"Painted in" Do-it-yourself bed liner kits

[TRD SyRuP]

line-x the toolbox too

[tuesdayd]

Originally Posted by John-O

I bought 12 boxes of siding at 45 lbs a box, all of which was loaded on a pallet. The pallet was loaded on to my truck with a fork lift and since the fork lift couldn't place the pallet in the bed beyond the tailgate the forklift opperator pushed the pallet further into the bed. That was about 450 lbs sliding across the Line-X covering and there was no damage what so ever.

I had a similar experience, but with a pallet of sod. The guy at the yard told me it weighed close to a ton (didn't have a clue myself). He did the same thing and pushed the pallet in about two feet, and you can't even see a mark in the bed . It did 'sand' down the pallet rails just a bit though .

Gotta say I love my Line-X.

[123Gone]

Originally Posted by JohnnyTheA

Okay I DO NOT work for Line-X but I do like them.

My Line-X application (under the rails because of the bed caps) was $375 and looks SCHWEEET!!!

My brother has a Chevy POS that is 6 years old and has lava-lining. I don't know if this is DIY brand or not, but it looks ugly as heck. I looks like a thick chalky paint and has no gripping power. He says, "your truck will look like this 6 years". Somehow, I don't think so. I have seen older Line-X beds that are still really nice. I recommend Line-X.

Now If I could just find a nice toolbox..

John

To keep your LINE-X always looking good as new: Pressure wash it with water, don't even need any soap, scrub it with a stiff brush to get it clean. Actually, I would say don't use ANY soap at all. (But, if you do, use automotive soap, but again, try not to use any soap.) Put some Just Once on it occasionally. (www.justonce.com). That's it. It will always look black and shiney.

[LDO04]

PPG has recently developed a much tougher and durable product known as MILTOUGH. The military is now using it on HMWWVs and trucks often where heat tolerance is an issue. Don't know if it's available commercially yet, but Ford and Nissan are now using a very similar PPG product on their beds from the factory. Initial marketing was in Flint MI. Concerns with DIY kits is careful surface preparation, proper masking prior to application and that if you apply to the top rails of the bed, it's very difficult to get a clean edge (I'm told the pros use a piano wire imbedded in the masking tape). Finally, Polyurea products appear to be a better choice.

[scottnmos]

I have to jump on the Line-X bandwagon on this one. I have had it in 3 trucks now and wont ever pick anything else. In 2 cases, the original liner (rhino in one and herculiner in the other) had to be removed to install the Line-X. It has been the ONLY thing that has held up to the skags on my snowmachine. (just FYI, skags are high strength carbon steel blades on the bottom of snowmachine ski's so they are like metal knives with about 400lbs on them. Most companies wont honor warrantee work on a bedliner if you have had a snowmachine on it. Line-X is the only one that held up. Period. You get what you pay for.

[123Gone]

Allow me to clarify a few things.

PPG's product has been out for years (I think since 2006). It is the Nissan "factory" bedliner and now it's being applied to SOME of the Ford F-250's (only). Miltough is NOT the bedliner product they are putting in these trucks, the product is called PPG Durabed.

LINE-X PAXCON is being applied to military Humvees, MRAPS produced by Force Protection, U.S. submarines, and PAXCON has been applied to portions of the U.S. Pentagon. LINE-X was the first to produce such a product. Rhino and now PPG have copied it to a certain degree. LINE-X XS-100 (used for bedliners) has been used to coat military bullet proof plates (worn on chest and back).

The do-it-yourself products have their place, but they are not as durable as professional products. Actually, they are not even close.

More information:

LINE-X on bullet proof plates.
http://www2.line-x.com/ns/news.html?NewsID=198

PAXCON on MRAPS.
http://www.reuters.com/article/press...08+PRN20080130

General information on PAXCON as it relates to the military.
http://www.paxcon.com/user_pages/home_0.shtml?page=Home