Hey I was just wondering if anyone has ever tried the "do-it-yourself" roll-on bed liners that are out there. I saw an ad for Herculiner and started thinking if they were any good. I realize the spray-on liners like Rhino are most likely best but for the price difference is there a large quality difference. Any comments would be appriciated.

Thanks,
Steve

 

I have a Rhino. It works really well, it's really thick and keeps things pretty much in place.

 

Recently used a Herculiner kit on my 2001 Ranger. I'm pleased with the results... as soon as I get caught up I'll be adding an article detailing the procedure. I took about 40 pictures!

Ken Payne
Ford Truck Enthusiasts Admin

 

That sounds great! I'm looking forward to reading your review and seeing the pics, please let me know when it is posted. Not that I want to go the cheap route but I won't be able to afford a spray on liner for a while, yet I want to get something in the bed to protect it. If the roll-on route works nice it would only make sense to do that and put the saved money in other much needed areas.

Thanks again
Steve

 

I went with the Herculiner and It's great stuff. just make sure the surface is scuffed up properly and VERY clean exactly like the directions say. You have to buy a special cleaner, I used MEK and after it dried, I used a 1500# pressure washer and a sandblaster on it and it held up great. I like to run the roller over it a few extra times as it dries to get a rougher surface but either way you get what looks just like the spray in types.

I got mine for < $75 a gal by bringing in a web page ad to 4x4 wholesalers and they matched the price.

 

Can you tell me a little more about your coupon. I have found that one of the NAPA stores here has the Herculiner, and I don't know if they price match, but $75 seems more reasonable to me than $99.

Thanks,

Jim

 

I called 4wheel parts @ 1800-421-1050 and asked if they matched prices, they said yes and to print out the web page I got the price from.

I printed out:
http://www.diyauto.com/herculiner_bed_liner_kit.htm

and they matched the price, I told them that carparts.com offered an additional discount and included shipping for $76 and after a bit of back and forth, they finally went down to $75 + tax for a total of $163.29 for 2 kits. Which ended up being within a few dollars of what carparts.com was going to do. At first they wanted to charge more saying the web ad didn't include shipping and tax, but I told them the FINAL price was $165 from carparts.com and they finally matched the price.

 

If you have a SAMS club local to you, i picked up a Herculiner kit for around $75.

Kit includes:

1 gal and 1 quart cans (extra is for long bed trucks)
Brush
3 rollers
Roller Handle
Abrasive Pad
Masking Tape
Cleanup Rag
Rubber Gloves
Can Opener (guess that for the beer while its drying)
Phillips Screwdriver
Instuctional Video

The kit claims it will cover a 8 foot bed for 2 coats or 75 square feet.

I have seen just a gal of herculiner for over $90 at places like Central Tractor, etc.

 

Do not use the herculiner it is not worth the money if you are going to use the bed. It looks good for awhile, but after about 4 months you throw stuff and it scrapes it right off. Pay the extra money and hve the spray in done or if you are never going to use the bed then use the rollin (crap, just for looks).

 

Sounds like the bed wasn't prepped correctly. The Herculiner instructions say it will peal off under use if the bed isn't prepped correctly. I've been abusing the bed severely since I installed the liner without a problem, even moving a 9 inch Ford axle and a cast iron FE manifold without strapping them down....

Ken Payne

 

Ditto that! I used a 1500# pressure washer and a sand blaster on mine just as a test and that stuff holds on great.

 

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 22-Jun-01 AT 07:38&nbsp;AM (EST)[/font][p]Got a line-x in my truck a few months back. Very nice and very strong but expensive. Would like to try the Herculiner for the cab floor and see how it works out. I have heard mixed reviews but I think alot of problems with liners (roll or spray) has to do with prep of the surface that it is being applied to.

 

I've been looking at the Herkuliner (sp?) myself recently. It seems like a pretty cool product. The truck that I just bought has a couple rust spots on what looks like big screws and the paint is coming off real bad in the bed. It's only a 95 Ranger XLT so the rusting isn't to bad but I want to stop it NOW and want to cover up the paint in the bed also. Does anybody know what extra preping might need done because of the chiped paint and small rust spots?

 

>Recently used a Herculiner kit on my 2001 Ranger. I'm
>pleased with the results... as soon as I get caught up I'll
>be adding an article detailing the procedure. I took about
>40 pictures!
>
>Ken Payne
>Ford Truck Enthusiasts Admin


Ken,

Saw your write-up and the pictures they looked great, how does it look now that it has been on for some time? Would you still recommend the product or spend the money for a spray in?

thanks,

Adam Cole AKA Bmoney

 

I'd just like to share my experiences. I took a whole day of 10 hrs to apply my herculiner so i did a good job. I like it, however, it was shiny for about 3 weeks and it got dull from the sun, not a big problem though. I have scraped some of it off but that was my fault, i scraped it pretty bad. For an 8 foot bed, they recommend using the 1 gallon can plus a quart. I wouldn't recommend this to cover rust, it is not that good at it. I do however, HIGHLY recommend using this stuff called miracle paint from Bill Hirsch automotive at hirschauto.com. This stuff is GREAT and is a permanent cure for rust. I have coated my whole undercarrage and body with it. I decided to use it on my tailgate instead of the herculiner as well. The herculiner is ruff and i sit on my tailgate sometimes. The miracle paint is very hard and resistant to scratching so it worked out very well, black to match the herculiner as well. Look in my gallery for some pics of my undercarrage. This is the only paint i know of that is DOT 3 brake fluid proof, however you want to say it. I tried it and it doesn't affect the paint. It is also impervious to salt which is nice here in new england. Good luck with what you choose.