Tell me about bed liner experience

[MossRoad]

Saw this truck Sunday at the beach.... entire thing is coated in bed liner. Entire thing, except the inside of the tailgate. :laughing:

Looked kinda neat, really. :thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

I had a hard plastic liner in my truck. It is great for gravel, dirt, firewood, etc... in that you can slide it all right out and sweep it out or hose it out very easily. But like others have mentioned, things you don't want to slide around do. So tiedown straps are a must for just about everything.

 

[TMGT]

My favorite is a slide in plastic with a rubber mat, also had trucks with just a rubber mat. If you need a slick surface just pull the mat out, also makes cleaning easy.

My last 2 trucks had Rhino liners, they are ok but I much prefer the line-x in my dad's truck. I bought used and the Rhino liners were already applied, based on my experience I would do line-x for a spray in if I had a choice.

 

[4570Man]

That sounds about like the best solution to me over a flatbed. I admit to only having one slide in bed liner over the years. When I pulled it out to repaint the truck there were rub marks almost to bare metal from vibration. That and as said, the sliding around issue.

If you truly use a truck as a truck, once you have a flatbed you likely will not ever want a stock bed again.

Agreed. Although I’d prefer a flatbed dump. My dump truck isn’t a beauty queen, but it’s the most useful truck I’ve ever had. Unloading this load of soggy particle board in the rain by hand would have really sucked. Dumping in this field stone would have destroyed a regular truck. And not having to unload anything by hand saves me a bunch of work.

 

[ddbackhoe]

If you truly use a truck as a truck, once you have a flatbed you likely will not ever want a stock bed again.

:thumbsup: makes hooking up my gooseneck trailer so much easier. Mine is aluminum and I had it sprayed to keep things from sliding too much.

 

[oosik]

I've had two pickups with Rhino spray in bed liners. Worked great - no problem. Saw a Kenworth - entirely covered with spray in bed liner. Weird looking but the owner said he is under contract to deliver goods to the North Slope. Means many trips per year over the Dalton Highway - I can understand the situation now.

 

[bironacad]

Took out a factory liner on a 03 Ram, bought truck new in 03 and had a line-x spray done. Cousin still driving the truck and the liner still keeping the bed in good shape, 2018.The liner had started removing paint from expansion and contraction that was the reason for the change within the first year of ownership. My new truck got a line-x liner no factory liner this time. lol

 

[corl]

I have my second truck with a BedRug liner. It keeps things from sliding around. Easy to keep clean with a vacuum or hose. Would not be good for sand and dirt. I have a dump trailer for that. Good cushion and traction for a dog and for camping in the back under a cap. Obviously a special purpose liner but I liked it enough to get another one when I bought a new truck.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I have several pu's, and the one with a flat bed (I built) with dump IS the most useful…

Another has a slide in liner from the factory, I'm betting when I pull it out it's going to need some "attention" from paint loss. I'll probably either spray a liner in it myself, or have it done.

A third one has had nothing but a sheet of thick CDX ply in it and it looks like it! lol

I bought a new truck the other day, I'm still trying to decide what I'm going to do about that one, but I'm leaning on a spray in liner.

SR

 

[prichard]

I'm leaning towards another slide in. Anything I don't strap is, dirt, gravel, etc is easy to get out and anything else gets strapped. Plus the sliding for moving stuff forward or back when I want to.

The other factor is the installation, it's a real pain to leave the truck somewhere for a day to get it done.

 

[CADplans]

I bought this Silverado 2500 in 1999,, it is a few months shy of 20 years old.
Within a month of buying it, I purchased a slide in liner,, and this dump trailer,,,

Abusive stuff goes in the trailer,,
normal stuff is hauled in the bed,,
20 years, and the bed still looks perfect.

I got a 2018 Silverado recently,, it came with the spray in liner,,

I told the salesman I was leery of the spray in,, I did not like how the spray in liners fade to a "light" color,,
he said do not worry, they now top coat the spray in with a clear coat type coating, eliminating the fading,,

Time will tell,,,, :thumbsup:

I do like how stuff does not slide on the spray in,, compared to the drop in,,,

If I do not like the spray in because of it being slick,, I will get a rubber mat,,,

 

[check]

Rhino Liner works great for me! Had two of them, and they keep the truck bed from getting all scratched up. Wouldn’t have it any other way.

 

[B7510HSD]

I have the "Dualliner" in my New Ford and love it nothing slides around and I believe the the mat helps protect the Aluminum body from dents somewhat!!

 

[UpstateSC_Papi]

Drove my 2003 F-150 straight off the lot and to the Line-X dealer in Athens, GA. Still have the truck, liner still looks great. Tossed a lot of stuff in it over the years, including mulch that I've pitchforked out. This was the 2nd truck with Line-X and if I were to every buy another, I'll have it done to that one as well. :2cents:

 

[tradosaurus]

I would use the spray in liner that has the best warranty and closest dealer. I would also put in a heavy weight bed mat]to maximize durability of liner.
Amazon.com: Dee Zee DZ8693 Heavyweight Bed Mat: Automotive

 

[TheFarmerInAdell]

I have used the hard plastic liner, the bed mat, the DIY liner, and the spray-in liner. By far the spray-in is my favorite.

The plastic liner rubbed some of the paint off and it trapped water, causing rust. Plus stuff slid around alot more than I was comfortable with.

The bed mat was okay, but didn't protect the sides at all.

The DIY roll-on liner didn't adhere well and ended up cracking in some areas, especially corners, trapping water and causing rot.

The spray-in bedliner took tons of abuse but never cracked. The bed was waved and the liner just moved along with the bed. There was a chip in the liner, but no rust. There must be some special coating they put down first to get great adhesion.

If you don't do the spray-in, the Dualiner seems to be the next best thing. I haven't tried the dualiner, but it looks nice.

 

[prof fate]

I bought a new truck and need to add a bed liner. My last truck had factory (dealer) plastic slide in liner. I both loved and hated that stuff slid in it. Great for sliding heavy stuff around or just shoving stuff from front to back to unload. But then a real pain when I didn't want stuff moving around.

I do not want to do DIY spray/paint on.

I got nearly identical quotes on Rhino and Line-X. Rhino says UV protection but it looks like Line-X requires an upgrade for UV.

I also looked at Truck Bedliners for Ford, GMC, Chevy & Dodge | DualLiner I don't know what to think of that, but somehow don't think its as great as they want to make out.

Tell me what you've had what you like and don't like.

Had a rubber floor mat in several trucks - loved it. Easy to remove for cleaning, protected teh floor (looked like new ater 15 years).
Current truck bought used came with a rhino liner - 108k 13 year old truck and liner was in great shape.
HOWever, the bed wasn't. Granted, a ford bed and they're known for rust and rot.

Lots of jeep folks swear by rhino liner (or line x). I Have line x on several speakers (I dj and it's a coating to protect the subs) and it's durable as all get out.

 

[dodge man]

I talked to a guy today and he had a bed rug type liner but the material looked more like a spray in liner. It was pretty nice, felt a lot like bed liner but was a little softer and more padded. It covered everything to, up the sides and the tailgate.

 

[sklunk]

I talked to a guy today and he had a bed rug type liner but the material looked more like a spray in liner. It was pretty nice, felt a lot like bed liner but was a little softer and more padded. It covered everything to, up the sides and the tailgate.

The same company that makes the BedRug liners makes one like that but it only covers the floor and tailgate not up the sides:
BedTred Impact Bed Mat | Bed Liners & Mats - BedRug | Bedrug

They used to make a version that goes up the sides too but I don't see it on their website anymore. Here it is for sale somewhere else:
BedRug UTQ4SCK - BedTred Ultra Truck Bed Liner by BedRug - FREE SHIPPING!

 

[dodge man]

That last link is the one I was talking about. He had it in a new F150. It was pretty nice, about the same texture as a spray in but would be much easier on your knees if you were crawling around on it.