Will a spray-on bedliner de-value my truck?

[Nitschke]

Do it! This winter I'll be doing mine.
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[custom1970]

Rhino liner (around 12 yrs old) recently painted it light blue to match the truck. Added a removable Mahogany wood bed over the rest of it. The liner served it's purpose. When i put it in it was all i could afford and it helped hide a lot of problems. Would i do it now, NO

[SnS C10]

I have a line x liner in my 03 silverado. Covers the bed rails as well. I have had engine, quads, dirt bikes, metal, furniture, all kinds of stuff on it and its held up great. No chippimg or peeling or fading or amything. line x increases value. Maybe an owner doest want his bed scratched so he lines it? If u paint the bed, and use the bed, its just going to look bad very quickly from getting scratched etc...line x will look new after years of hauling...
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[JWall]

Originally Posted by 70cst

I was buying a truck for show and go the answer is I would not buy a truck with a spray in bed liner. But...if I was buying a DD and work truck than it would make me no differance.

Agreed.

[CC69Rat]

I'd never do it .. After a few years and scratches with water underneath it.

It's flaking off in sheets. I'm in the process of completely replacing / restoring this bed. Man, it was a mess. (I bought the truck this way)

[terry b]

Do what you want. These trucks will never be worth that much cash.

[knomadd]

I agree with those that say it's up to you, it's your truck. With that said, most surfaces can be scratched or cracked and trap moisture, even paint. The prep work makes all the difference in the world. Even the application of the product plays a part in how long it lasts and holds up to abuse and weather. If you plan on using it, make the decision if you'd rather live with scratched paint, put in and take out a rubber liner when you want to use it, drop in a plastic liner (if they make them for our trucks?), or have it sprayed/rolled on.

I want mine sprayed. It has a cheap version in it now that wasn't prepped correctly so it needs to be redone. I intend on using it as a truck and don't want to worry about the paint in the bed when I do use it.

[72peace]

Originally Posted by dropanddrag71

painting over it seams like its defeting the purpose for getting it? The paint will just scratch, chip ect leaving the black bedliner underneath. Just dont sound right.

They don't use black underneath, they get as close as they can with the bedliner then topcoat with the exact color. Here's a link to a line-x gallery of color matched older trucks: http://www.linexpics.com/gallery_view.php?ID=20

The look great and people swear by them.

Cheers,

[Daner]

I added bedliner to my truck since the floor was pitted and dented in from rust and picking rocks and had a few small rust throughs up front where the water sat. It's going to be my service truck for the farm so fuel tank/ tools exc. If it was going to be a show stopper it would have needed a whole new floor anyway. This way I can use it and not worry.

I only covered the floor, tailgate, and about 3in up around the edges where that trim line goes all the way around. I think it looks good and you wouldn't even know it was there if you didn't see it on the tailgate. I'll post a pic when I go back home this weekend.

If I were ever to BUY a show quality truck which I wouldn't ever do anyway. I would prefer if it had the bedliner in. That way when the inevitable hard object got put in the back I wouldn't have to worry about scratches. But I suppose a mat would serve that purpose.

I hate to be so long winded but here's one more thing.

I rolled Herculiner on my truck. Was like $110 for 5 qts with rollers and stuff. Being a cheap kid in college sorta limits what I can spend for differences in quality between liners. Used maybe 3qts. So I lined the joint where leather meets sole on my boots and now they are waterproof again. lol

[CC69Rat]

Originally Posted by terry b

Do what you want. These trucks will never be worth that much cash.

Not sure I understand what you mean..
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[sboris]

Originally Posted by CC69Rat

I'd never do it .. After a few years and scratches with water underneath it.

It's flaking off in sheets. I'm in the process of completely replacing / restoring this bed. Man, it was a mess. (I bought the truck this way)

Couldn't have been applied properly. Bad prep like anything.
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[sboris]

Originally Posted by Shaun23a11en

I have a line x liner in my 03 silverado. Covers the bed rails as well. I have had engine, quads, dirt bikes, metal, furniture, all kinds of stuff on it and its held up great. No chippimg or peeling or fading or amything. line x increases value. Maybe an owner doest want his bed scratched so he lines it? If u paint the bed, and use the bed, its just going to look bad very quickly from getting scratched etc...line x will look new after years of hauling...
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[sboris]

Originally Posted by Shaun23a11en

I have a line x liner in my 03 silverado. Covers the bed rails as well. I have had engine, quads, dirt bikes, metal, furniture, all kinds of stuff on it and its held up great. No chippimg or peeling or fading or amything. line x increases value. Maybe an owner doest want his bed scratched so he lines it? If u paint the bed, and use the bed, its just going to look bad very quickly from getting scratched etc...line x will look new after years of hauling...
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[diabloceto]

While we are on the subject of spray in bed liners, how to you get to the bolts underneath if you need to get the bed off in the future or replace bolts or the such?

Diabloceto

[CC69Rat]

Never said it was applied properly.. just saying it looks like sheet after its been on there long enough to rust from the inside out.

Scratched bed + any kind of moisture = rust. No matter whats on top of it, and it could even make things worse if water gets trapped between the liner material and metal bed surface.

LineX in a new truck that's not beat to hell prior to application? Maybe. LineX to cover existing scratches is not a good idea IMO, regardless of how or what you use to line the bed

Just my 02.
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[sboris]

LineX in a new truck that's not beat to hell prior to application? Maybe. LineX to cover existing scratches is not a good idea IMO, regardless of how or what you use to line the bed


I agree with that, goes back to my proper preparation. I wouldn't put it over existing problems or scratches either... Line x isn't supposed to gouge or scratch very easily unless beat to hell from my take on it.
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[noco-k5]

I would just take some pictures of the bed before,during, and after the process so any future buyer can see that you're not hiding anything.
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[72peace]

Originally Posted by diabloceto

While we are on the subject of spray in bed liners, how to you get to the bolts underneath if you need to get the bed off in the future or replace bolts or the such?

Diabloceto

I would say it depends on your situation, if your bed's off and you're going wood like mine, you spray before you replace the bolts then use polished stainless with nyloc nuts; if your bed is on the truck and metal you probably wouldn't be spraying underneath and since the bolts loosen from the bottom it should be straight forward takeoff.

Cheers,

[Tinkermc]

For a DD I would spray for a fix up resalr or show I would restore my 72 GMC will have line-X in it but the truck will be my grandsons 1 day so I am looking for the long haul. JMHO

[Tim Christian]

I would not buy a DD or Show truck with a spray in liner. JS

[andrewbarber]

My buddy does Rhino Linining and I hang around his shop some. I see a lot of trucks that come to him from other Rhino dealers, line x and other spray in liners. If you want to get it done, talk to the guy that is going to do it and ask him how he plans to prep it. The reason I met this guy was because I bought a used work truck that had spray in liner and the people who originally put it in didnt even sand down the old paint or prime it. My friend has Rhino lined just about everthing you can imagine. He did the inside of one of my boats, and a lot of other parts for work. The point is, make sure they scuff it down really good and get rid of any rust there. If say they can spray it over rust or tell you they arent going to prime it, FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL. Do it right the first time and you wont have to do it twice.

[Daner]

Here is promised pic.


I've found I don't need the bedliner all the way up the sides.

[Steves72]

Originally Posted by k2rm

I had linux sprayed on mine about two years ago. No issues and I love it. Although people consider my truck show quality, I still use it for fun and light hauling. It is a truck afterall. Just two weeks ago we took it on a scuba/camping trip. I am glad I don't have to worry about scuba tanks or other toys scratching my freshly painted truck bed. I also have a pace edwards full metal jacket roll up cover.

Do I care about value? Nope, not planning on selling it ever. Been in the family since new and it is treated like it is part of the family.

Thats one sweet ride. Love the color, yota or not.

[71sierragrande]

Spray in liner is not a concealer, its a protector. Anyone who wouldnt buy your truck because of it is looking for pretty untouched stuff and that is not what these trucks are.

[69GWC]

That they way I look at it it protects your truck bed, why would you want a bed thats all scratched up? ANd that's what will happen if you use the truck as a truck.
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