Bedliners: Drop-in or sprayed-in?

[Royk]

Wow, I never expected so many replies. Some good points have been brought up. One thing I didn't think of is what Ramafid said above about chucking big clunky things in the bed. I frequently toss logs in and sometimes dump them in with my tractor's front loader (makes quite a boom when those 30" diameter logs hit the bed!). I do try to drop them as gently as I can. How do you think the spray-in lining would hold up to that, not to mention the possibility of denting the bed?



-Roy

 

[Spooled-up]

Dropping Logs into your bed?

Sounds like you need both! A spray in and a Drop in.



I had a rubber bed mat in my gasser that I kept when I traded the truck for the Diesel. I had my bed sprayed with Permatech and didn't want the mat taking up space in my garage so I just put it back in the truck. Now I have the protection of the spray in against scratches and the almost 1/2" protection against dents in the floor. It doesn't protect the wheel humps of course, but just be careful when you drop those logs in there!



One thing though, I slipped and fell off of the tailgate of my truck on some morning dew while loading some dirtbikes. Landed hard on the concrete below. The Permatech gets slippery when wet. I have a friend that got the line-x and said it isn't slippery when wet. Maybe someone can confirm that.

 

[Spooled-up]

Dropping Logs into your bed?

Sounds like you need both! A spray in and a Drop in.



I had a rubber bed mat in my gasser that I kept when I traded the truck for the Diesel. I had my bed sprayed with Permatech and didn't want the mat taking up space in my garage so I just put it back in the truck. Now I have the protection of the spray in against scratches and the almost 1/2" protection against dents in the floor. It doesn't protect the wheel humps of course, but just be careful when you drop those logs in there!



One thing though, I slipped and fell off of the tailgate of my truck on some morning dew while loading some dirtbikes. Landed hard on the concrete below. The Permatech gets slippery when wet. I have a friend that got the line-x and said it isn't slippery when wet. Maybe someone can confirm that.

 

[Kalaehina]

That's what I would like to do, I'd like to have both a drop in and a spray in bed liner. Did you guys see the Crank show with Sam Memmolo last week? They showed a drop in bed liner that had the non skid texture of a spray in, pretty cool.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I have a Rhino; it seems softer and more "sticky" than the Line-X. It probably holds stuff in place better, but both have advantages. You can get a sheet of plywood to put in the bed for more protection if you throw logs etc in there.

I asked about gray but the stock gray at Rhino was pretty dark, so I let them talk me into black. Here in the sunbelt, the uv is hard on the color and it tends to chalk. A light-to-medium gray would probably have been better out here. White yellows with the sun, so it is not the answer here in the southwest.

 

[fj40charles]

I got my Rhino with the UV protectant spray. It helps keep the liner reall black. Does not dull when you put dirt on it.



Charles

 

[f.boyle]

quik thought

what about getting a spray in over the op edges and a slide in under the top rail?????? Good ore Bad?

Frank

 

[Bad340fish]

Not sure what brand mine is. . I thought it was a Rhino until i sar a rhino truck at a car show this weekend. I know its not linex. But whatever it is... IT ROCKS. Stuff just doesn't move unless you do something drastic. I drove around with a set of wheels in the back for around 2 months lol... they never moved believe it or not. If you pull the plugs for the tie downs its about 3/8 thick. The only problem it has is where people come up and feel the edge of it and say "this one of dem spray in linerz?" its starting to peel a little there.



I have hauled engine blocks ETC but noting to nasty, I did have a 1000lbs pallet of batteries back there for a few months last winter, never left a mark.



If you try to slide something real heavy i. e bigass refrigorator it can be hard to do. However its worth not having to tie anything and everything you put in the bed down.



And this is JMHO if you go over the rails just do it on the flat part. . do not roll it over the edge. Seems everyother truck around here but mine is rolled over the edge. On a light colored truck it doesn't look good IMO.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

I have had them all - plywood - three drop ins - rubber mat - and now the Rhino.



Love the Rhino.



With the Rhino, an empty ice chest did not move in over 300 miles of driving.



Couldn't even back out of my driveway without sliding the ice chest around with the drop ins.



The rubber mat flopped and even slapped the rear glass a time or two. Rolls up real good at 85mph.



Plywood warps and flops around too.



My Rhino is warrantied for as long as I own the truck.

 

[JohnMcIntyre]

Originally posted by Fireman Dave

Just shag me, baby!:-laf

You might want to carefully reconsider your choice of words... . over in Europe, you might get some unwanted attention!! :-laf

 

[Fireman Dave]

I'll take whatever I can get, John!Oo. :-laf

 

[drrhoades]

I have a Line-X Liner. Its tuff as nails and it looks real good.

 

[dseabaugh]

drop in or spray on.

The spray ons aren't as slippery as the drop ins buuuuuut: the spray doesn't keep you from denting, scratching and gouging the bed. The spray ons don't rub your paint like the drop ins sooooooo. It depends how you use your truck. I know alot of farmers around here put 3/4 inch plywood in the floors of their pickups (any brand) because they say the sheet metal is so thin that walking across the floor and carrying a sack of seed they put foot prints in the metal. :-{}

 

[f.boyle]

Wow:--) Most sacks of grain in these parts are 50# at the most Large farmers that way?? The sheet metal sucks but foot prints???

Frank

Just messing with ya Smile

 

[shendren]

just stopped by a husky bedliner dealer today. looks good. $350 and he'll spray it as thick as i want it. scott.