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Hurculinear
I have decided to go ahead and redo the rusted, scratched up bed. I was hoping you guys might have some hints or suggestions. I know that preparation is the key. Have any of you tried mixing sand into the material. I remember hearing it awhile back, but I cant find it now of course. What do the experienced guys say, any hints or recomendations? Thanks
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No experience here sorry. friend of mine does spray in liners on the side at home. he has a spray gun and gets some material from carquest but I can't remember what its called. he gets it for about $25 a can and needs 7 cans to do a long box. sorry I can't be more help. I would think that as long as you got quality sand it would work.
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Line-X it! Honestly I believe its the best bang for the buck. Lifetime warranty and if they screw it up they fix it. Works great in my book. Good luck!
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Linex is the only way to go.
I have put in a hurculiner in a duramax and it was ok but it looked like crap and it would peal off when you slide anything heavy across it. We spent 5-6 hours preping it with 2 guys.
I have also put in the duplicolor wally world crap on mine and my dads trucks. It lasted maybe 1 week before it would peel off and look like a milk cow (white truck, black liner) I spent 1 whole day preping both trucks at the same time and sprayed them both the next day. Long story short I sandblasted both trucks beds and had linex put in both and the have been abused and havent torn or anything.
I spent about $200 for the diy stuff per truck, the linex was $400. Also they use about 5-6 gallons of material on a long bed, you cannot buy that much liner and still come out on top.
I have put in a hurculiner in a duramax and it was ok but it looked like crap and it would peal off when you slide anything heavy across it. We spent 5-6 hours preping it with 2 guys.
I have also put in the duplicolor wally world crap on mine and my dads trucks. It lasted maybe 1 week before it would peel off and look like a milk cow (white truck, black liner) I spent 1 whole day preping both trucks at the same time and sprayed them both the next day. Long story short I sandblasted both trucks beds and had linex put in both and the have been abused and havent torn or anything.
I spent about $200 for the diy stuff per truck, the linex was $400. Also they use about 5-6 gallons of material on a long bed, you cannot buy that much liner and still come out on top.
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I like ths sound of all the ideas, but the main reason I'm going with this is the cost, and I hope productivity. I live in Germany and I dont have a linex around the corner. I do have a Rhino linear but they want almost a thousand dollars to do just the bed. I was hoping to get some hints because I have already taken the steps to get the Hurculinear sent to me. Now the rest is on me, but thanks for all the suggestion and always if you have any more hints. I plan to put it on next week.
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Well the hurculiner is better than most other diy bedliners. Adding sand to it wont help you out much the material itself has tiny rubber particles in it and is very rough when it drys up. I would suggest spending you time preping the bed. Try and get all the clear coat off and have a rough surface for this stuff to stick to. Also the weather has to be warm enough for the metal to be pretty warm (i dont know what the weather is like in Germany right now) I would guess at least 50-60*f
The reason I suggest a major bedliner company is because the hurculiner gives you 1 gallon with their kit. Linex and rhino use 5-6 gallons on a long bed, the amount of material they put on is cheaper than buying 5 hurculiner kits plus its installed for you.
Oh and that bedliner material will stay on your hands for 1 week if you dont wear gloves.
Good luck and take you time.
The reason I suggest a major bedliner company is because the hurculiner gives you 1 gallon with their kit. Linex and rhino use 5-6 gallons on a long bed, the amount of material they put on is cheaper than buying 5 hurculiner kits plus its installed for you.
Oh and that bedliner material will stay on your hands for 1 week if you dont wear gloves.
Good luck and take you time.
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Well its done!!!
I put the linear in this weekend. I had some friends help me do the sanding, and then I was basicly on my own from that point. I put on two and half gallons where as it was recommended one and half. It was put on in four coats. It looks great so far. It has not completley cured, but it looks like its a great product. The only cons are usually the mistakes you make. I did see one thing wrong with the product. The consistancy between each gallon was different, some was really thick and the other was thin. I really cant complain. It really looks good almost professional. I spent under $300 and one whole day of putting coats on every 3-4 hours.
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The herculiner IS NOT a bad choice. We just did my friends truck with it, and it went smooth and looks good. You can apply several coats and it holds up pretty well, unless you are sliding a fridge accross it.
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I just installed Herculiner in the bed of truck. I took my time and prepped the bed as the instructions implied. The liner went on smoothly, with no problems. I purposely used the entire gallon, to get the thickest coat possible, and to evenly distribute the rubber particles. The finish looks great to me (and all for $90.00 kit, plus another $8.00 for Acetone, tape, and gloves). For me the look is what I'm after. Now care is another thing. If you roll your 4 wheeler up on it, or carry some bags of cement, or wood; you should be ok. If you want to carry a refridg or freezer, then yeah, expect to have some problems.
I plan to put a heavy duty bed mat in the floor of the truck on top of the herculiner to gaurd against heavy hits & dings.
I'm pleased with the product! I would recommend it, if your looking for looks with light hauling. ("Want to carry a fridge or bow flex gym set... Get a trailer").
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I plan to put a heavy duty bed mat in the floor of the truck on top of the herculiner to gaurd against heavy hits & dings.
I'm pleased with the product! I would recommend it, if your looking for looks with light hauling. ("Want to carry a fridge or bow flex gym set... Get a trailer").
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