Comments on sprayed bedliners?

Anyone had this done? Like it? Hate it? Have doubts about the results? I'm
interested in brand names, too, if possible.

A buddy of mine has owned 2 Chevy's and swears by these bedliners.
Personally I like the way they look and the protection tehy offer. I
would not however replace my factory Toyota bedliner with a spray in
unless something happened to my original.

"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone had this done? Like it? Hate it? Have doubts about the results? I'm
> interested in brand names, too, if possible.
>[/color]

Don't screw around and go cheap.

Get a Line-X spray in: [url]http://www.line-x.com/[/url]

I've had mine for almost 4 years and it has held up great (firewood,
shovels, mulch, building supplies, mowers...).

Look and call around if you're not sure. Talk with managers at each place.
Compare with a Rhino-liner spray in. I decided because of the appearance
and the professionalism of the local Line-X guy to go with them.

You'll probably be happy with either, and they'll do the job.


Stew

I agree with Stew. I have a Line-X on a 2002 Tundra. Works great and I can
see no wear. The only regret is that I bought black instead of matching the
color of my truck.

"S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ZsPye.81$cg.51@news02.roc.ny...[color=green]
>> Anyone had this done? Like it? Hate it? Have doubts about the results?
>> I'm interested in brand names, too, if possible.
>>[/color]
>
> Don't screw around and go cheap.
>
> Get a Line-X spray in: [url]http://www.line-x.com/[/url]
>
> I've had mine for almost 4 years and it has held up great (firewood,
> shovels, mulch, building supplies, mowers...).
>
> Look and call around if you're not sure. Talk with managers at each place.
> Compare with a Rhino-liner spray in. I decided because of the appearance
> and the professionalism of the local Line-X guy to go with them.
>
> You'll probably be happy with either, and they'll do the job.
>
>
> Stew
>[/color]

offen rong wrote:[color=blue]
> I agree with Stew. I have a Line-X on a 2002 Tundra. Works great and I can
> see no wear. The only regret is that I bought black instead of matching the
> color of my truck.
>
> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:iKRye.56808$du.35417@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
>[color=green]
>>"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:ZsPye.81$cg.51@news02.roc.ny...
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Anyone had this done? Like it? Hate it? Have doubts about the results?
>>>I'm interested in brand names, too, if possible.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>Don't screw around and go cheap.
>>
>>Get a Line-X spray in: [url]http://www.line-x.com/[/url]
>>
>>I've had mine for almost 4 years and it has held up great (firewood,
>>shovels, mulch, building supplies, mowers...).
>>
>>Look and call around if you're not sure. Talk with managers at each place.
>>Compare with a Rhino-liner spray in. I decided because of the appearance
>>and the professionalism of the local Line-X guy to go with them.
>>
>>You'll probably be happy with either, and they'll do the job.
>>
>>
>>Stew
>>[/color]
>
>
>[/color]
I got Line-x too. I got black, since they said that if they had to
repair it, they could match the color better.

I understand that there is a difference between line x and rhino, in
that line-x is harder, but that both work as well.

Recommend it highly.

jerry
jerry

Stew is right on the money
I have a LineX spray in for my (04 Tundra) and it was well worth the
money. Very durable, stuff slides around less, and it looks good. Very
durable too I have hualed soil, trash, metal debris etc... and the
coating looks like new...

Be advised that the plastic drop in liners will abrade your paint, trap
water between it and the bed and eventually corrode your truck bed.
Spray in is a better solution IMO.

Thanks for all your votes. What did you guys pay for the spray on liners?
I'll be interested in seeing if the dealers here are in the same ballpark.

"" wrote:[color=blue]
> offen rong wrote:[color=green]
> > I agree with Stew. I have a Line-X on a 2002 Tundra. Works[/color]
> great and I can[color=green]
> > see no wear. The only regret is that I bought black instead[/color]
> of matching the[color=green]
> > color of my truck.
> >
> > "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > news:iKRye.56808$du.35417@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
> >[color=darkred]
> >>"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:ZsPye.81$cg.51@news02.roc.ny...
> >>
> >>>Anyone had this done? Like it? Hate it? Have doubts about[/color][/color]
> the results?[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>>I'm interested in brand names, too, if possible.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Don't screw around and go cheap.
> >>
> >>Get a Line-X spray in: [url]http://www.line-x.com/[/url]
> >>
> >>I've had mine for almost 4 years and it has held up great[/color][/color]
> (firewood,[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>shovels, mulch, building supplies, mowers...).
> >>
> >>Look and call around if you're not sure. Talk with managers[/color][/color]
> at each place.[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>Compare with a Rhino-liner spray in. I decided because of[/color][/color]
> the appearance[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>and the professionalism of the local Line-X guy to go with[/color][/color]
> them.[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>
> >>You'll probably be happy with either, and they'll do the[/color][/color]
> job.[color=green][color=darkred]
> >>
> >>
> >>Stew
> >>[/color]
> >
> >
> >[/color]
> I got Line-x too. I got black, since they said that if they
> had to
> repair it, they could match the color better.
>
> I understand that there is a difference between line x and
> rhino, in
> that line-x is harder, but that both work as well.
>
> Recommend it highly.
>
> jerry
> jerry[/color]

THey are not bad for normal use but it you plan to really use you bed
hard and maybe drop objects in it they are not a good choice. A
regular good quality dropin bed liner with a pad under it will
protected the bed against a lot of impact damage. A spray on lining is
only as strong as the base metal on impact and it is quite possible to
bend the bed floor with dropped heavy objects. What you plan to do
with your truck is a big factor in the type of bed liner you choose.

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"notmyrealname" wrote:[color=blue]
>Stew is right on the money
>I have a LineX spray in for my (04 Tundra) and it was well worth the
>money. Very durable, stuff slides around less, and it looks good.[/color]
Very[color=blue]
>
>durable too I have hualed soil, trash, metal debris etc... and the
>coating looks like new...
>
>Be advised that the plastic drop in liners will abrade your paint,
>trap
>water between it and the bed and eventually corrode your truck bed.
>Spray in is a better solution IMO.[/color]

Be advised that when you use the proper pad under them there is no
abradesion and I recently looked under mine after 5 years of use, from
fire wood to mulch to gravel and over 4000 lbs of salt in bags during
winter at times with a occaisonal snow thrower and various tools and
the bed under it looks like new with no dents or damage and the liner
look pretty good too. I have a full tub liner than covers rails too.
I am not kid to my bed when I load it either. A spray on liner might
have still be there today but I know the metal beneather the spray on
liner would have been dented and bent by now. A friend of mine just
bought a new Dmax truck for work, he replaces windows and doors and
through the old window and door frames (sometimes made of steel) and
all of the other parts of them, he throws into the bed without being
gentle either. Guess what kind on bedliner he put in the new truck? It
was not a spray on because he has seen on other trucks in this use
that the beds get damaged without a HD drop in liner installed.

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"SnoMan" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
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| "" wrote:
| > offen rong wrote:
| > > I agree with Stew. I have a Line-X on a 2002 Tundra. Works
| > great and I can
| > > see no wear. The only regret is that I bought black instead
| > of matching the
| > > color of my truck.
| > >
| > > "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
| > > news:iKRye.56808$du.35417@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
| > >
| > >>"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > >>news:ZsPye.81$cg.51@news02.roc.ny...
| > >>
| > >>>Anyone had this done? Like it? Hate it? Have doubts about
| > the results?
| > >>>I'm interested in brand names, too, if possible.
| > >>>
| > >>
| > >>Don't screw around and go cheap.
| > >>
| > >>Get a Line-X spray in: [url]http://www.line-x.com/[/url]
| > >>
| > >>I've had mine for almost 4 years and it has held up great
| > (firewood,
| > >>shovels, mulch, building supplies, mowers...).
| > >>
| > >>Look and call around if you're not sure. Talk with managers
| > at each place.
| > >>Compare with a Rhino-liner spray in. I decided because of
| > the appearance
| > >>and the professionalism of the local Line-X guy to go with
| > them.
| > >>
| > >>You'll probably be happy with either, and they'll do the
| > job.
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>Stew
| > >>
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > I got Line-x too. I got black, since they said that if they
| > had to
| > repair it, they could match the color better.
| >
| > I understand that there is a difference between line x and
| > rhino, in
| > that line-x is harder, but that both work as well.
| >
| > Recommend it highly.
| >
| > jerry
| > jerry
|
| THey are not bad for normal use but it you plan to really use you bed
| hard and maybe drop objects in it they are not a good choice. A
| regular good quality dropin bed liner with a pad under it will
| protected the bed against a lot of impact damage. A spray on lining is
| only as strong as the base metal on impact and it is quite possible to
| bend the bed floor with dropped heavy objects. What you plan to do
| with your truck is a big factor in the type of bed liner you choose.

< SNIP>

How about a spray on liner with a good rubber mat over it to absorb the
impact? No rust like you get with a drop in that rubs the paint off of
the bed. No moisture trapped under the pad against the bed paint either.
Just what we are using on our '99 Tacoma.

--
Jarhead

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passions unbridled by morality and religion...Our Constitution was made
only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the
government of any other."
-John Adams

"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for all your votes. What did you guys pay for the spray on liners?
> I'll be interested in seeing if the dealers here are in the same ballpark.
>[/color]


Doug,

It's been a while back, but seems like mine was between $300 and $350. The
franchise owner/manager did the job himself, though he had a couple of his
guys do the taping.

I recall asking the guy, "so tell me why I should get your liner rather than
going two blocks down for a Rhino?". I stopped the guy after 5 to 10 mins
of explanation, which included discussing a display tailgate w/Rhino on it.

I had mine done UNDER the rails except for the tailgate, where I had him
coat over the top edge and a bit beyond on the tailgate exterior, figuring
that I would accidentally bump and bang that edge tossing, shovelling,
whatnot.

If I had to do it now, I'd have gone ahead and gone over all the bed rails
to match.

I had my liner done in black also, btw. Each to his own, I'm just not fond
of the color-matched versions....


Stew

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> If I had to do it now, I'd have gone ahead and gone over all the bed rails
> to match.[/color]

I'm actually asking all this for a friend. She's going to be adding a cap to
the truck. Is the spray coating sort of grainy when it dries? If yes, do you
think it would interfere with getting a watertight seal between the rail and
the cap?

"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>[color=green]
>> If I had to do it now, I'd have gone ahead and gone over all the bed
>> rails to match.[/color]
>
> I'm actually asking all this for a friend. She's going to be adding a cap
> to the truck. Is the spray coating sort of grainy when it dries? If yes,
> do you think it would interfere with getting a watertight seal between the
> rail and the cap?
>[/color]


Yes, it has a very fine, grainy (factory-looking) texture to it. It's
probably a great idea to coat the rails to protect it from the cap (trapped
dirt, moisture, and grit + vibration) over long periods of time.

Most caps I've seen have some sort of rubberized foam seal around the
contact areas of the rail beds, and I don't think the spray-on would harm
that at all (ask the spray-on dealer) and would actually protect the rails.

I'd definitely coat the rails if I were planning on a cap.

Good luck.


Stew

Over the rails is better, especially for a canopy. It will definitely
protect the rails from the abrasiveness of the canopy. And most canopies
have weatherstripping to protect the truck. If not, you can surely add it.
I bought my Tundra in 2003 and had a Line X spray (under the rails) for
about 375.00. If I had to do it again, I would have spent an extra 50 for
over the rails.

"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>[color=green]
>> If I had to do it now, I'd have gone ahead and gone over all the bed
>> rails to match.[/color]
>
> I'm actually asking all this for a friend. She's going to be adding a cap
> to the truck. Is the spray coating sort of grainy when it dries? If yes,
> do you think it would interfere with getting a watertight seal between the
> rail and the cap?
>[/color]

I've heard the same thing about over the rails. Why did you go
with Line X over the others like Rhino. I'm just starting to check
these out and am looking at what criteria to judge the spray in liners
by. Thanks



<wilkinson21again@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Over the rails is better, especially for a canopy. It will definitely
> protect the rails from the abrasiveness of the canopy. And most canopies
> have weatherstripping to protect the truck. If not, you can surely add
> it. I bought my Tundra in 2003 and had a Line X spray (under the rails)
> for about 375.00. If I had to do it again, I would have spent an extra 50
> for over the rails.
>
> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:wP9ze.714$j21.153@news01.roc.ny...[color=green]
>> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>> news:i21ze.46637$Tt.3088@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
>>[color=darkred]
>>> If I had to do it now, I'd have gone ahead and gone over all the bed
>>> rails to match.[/color]
>>
>> I'm actually asking all this for a friend. She's going to be adding a cap
>> to the truck. Is the spray coating sort of grainy when it dries? If yes,
>> do you think it would interfere with getting a watertight seal between
>> the rail and the cap?
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]