Spray in Bed Liner question.......

TheGryme · #1 (**permalink**) 05-16-2005, 12:55 PM

I have owned my 04 DC since last Sept and have used it LOTS....trash every 2 weeks or so, clearing brush, hualing lumber for various projects around the ranch, desposing of dead bodies......the usual.
My bed is begining to look like cr@p.
Can a sprayed in bed liner cover us scratches and such or will they still show. Also.....how are the stock plastic bed caps dealt with on a sprayed in liner.....are they taken off and the mounting holes filled in with something?

leechmcg · #2 (**permalink**) 05-16-2005, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGryme

I have owned my 04 DC since last Sept and have used it LOTS....trash every 2 weeks or so, clearing brush, hualing lumber for various projects around the ranch, desposing of dead bodies......the usual.
My bed is begining to look like cr@p.
Can a sprayed in bed liner cover us scratches and such or will they still show. Also.....how are the stock plastic bed caps dealt with on a sprayed in liner.....are they taken off and the mounting holes filled in with something?

a spray on bedliner ($350.00) should cover the scratches, but if you would have got a bedliner sooner a drop in ($269.00-$300) would be have been the way to go

anmrivera · #3 (**permalink**) 05-16-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGryme

I have owned my 04 DC since last Sept and have used it LOTS....trash every 2 weeks or so, clearing brush, hualing lumber for various projects around the ranch, desposing of dead bodies......the usual.
My bed is begining to look like cr@p.
Can a sprayed in bed liner cover us scratches and such or will they still show. Also.....how are the stock plastic bed caps dealt with on a sprayed in liner.....are they taken off and the mounting holes filled in with something?

Give Gone123 time to chime in on this one. I think the bedliner will help your appearance and protect the bed. If you use a drop in it will just hide it. I got under the rail so my bed toppers stayed put. gone123 can give you the specifics of how you can go over the rail and cover the holes. Good luck.

TundrastruckDave · #4 (**permalink**) 05-16-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by anmrivera

Give Gone123 time to chime in on this one. I think the bedliner will help your appearance and protect the bed. If you use a drop in it will just hide it. I got under the rail so my bed toppers stayed put. gone123 can give you the specifics of how you can go over the rail and cover the holes. Good luck.

I completely and totally agree with what (anmrivera) says!

(123Gone) is WITHOUT DOUBT... the MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE guy on these boards about ANYTHING dealing with spray-in bedliners.

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Originally Posted by anmrivera

I think the bedliner will help your appearance and protect the bed.

Not to mention... it'll also increase the "value" of your DC as well!

123Gone · #5 (**permalink**) 05-16-2005, 05:04 PM

TheGryme:

I'm a LINE-X dealer. LINE-X is one of the major spray-in bedliner companies.

If you need to protect your truck's bed completely, you have three options:

1. Plastic drop in: The advantage is that they are inexpensive at about $150. Disadvantages can include one or more of the following:
Rattle/vibrate
Warp
Can't be repaired
No warranty
Trap water and debris
Rub the paint off the truck and can cause rust
Take up extra space in the bed
Generate static electricity
Does not conform to all contours
Can fly out of the truck bed

2. Bedrug: Bedrug is a good product, it's sort of like outdoor carpeting in your truck's bed. It's a nice alternative to drop-ins or spray-ins. They cost about $275 to $400. The only negative comments I have ever heard (and they are minor) are the following:
1. Only comes in gray.
2. Tends to sag a bit after a while.
3. Traps moisture between the rug and the bed.
4. You need to get used to looking at carpet in your bed.

3. Spray-in bedliners: Advantages are as follows.
Don't rattle or vibrate
Don't warp
Can be repaired
Creates a permanent water tight seal
Does not create rust
Allows for more cargo area
Does not generate static electricity
Dampens road noise
Molds to every contour
Will not fly out of the truck bed

Shopping for a spray-in can be difficult. Chemical composition of the product varies from company to company. Generally speaking, there are three types of spray-ins: 100% polyurethane (most common; Rhino, Toff), 100% polyurea (least common; Combat, Xtreme Liner), blend of polyurethane and polyurea (LINE-X, Viper). The three types exhibit different tear strengths, tensile strengths, temperature tolerance, abrasion resistance, etc. My personal opinion is that the bedliners that are a blend tend to be the better bedliners because both polyurea and polyurethane give the liner desireable properties. Discussion of the chemical composition can go a further. Such as there are one-part polyurethanes (also called "solvent based") and two-part polyurethanes. I'll stop here unless you want to hear more.

A spray-in will cover the scratches. The plasic rail caps have to stay on. Underneath each one, there are about 20 retangular holes that are too large for a spray-in bedliner.

You should decide which product gives YOU the best bang for the buck for YOUR intended use. Let me know if you have any questions. It can be a tough decision!

remelad · #6 (**permalink**) 06-01-2005, 03:53 PM

123Gone covered a lot of good information here!!!

I spray liners by Spray On Products at my shop in Salunga, Pa. Spray On Products uses a hybrid Polyurea/Polyurethane chemical just as LineX & Viper, stated above. Like mentioned, it gives a great range of qualities over just one or the other.

My liners start at $375 unless we are running a special. As with LineX, they carry a lifetime warranty, are nonslip (unlike drop in's) and increase resale value of the vehicle. We usually do pretty good at filling dents and such and scratches are no problem.

I recommend spray in liners over drop in hands down. It would be a lot easier to sell drop in liners but I would prefer a customer who is happy with their liner for life.

dsrtrcr01 · #7 (**permalink**) 06-02-2005, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by TheGryme

.....how are the stock plastic bed caps dealt with on a sprayed in liner.....are they taken off and the mounting holes filled in with something?

I have seen a couple people asking about removing the caps when doing a spray in and I was wondering, Why couldn't you just weld some metal in the holes and when the spray in liner is sprayed it would cover the ugly welded in piece as well as the paint that got messed up by welding. Just make sure to grind down the welds and feather out the paint so there are no edges. I think this would look pretty good.

123Gone · #8 (**permalink**) 06-02-2005, 12:50 PM

Yes, that is possible. I even know of a LINE-X dealer that did that for a customer, but I did not actually see the end result. Your talking about welding about 40 holes. Very atypical, but it will work.

KLS · #9 (**permalink**) 06-02-2005, 01:05 PM

A local shop sprays Arma. Is that the equal of Line-X? (We have no Line-X shop in my two county area.)

And, I know, the quality of the individual shop's prep work is very important.

Ken

123Gone · #10 (**permalink**) 06-02-2005, 02:15 PM

I'm fairly sure (but not positive) that Arma uses a polyurethane/polyura blend product similiar to LINE-X. They do use a heat/high pressure system so it will look just like LINE-X. I don't know how the Arma will look after 6 months or so. There are no Arma dealers around here.

I'd say it's definately worth further investigation.