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*427tom* · 09-21-2002, 12:10 AM

I guess I'm dreaming. Huh?

Does anyone make one?

I tried hot-air thermal welding bed liner material and it can't be done. (If you could weld liners, you could get 2 and splice the liner just like they did the bed.)

Thanks in advance
Tom

Longhorn Man · 09-21-2002, 07:30 AM

I have one in the back of mine...not that it fits or anything...
They don't make them.

*427tom* · 09-21-2002, 02:12 PM

Seriously, I am still looking into plastic welding bed liner material.

If I could do this, the problem would be solved.

I tried a hot air torche and it would not penetrate the heat thru the plastic section.

I believe there are blade type plastic welders that are not totally unlike soldering irons.

I am going to call Custom and ask them about welding.

Also, I seem to recall that there is a Ford that has an 8'5" long liner. Who knows, it might be possible to fit a brand-x liner in there.

*427tom* · 09-21-2002, 02:13 PM

I wonder if a bed liner company might consider a limited run of Longhord liners?

Do you think they would sell in any sizeable numbers?

Tom

tom hand · 09-21-2002, 04:22 PM

If you were going to do that I would just overlap them. Maybe stick them together with silicone. A clean cut edge would look better than any kind of "weld".

*427tom* · 09-21-2002, 06:03 PM

If the material welds, the weld, I think, would look nicer than a lap joint.

I really would want the joint to be water proof.

I suppose an overlap of 4" could be caulked real good and some sort of rivets of countersunk heads bolts could be used to clamp the joint together.

I do confess, I have a hatred for things that overlap - especially repair panels!

Who do you think is the biggest bed liner company?

Tom

*427tom* · 09-21-2002, 06:16 PM

Actually, sprayed on bed liners are about 1/4" thick.

There is no reason you couldn't take a bed, smooth up the contact surface with vinyl tape and use it as a mold for a spray liner.

I have handled the spray liner materials and they are as robust as an actual liner.

In fact, the 1/4" sprayed on liner might actually be too stiff to remove. (!)

Tom

09-21-2002, 12:10 AM	#1
427tom Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jeannette, PA, USA Posts: 46	Longhorn Bed Liner I guess I'm dreaming. Huh? Does anyone make one? I tried hot-air thermal welding bed liner material and it can't be done. (If you could weld liners, you could get 2 and splice the liner just like they did the bed.) Thanks in advance Tom

09-21-2002, 04:22 PM	#5
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	If you were going to do that I would just overlap them. Maybe stick them together with silicone. A clean cut edge would look better than any kind of "weld". __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

09-21-2002, 07:30 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I have one in the back of mine...not that it fits or anything... They don't make them.

09-21-2002, 02:12 PM	#3
427tom Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jeannette, PA, USA Posts: 46	Seriously, I am still looking into plastic welding bed liner material. If I could do this, the problem would be solved. I tried a hot air torche and it would not penetrate the heat thru the plastic section. I believe there are blade type plastic welders that are not totally unlike soldering irons. I am going to call Custom and ask them about welding. Also, I seem to recall that there is a Ford that has an 8'5" long liner. Who knows, it might be possible to fit a brand-x liner in there.

09-21-2002, 02:13 PM	#4
427tom Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jeannette, PA, USA Posts: 46	I wonder if a bed liner company might consider a limited run of Longhord liners? Do you think they would sell in any sizeable numbers? Tom

09-21-2002, 06:03 PM	#6
427tom Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jeannette, PA, USA Posts: 46	If the material welds, the weld, I think, would look nicer than a lap joint. I really would want the joint to be water proof. I suppose an overlap of 4" could be caulked real good and some sort of rivets of countersunk heads bolts could be used to clamp the joint together. I do confess, I have a hatred for things that overlap - especially repair panels! Who do you think is the biggest bed liner company? Tom

09-21-2002, 06:16 PM	#7
427tom Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jeannette, PA, USA Posts: 46	Actually, sprayed on bed liners are about 1/4" thick. There is no reason you couldn't take a bed, smooth up the contact surface with vinyl tape and use it as a mold for a spray liner. I have handled the spray liner materials and they are as robust as an actual liner. In fact, the 1/4" sprayed on liner might actually be too stiff to remove. (!) Tom



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