Does a "spray in liner" make a SHOW truck less valuable?

[c10crazy]

I'm talking about customized SHOW trucks here (not daily drivers or haulers). I realize the benefits for people who use their truck but want to know what yall's opinions are on customized ones. If your bed was pristine and you were painting the truck in a high dollar paint job, would you just paint the inside of the bed also or would you even consider a spay in liner?. I have seen expensive customized trucks on the net with these and wandered why. Thoughts?.

[paintpyro]

If I was showing, I'd definitely go all out and paint the bed. Buff to a mirror finish, and put a mile deep gloss finish on the wood floor. I think a spray on liner leads to the idea of the bed being an afterthought. Just my opinion.

[Bishops Trucks]

It's all in your taste. I have seen quite a few show trucks with the bed liners. The one I am building is going to have one and the '57 Rat Rod my dad is building has it done and looks real good with the cedar wood in the floor. I will try to locate some pics of it. You are asking a question that you are going to get alot of differant opinions on. It's all in what you want and you don't have to be like everyone else. Let your truck stand apart from the croud.

[N2TRUX]

It's really comes down to personal preference. On my 77 Cheyenne the bed had awesome paint in it. Since I planned to show it I wanted it to continue to look nice. I didn't think a spray in liner fit the "theme" of a resto-fied truck. I chose to go with a rubber bed mat instead of a liner. This allows me to carry an ice chest, chairs, and cleaning supplies in my bed and still have a nice finish.

I have seen some really nice color matched ones that go very well with the truck. My suggestion would be paint the sides of the bed walls and put spray in liner on the floor. That would give you the best of both worlds.

[Hart_Rod]

Here's a picture of my "show" truck with liner in the bed. The color of the liner almost matches the truck. I throw stuff in the back of mine, so I really like the liner. I even put it on the running boards.

[Orange]

Show trucks are overrated.
Seriously man. It is good for one thing - making you worry everytime you drive it.

Just build it nice enough to catch everyone's eye, and still be comfortable in it.
Here is how I did my bed:


Then, when I could NEVER put anything at all in the back of it for fear of a scratch, I put a Bedrug in it.


It looks nice.
I get just as many if not more compliments on the Bedrug than the slick floor.

If I remember right - there WAS a company that would let you do color matched spray in.
I think Line-X used to do it.
I am sure that someone can still do it. That would look nice IMO. I may shoot for that someday.

[c10crazy]

N2TRUX- to me your bed looks awesome!. I was just curious what everybody thought. To me the truck is more valuable painted body color.

[c10crazy]

Hart Rod all your trucks are killer!. Orange- I love that bedrug also!

[bskylerj]

I agree with N2TRUX. If you are doing as a show truck I think the bed is more valuable if it is painted. You can hide alot with the spar in liners and when the bed is painted to match it shows that much more work went into the truck. I redid the floor of mine as I wanted it painted, as I was going to shows to see what ideas I liked there was just to many sprayed in liners. Now on my daily driver I have a spayed in liner as I haul stuff in that.

[Fastfun]

I personally like a nice painted bed or a wood bed that is nice and glossy. I would have a spray bed liner on a daily driver or if I didn't want to go to the expense of a wood bed or all the labor to fix a metal bed. It is the owner choice though.

[centsless]

I did my truck as a driver. The inside of the bed was not perfect and had some minor dings/dents and rust pits. I sprayed the inside of the bed to hide the flaws. It looks decent and is practical. If I had done my truck for show, I would have painted it. I think a spray in bedliner is great for a daily driver, or a toy, but not for a "show" truck. There are always exceptions to the rule, though....Hart Rod's truck looks excellent with the spray in liner!!!

[70c10]

I've seen centless's spray in liner he did himself and it looks awesome!. That bedrug that Orange has looks cool too

[72BlckButy]

IMO I would go for a painted/wood finished bed over a spray in bed liner. I agree with centsless on if it's a DD then spray away, but if it's a show truck, finish the bed out right with either paint or wood.

[68CHEBY]

Half a dozen one way 6 the other, I have seen some spray in bed liners that implemented graphics, like flames or what not that looked pretty cool.

[boraxman]

My truck has a spray in liner. I dont care for it and would take it off but im sure it would be a nightmare.

[corn]

If its a true show truck that will never haul anything, you should definately paint it. If you will EVER haul anything, then line it. Even one small scratch in a perfectly painted floor will stand out a mile away...

[jimmydean]

My truck is ghetto and once the new bedside is on, I am rolling in a liner. For me, the bed liner fits the look at function, even if i decide to take it to a cruise-in or something.

[Trey`]

My '00 "show truck" will have a spray in liner in it when finished since I drive it to the local shows ( within a 4 hr. drive) and it has to haul a canopy, spare, tools, ice chest, luggage, etc. and I don't want to have to worry about the scratches. I could see if you are going for the Riddler award or something but not for a weekend-show daily driver type truck. Just my .02 and that is not to say the painted bed pictured above are not awesome, but I agree w/ Cornfeed63 " Even one small scratch in a perfectly painted floor will stand out a mile away..."

[5150]

I had mine color matched and I like it. I don't put anything in the back of it without putting a blanket down or something. I'm just trying to keep it as nice as long as I can.

[JRB]

JMO,
I think if your going to go to the trouble of making a complete show truck you should paint the bed/rails/new wood. I have heard a lot of people at shows ask the question (what are they trying to hide with the spray in bed liner?). Even if your not trying to hide something I think that is the perception. I personally like the look of the spray in bed liner but I dont think I would do it on a show truck.

JRB

[see ten]

Well I kept one slick.





And the other has been lined.







As far as making one less valuable the question here should be to who. In my eyes my liner made my truck more valuable because it kept me from having to buy another truck I could haul things in. If you have a bed that's perfect and you are never going to haul a single thing I would see no need for a liner. On the other hand if you are eventualy going to have to put something out back, the liner is a great option.

[c10crazy]

[QUOTE=Orange;1962331]

Then, when I could NEVER put anything at all in the back of it for fear of a scratch, I put a Bedrug in it.


It looks nice.
I get just as many if not more compliments on the Bedrug than the slick floor.

Orange- does the floor end of the rug get bunched up where it's connected to the tailgate?. Would love to see a pic of it installed with the gate closed if possible. That looks awesome!.