Bed Liner

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My Dad and I opened a new business and we install Gatorhyde spray-in bedliners. Our first truck to do was my 84 GMC SWB. It has had a plastic liner in it since it was new; however, there was no rust anywhere and the drain holes were functioning properly.

The next 2 images are of the prep work. We taped everything off, which took about 30 minutes. Then, we blew out all the debris and started sanding (scuffing) the bed. It took about 30 minutes from start to finish on the sanding.



You can see from the pictures that we are spraying "over the rail." I used tape to cover the holes in the top rail of the bed. So once sprayed, it will be a smooth and hole free, surface. I trimmed the tape to just barely cover the holes in the top rail as to not lose much adhering surface.



This is a picture I took while we were spraying the bed. The material goes on at 155 degrees and at 2500 psi. It goes on smooth and shiny while applying it and the catalyzed material dries in just 7 seconds! We get the desired texture by standing 6 foot or so from the object to be sprayed and lightly dust the surface. The material partially dries in mid air and creates a shine-free, textured surface.



Next 2 pictures of the finished product! I am very pleased with it and highly recommend it to anyone. My 2 chamber Flowmaster mufflers sit right under my bed and I could certainly tell a decrease in noise and resonance.





Feel free to ask any questions about the install process or the finished product.