Bed-prep for Herculiner

[sticksnstonesrus]

Do you think wire-wheeling, a palm sander, and a manual striping block would be too much...so long as it's roughed up in moderation? The greenie-meanie that comes with the kit is...small.

Andy

[mightymike]

FWIW-I used that product a few years ago on a work truck-did a good prep job and it still flaked off......

[sticksnstonesrus]

Not a work truck. Lighty-duties at most.

[Sithor]

I don't care for spray-ins or roll-ons. I'm going with a Bedrug but if you insist on that rough stuff then I would go with a Line-X.

[sticksnstonesrus]

Originally Posted by mightymike

FWIW-I used that product a few years ago on a work truck-did a good prep job and it still flaked off......

What do you consider a "good prep job". Just trying to figure out how "deep" I need to go with the rough stuff.

Andy

[dirccooley]

I got to watch my Line-X get installed and watched them peel a do it yourself job off another to be preped for Line-X. Gotta get the paint off and roughen up the metal it looked like to me. 123Gone I am sure will chime in here. I was amazed at how much the surface was roughened. It was interesting to watch them just pull up the DIY liner from the other guys truck. I even pulled a chunk off. Lots of lifted areas on that stuff and tears everywhere that it didn't adhere properly. My guess is that you can't over prep the surface to do a good job. Good luck, I hope it turns out as nicely as my Line-X did.

[sticksnstonesrus]

I have no problem decimating the inner-bed of a $40K truck for the improvement purpose...lol. My minds-eye tells me that the more paint and clear that is off and out of the way, the better adhesion I'm gonna get.

I love power tools!

[Tundradrenalin]

Ask 123Gone in the interior/exterior forum, he's a Line-X application professional and has completed many successful apps.

[tampawright]

all you need is green SOS pads. you just have to rough the finish.... Herc is crap after being in the sun for too long.

[sticksnstonesrus]

Originally Posted by tampawright

all you need is green SOS pads. you just have to rough the finish.... Herc is crap after being in the sun for too long.

No worries on the sun. It'll be under a tonneau 99% of the time.

I'm going with sanding block, palm sander w/ 100 grit, and a drill with wire wheel...makes for very, very quick and easy roughing up. Just wanted to make sure that I'm not over-doing it.

Thanks.

[123Gone]

Oh boy, I REALLY hate to hear you're going for a DIY bedliner. Seriously, it's the "bottom of the barrel" as far as bedliners go. Even if you don't want LINE-X or another professional product, I would recommend other alternatives over a DIY bedliner. Such as, Bedrug, rubber mat, drop in.

From another forum:
Before pic.


After pic of Herculiner:


Two different DIY's that we stripped out:

[sticksnstonesrus]

Thank you!

I was looking for some info like this. Even though I've already prep'ed for the Herc, I'm going to my local Line-x dealer tomorrow. I really thought I could lay this stuff down well, but in light of the new information (and examples), I don't think it would matter. Also, it's nice to have the guaruntee on Line-x's shoulders.

Thanks again.

Will post up again after it's done.

Andy

[123Gone]

No problem, let me know if you have any questions.

If you go with LINE-X, ask if the offer (good to best) Ultra Shield, Nason, or Xtra. If they do, spend the extra dollars for it, it's well worth it.

[sticksnstonesrus]

Went to our local Line-x dealer today. They had it done in about 2 hours. Looks amazing. They did a great job. Thanks for the advice. Will have pics soon.

Andy

[123Gone]

OK, Andy, glad you're pleased! I think you'll be much happier with that LINE-X