ins, the bedliners are pretty obsolete. Customers especially hate it when we pull an over the rail liner off and their rails are almost rubbed down to the bare metal. There is stuff we sell called paint saver that keeps it from doing that, but nobody wants to shell out anymore money for a bedliner. They make some more skid resistant bedliners for a higher price but they arent far from what we charge for a spray in.
But I mean if you have an older truck or a work truck thats just beat up, then yea, go for a liner and make it looke a little better. If you have a decent looking truck and want to preserve the bed, make it look better, cut down on noise, increase resale value of the truck(its true, ive seen the paperwork), and keep your stuff from sliding...then a spray in is the way to go.
But I mean if you have an older truck or a work truck thats just beat up, then yea, go for a liner and make it looke a little better. If you have a decent looking truck and want to preserve the bed, make it look better, cut down on noise, increase resale value of the truck(its true, ive seen the paperwork), and keep your stuff from sliding...then a spray in is the way to go.
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I like the slide around feature of the drop in. Hauling manure is just a matter of of pushing it out and spraying it down. The spray-on doesn't wash out as easily. Anit-skid is nice though if you haul around tool boxes, 5gal buckets, etc. I don't work out of my truck, it mostly has my ATV, sled, firewood, in it and the drop in works good, only $50 used vs $400!!
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Another option--check into the BedRug--this is a foam liner that can be taken out if you want to. If you really want to save the look of your bed for THE NEXT OWNER, use a spray-in liner, then put the BedRug over it.
I have had 1) a drop in (not again) 2) BedRug 3) spray-ins. The BedRug is kind of unique--it will wash clean with a hose, is soft to the feel, and stuff will slide if pushed, but not on its own. I currently have a Rhino spray-in and have had no problems.
I have had 1) a drop in (not again) 2) BedRug 3) spray-ins. The BedRug is kind of unique--it will wash clean with a hose, is soft to the feel, and stuff will slide if pushed, but not on its own. I currently have a Rhino spray-in and have had no problems.
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I bought the Herculon bed liner and sprayed it in myself. I was surprised how nice it turned out. I saved a bundle doing that way too. I have a friend who used the brush and rollers that it comes with to put it on. That looked very good too!
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I agree, spray in if you don't want stuff moving around and a drop in if you want a load to push out easily. With the drop in you will have wear under it due to any dirt that gets blown or trapped under it but will also provide a little cushion if you are to drop things into it (brick,fire wood, etc) . I have had both and for my usage I go with the linex. It has a lifetime warranty I believe that is covered in all states so if you have any damage they will just respray the area and it looks like new again. I have also used the rubber bed mats that work well but do not provide any protection to the side walls of the bed but do come out easily for cleaning underneath. Just my 2 cents worth!
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I work with a guy who drives a 2004 silverado ss. He put in the Rino liner and loves it. He tells me that it quieted his truck down a bit, due to it's 1/4" thickness. I don't know anyone who used linex. I have seen people spray their entire truck wit it though.
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Originally Posted by Mud Doc
Another option--check into the BedRug--this is a foam liner that can be taken out if you want to. If you really want to save the look of your bed for THE NEXT OWNER, use a spray-in liner, then put the BedRug over it.
I have had 1) a drop in (not again) 2) BedRug 3) spray-ins. The BedRug is kind of unique--it will wash clean with a hose, is soft to the feel, and stuff will slide if pushed, but not on its own. I currently have a Rhino spray-in and have had no problems.
I have had 1) a drop in (not again) 2) BedRug 3) spray-ins. The BedRug is kind of unique--it will wash clean with a hose, is soft to the feel, and stuff will slide if pushed, but not on its own. I currently have a Rhino spray-in and have had no problems.