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Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Got to do something with the bed floor
Ok,
need some help, How many of you guys did your own bed liner? I would like to do mine soon because this NC weather is not good for my AZ truck. My questions are: 1. What was the difficulty level? 2. If you bought a kit, did it come with everything you needed? or did you have to buy something else to get the job done. 3. Pics of how it turned out would be nice. 4. Would you recommend it to someone else? Thanks, Smitty
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71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time |
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
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Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
That kit looks really good. Did it come with everything? or do I need to buy a spray gun for it?
Smitty
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71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time |
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Location: Fort Wayne Indiana
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
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http://www.tptools.com/Product.aspx?display_id=2600 Make sure you wear gloves, and mask off anything you DON'T want to get it on. Do a test spray on the inside tailgate. I bought it at the local Napa/Paint supply store. I think it was 129.00 for the kit. I'm going to buy another for our '72. I'm even going to spray the underside of the bed with it too. Steve |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: TX
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
Funny you bring this up. I was up late last night researching which do-it-yourself liner to use. I bought two gallons of Herculiner today at Advance Auto. It is normally $89.99 for the one gallon kit. It's on sale right now for $69.99. It comes with a roller, a brush, and a scotch brite pad. From all the reading I did everyone says that success is all in the prep work. Get some heavy grit sandpaper, a paint pan, a paint mixer attachment for your drill, some blue painters tape, plastic sheet, maybe a pole to attach to the roller and some xylene to clean up messes.
I'm going to do mine this weekend if the weather permits. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
I lived in Fayettenam for 5 years, btw. Are you Army?
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Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
Jim,
I would appreciate the results, got to get this done soon....Hate the east coast at the moment.... Smitty
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71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time |
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Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
Yep,
19 years and counting....... Smitty
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71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time |
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
That raptor kit looks good
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
I'll get some befores and afters so you can see how it turns out. I'll probably do the prep little by little during the week and if it's dry over the weekend I'll get the rolling done.
22 years USAF here... almost done.
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
Hey Smitty,
met you out at the goofs gathering a couple weeks ago.... Have you checked out Al's liner?....heard a ton of good things about this product...I'll get a couple of threads for it and paste it here...plus I believe they are a board vendor too.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=349325 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=351225 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=355754
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Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
Keep the ideas coming guys....All products look good, I just have to ensure I get the best for the buck...
Smitty
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71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time |
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
heres what im going to do.. take my bed apart.. and sand blast underside and top side. take it to my work and shoot a line x bedliner on it... its not goin to be tough at all
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Its a Truck Thing......
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
TTT
Smitty
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71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time |
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
I'm starting on the Herculiner today. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
I Vote for the Hericuliner. Here are the photos. Take your time with the prep. And as stated before mask everything. Also buy & use a good respirator. The stuff smells bad!
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
Ok, here is where it started and after I prepped it. The kit comes with a scotch brite pad and tells you to take all the gloss off. Well, anything worth doing is worth overdoing in my book so I used my angle grinder and a fiber pad and roughed it all up. I had to knock the rust down to bare metal anyway and this was a lot faster and easier on the fingers.
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
And here is where it ended up. I layed the second coat on pretty thick because I wanted the finished product to be thick. If I had it to do over I would have just done three coats. Two gallons was more than enough for three coats. I did one thin coat and one thick coat and I still have better than a quart left over. It wasn't hard, went on pretty quickly and easily but tape up everything you don't want covered and have some MEK or Xylol to clean up drips and spills. Oh, get some latex gloves too.
Does it look better than Line-x or Rhino? Probably not. Is it as durable? Yet to be seen. Is it cheaper? Absolutely. I have $150 in this one instead of the $500 I have in Line-x on the GMC and it looks a hell of a lot better than it did. If it gets scratched up I have some left over to fix it. Good luck with yours.
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
Jim & Blue
That looks pretty good. Also may be something that is in my lane. Thanks for the pics guys. Smitty
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71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time |
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
I used Raptor spray liner on mine. I did a ton of research and it seemed to be one of the best DIY kits out there. I found a lot of negative reviews with most of the roll on ones.
Raptor is a two part mix, you mix in the hardner and spray, roll or brush on. Once dry it seems to be very solid like Line X or Rhino Liner. Key with any of them is prep. Must be VERY clean. Make sure you use a wax/grease remover as the last step and let dry before applying anything. Bed floor before ![]() During clean up ![]() Bed floor after ![]()
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
Mike,
How long did it take you from start to finish? Smitty
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71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 71 C20 Longhorn/Ole Yellor 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time |
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
subscribed....
I have to ask a freind have a few pin holes in the floor he put tape under the holes and went over it...it has stayed very well ( line X is what he has) do you think this would work like that too??? also about how thick is it total?? 1/8" or 1/4??
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
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The spray liner for two coats was about an hour, including the mixing and clean up.
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Re: Got to do something with the bed floor
I used SEM tintable liner, it's a spray in and looks great, you can have it color matched to you truck.
Check my build thread for some pictures. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...8&postcount=73 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...9&postcount=86
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