Bedliners
 

I have decided to get a spray-on bedliner locally because my truck was used as a painter's truck and the bed paint is shot totally. So I have three options: Rhino, Speedliner, and Scorpion. I need personal experience from everybody. I am interested in quality rather than price (cheaper is good too though lol). This is going to be a driver that occasionally hauls stuff around. Thanks
John

I have not used any of the "professional" spray on bed liners, because they're way expensive! What I did, instead, was get some Hammerite.. black, hammered finish.

It took 5 cans to cover the bottom of the bed (laid it on THICK), and 3 to do the sides and rails. This stuff is hard as a rock.. I threw a Dana 44 front end in the back the other night and hauled it around.. not a scratch in the paint. It's good stuff.. and it covered up the rust, too. :D

Can't beat it, for a spray paint anyway.. ;)

HERCULINER
 

i USED HERCULINER IN MY LAST GMC 2000 SHORT .. PERFECT PAID $100 INSTALLED ... NOW I HAVE A GMC 2002 LB AND 2 CANS OF HERCULINER ... TAKING TO THE SHOP FOR INSTALL VERY SOON AND THEN WHEN I GET MY 1971 C-20 AZ STATE TRUCK .. 2 MORE CANS FOR SURE
HERCULINER BRUSH ON BED LINER

I have used the herculiner as well. I recomend it to anyone. It only took 1 can to cover the SWB step but I should have went with two for extra thick. A motor slid from front to back and gouged it all the way back.

If you use the spray-on type, remember that there is a drain hole at the front of the bed on each side.
Just another option - but I bought a bedliner insert. Before putting in in, I caulked the seams and applied RustOleum (sp?) rusty metal primer. Then undercoated with GM undercoating.
I know that the liner inserts can trap moisture, but when I removed it to do the truck again after 8 years, there was no rust.
My wife bought the liner for me as a birthday gift.
When I went to pick it up, the guys at the store said they had to order one that was made for a Dodge. Not sure what year, so I'm not much help.
I really like it. Have hauled lots of firewood in it. No problem.

I guess really I am being lazy, because when I get one of these liners I won't have to paint underneath first. I would get a slide in bedliner but it would just keep rusting underneath like it already is, and I don't want to cover up a potential problem. Where do you get this Herculiner? Thanks for all the replies.

You may not be near one, but most farm and ranch supply stores that carry pickup boxes will also carry bed finish products, and a good variety at that (at least they do around here). I don't own a farm or ranch but these stores have what you need to take care of your truck.

Also, Ive seen it at some auto parts stores but not all.

I got the Herculiner at Kmart, I saw some at wal-mart just the other day too.

I've had a Rhino liner for 3 years and it was money well spent it looks great and has held up awsome .. The cost was alittle high 425.00 but like I said it is well worth every penny... Here is a cleaning tip for you after you get a spray on liner. Wash it every now and then and use that one step tire cleaner in a can, it make it shine and looks great for months....

herculinger $$$
 

K mart less then $100 .. wooo hoooooooooo HUGH :)

Duplicolor makes a truck bed liner that rolls on with a heavy knap roller. It is $36 at Wal Mart for a gallon. I have done the underside of my cab, and the front inner fenders with it so far...no problems. It does not look as good as a spray on liner, but what do you expect for $36? I blasted the bottom and applied it over bare metal.

Nobody has mentioned this, but - would it work?
Why not put POR-15 in the pickup bed?
If it works on the frames, seems like it should work in the beds as well.
To repeat my previous post - my slide in (push, pull, hammer) bedliner works great. No rust after 8 years of humidity, snow, sleet and road salt. Throw anything in there you want. No problem. I like it.

POR-15 is photoreactive so it has to be coated with something else :(



I've used the Duplicolor stuff before. As others said, it's cheap. That's my best endorsement of it though as it doesn't seem to handle moderate abuse.

Kenneth

POR-15 would work if the bed was covered either with a topper or a (hard/soft) cover?
Or a coat of paint.??
Anything to keep the sun off, right?
Thanks

Did you see that? Minibike just tipped his cab up on a wooden rack and did the bottom...pretty slick!

I have to improvise around here a little, but the idea was to get the bottom blasted and coated, then I could set it on the dolly and blast and paint the rest of the cab...Here is the bottom before blast

After blast and a coat of chemprime (like ospho) in all the joints

After the duplicolor was applied, then I could flip it over and blast the rest of it. I hope to finish blasting today.

I just did the Duplicolor stuff in my pickup and am pleased with the look, but am very sceptical of its ability to really protect teh bed. If you want to get good coverage on a LWB, plan on using at least 2 gallons. I bought a spray gun from Duplicolor to apply it and recommend that route instead of roll on, you want it to look even all the way around.

If it were me and I was going to use the truck regularly, I'd go with a professional install for durability. Quality costs $, but its almost always worth it.