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This is a discussion thread titled "Spray In vs Drop In", within the 1Gen-Tundra forum, part of the Truck Forums category.
LINE-X weighs .7 pounds per square foot at 1/8" thickness. The bed is sprayed up to 1/4" on the bed and up to 1/8" on the sides. We normally take out the plastic plugs, spray the bed, and then reinstall them. But, it's your decision to spray them or not.
Another minor issue is the yellow badge they put in the bedliner. I'd rather not have any advertisements on my truck, not the car dealers, not the bedliner company's...nobody's. It appears they used some sort of black caulk or a tar to stick it on.
Ok, I'm amazed. I finally got around to taking that yellow tag off last night. The black adhesive had fully cured so it wasn't about to pull right off. They say that Line-X is tough stuff so when looking for things to help me take the tag off, when I came across my small prybar, that's what I grabbed.
I successfully removed the tag with the prybar. There was some flexing of the bed steel but I worked it. Unfortunately the adhesive, a black, tough, rubbery adhesive, stayed behind.
I started scrapingly lightly with the sharpened prybar...no luck. Then I scraped the hell out of it. It started getting scratched up but not coming off. hmmmm...time for some drastic action. I grabbed my Gerber pocket knife and started trying to shave it off. I got about 80% off this way, then took the the knife edge and ran it perpendicular to the bed and scraped....HARD! I managed to get most of the adhesive off but some remains. What floored me though, is with all that scraping with the prybar and the knife, not only did it not gouge the Line-X, it didn't even give it a scratch! I mean...it was still shiny under there.
That's some TOUGH STUFF! Now I need to sharpen my knife blade.
...I like the OEM drop-in on my '05 becasue heavy items in a box or crate can be slid easily from the tailgate to the cab window, and back. What I don't like is the feeling (or concern) that the wind could lift it out at freeway speeds. That's when the spray-in product sounds attractive, until I think about trying to slide a crate or box...
What floored me though, is with all that scraping with the prybar and the knife, not only did it not gouge the Line-X, it didn't even give it a scratch! I mean...it was still shiny under there.
That's some TOUGH STUFF! Now I need to sharpen my knife blade.
When you look at the line-x product vs the other it's clear most spray in liners are a joke compared to line-x. I just did my DC. Cost was $400. I love that I can stand in the wet bed, clean the roof, and not fear of breaking my neck due to a fall on the slippery bed. I am very pleased with the product.
...I like the OEM drop-in on my '05 becasue heavy items in a box or crate can be slid easily from the tailgate to the cab window, and back. What I don't like is the feeling (or concern) that the wind could lift it out at freeway speeds. That's when the spray-in product sounds attractive, until I think about trying to slide a crate or box...
I've actually found that I can slide things fairly well on my Line-X. It's not slick, but it's not grippy like Rhino. It's actually got about the same surface as a plastic bedliner. When I rented a gas-powered plate compactor, I was able to easily slide it over the Line-X into the truck bed.
This is one of the things that steered me towards Line-X over Rhino. Some people prefer the grip; I preferred being able to slide things into position. I can always lash things down with cargo straps when needed.
I've actually found that I can slide things fairly well on my Line-X. It's not slick, but it's not grippy like Rhino. It's actually got about the same surface as a plastic bedliner.
I assumed it was very sticky and nothing moved - I may have to rethink this one.
You should know that the final texture of LINE-X can be varied. The more texture, the better the grip. We can make the texture rather smooth to as rough as the roughest sandpaper. For example, we sprayed extra heavy texture on several Fire Dept brush trucks to make sure that the Fireman's boots really grip onto the LINE-X. And, we are spraying extra texture on the bottom of some fiberglass prison showers that we are currently working on. So, when you're at the LINE-X dealer, tell him you want to vary the texture. He'll spray some texture, you check it, if you want more, just say more. Repeat unitil you're happy.
I was recently at a shop looking at putting Scotchcal on the front of my truck. They also were a Auto Armour dealer and I asked how much it would be to spray my truck out of curiousity, since I already had Line-X. It was $400, which was over $100 less than Line-X. I when I told him I already had LineX he confided that if he didnt' work at that place, he'd have it too. He though his Auto Armour was damn good stuff (uses the two materials Line-X uses) but he said Line-X is the best.
I live in Hawaii and the spray on liners help protect against rust, so I put a spray on liner and I also use a drop in, plus I have a gaylord fiberglass lid. My bed should be good to go...though I don't haul much.
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