Ever have a bedliner rust out your bed?

[Pit Bull]

I know spray-in liners are the way to go, but who has had a regular bedliner cause damage to their truck? If you have had a problem, how many years did it take to mess the bed up?

 

[Ramafid]

I had a drop in liner for nearly two years. I used the bed alot and when I finally got the spray in liner the bed was worn to bare metal in some places. 20% of the bed was down to the primer/galvinized steel. Get the spray in liner and you'll be glad you did.

 

[Oil Ape]

Yes, but we had a 500 gallon water tank in the back... We live outside city water and the well water is not potable. Within 2 years on our old truck the water trapped between the bed and liner started to rust it out pretty bad. In our new trucks we have the spray in liners and no problems so far.

 

[BarryG]

Had one in my 96 and it didn't rust it out but within 2 years I would say that approximately 40% of the bed was either primer or bare metal. Never took it out again after that to look before I sold the truck. No rust though. Could be because it moved around enough that it abraided it enough to keep rust from forming. Except for the abrasion that they cause in the bed they seem to do as good or better job than the spray ins as far as slipping loads, and dent protection.

 

[BV]

paint polished off bed

3 years with a poly drop-in liner and about 15% of the paint was rubbed off showing shiny bare metal.

 

[Pit Bull]

guess I'm just cheap. Truck came with a real nice bedliner and it is not cracked or defective in anyway. Trucks a 2000 and I will get a spray-in liner in a couple of years but don't want to spend that $400 right now. Sounds like it won't be a problem to wait until the truck is 4-5 years old before I replace the old bedliner with the spray-in liner. I don't carry that much in it anyway, just don't want to ruin my bed (because I am a cheap ass). Sounds like with all of the rubbing the old bedliner is just doing the prep work for the spray-in installation

 

[Dkevdog]

Originally posted by BarryG

Except for the abrasion that they cause in the bed they seem to do as good or better job than the spray ins as far as slipping loads, and dent protection.

What the ????? As good or better for loads sliding around?? You must have had a drop in made from rubber cause' the drop in I had was like playing ice hockey with whatever I put in there. Didn't matter how heavy either. Things don't move much at all with my Line-X. I will say that a drop in offers some degree of protection for dents and dings. I went through 2 drop in liners in my 96 before I gave up and got the Line-x. I had hardly any wear at all, I used one of those foam mats under the liner (dealers reccomendation) and it seemed to work. Bed was physically in excellent shape after 3 years of use.



Kev

 

[NVR FNSH]

wet from dew plastic bed liners and motorcycle tires don't mix I only put the plastic bed liner in if I'm hauling gravel/busted concrete etc.



Brian

 

[illflem]

A drop in liner is the worst if you are hauling hay, sawdust, dirt or anything else that holds moisture. It gets in-between, holds the water and will really rust things out.

 

[Big_Daddy_T]

There is a way to stop the rust. Use good quality bearing grease and grease the whole bed before you stick in the liner. The grease doesnt break down and wont allow air for the rust process. It works trust me. Im willing to bet that the paint remains intact from the barrier between it and the liner.

 

[druth1]

Mine came with a drop in liner also. It lasted until I made a fast stop with a loaded 100gal chemical shuttle in the back. That much weight will bend the front of the box into the back of the cab. 'nough of that... had a spray in the next week.