Line-X Vs. Rhino Bed Liner

[VaCTD]

Folks,

I am sure this question has been asked numerous of times. Which product is better Line-X or Rhino spray liner? I am getting ready to do my truck and the Line-X seems to be a few dollars more. Is it worth it?... ..... etc? Comments please

Thanks

 

[ROADWARRIOR]

I have Rhino Liner in my bed and Line-X on my rockers. I prefer the Line-X, it seems more durable and it hasn't faded like my chalk colored Rhino Liner has.



Dan

 

[jeepit]

Mine was line-xed a month ago so i can't speak for longevity yet but it is the same level thickness in bed and up the sidesand over the rails. I am very very happy the way mine turned out.

 

[CHolman]

I've had Line X for two years and still going strong. When I was putting my stack kit in, it gave me a fight!!! Long term longivity is no issue with me, that's for sure. It hasn't faded any either.

 

[shark]

I have Rhino'd the bed and Line-X'd the rockers. I am happy with both applications. The Rhino is smooth and anti skid so it doesn't damage my cargo, and the Line-X is hard and abrasive and protects the body from road debris.

 

[GerryDrake]

warranty difference

There was a discussion a couple months ago relative to warranty on these. One had a nationwide warranty whereas the other had a warranty by the installing dealer... . Can't remember which for sure, so will leave that to another poster or you check it with your prospective installer. A nationwide warranty would obviously be preferred...

 

[JGK]

I've had Line-X in the bed at least 5 years and its solid. No chips or fading (black). A little scribbing now and then with a solution of Simple Green and water cleans it right up.



I've seen Rhino ripped up, but not so with Line-X, though I'm sure if you tried hard enough, you could. Line-x is harder (less likely to be gouged and ripped up), but Rhino, being more rubbery, allows less shifting/sliding of cargo.



-Jay

 

[ohnoitsyu]

Skid vs. non-skid:

Yes, there are advantages to each, so it depends on what you're hauling.

Easy sliding allows items to load and unload easily. Things that arent tied, will slam the front and rear of the bed.



In non-skid beds, things don't slide well. Instead, things roll from front to rear, such as tool boxes and gas cans.



I had a Rhyno liner, and it had many gouges in it. The job was done well, it just couldn't withstand abuse. If I were looking for a spray-in liner, I'd do a Line-X.

 

[jeepit]

Line-x has the national warranty.

 

[CMusgrove]

It sounds like you have narrowed it down to two liners. For what it's worth I chose speedLiner because they could color-match the patriat blue. Had it done up over the rails and from a distance you can not tell where the bedliner leaves off and the paint begins. A non-skid medium application that is supposed to be warrenteed against defects and fading for as long as I own the megacab.

 

[ETanchak]

i have had line-x for three years a friend of my owns two shops in northern va the only things is they do fade but anything will in sunlight he tells me that there is either a spray or brush touch up kit. i havent stop by yet to check it out. but it will may it look new again .

 

[JCasper]

Get the Line X

There was a discussion a couple months ago relative to warranty on these. One had a nationwide warranty whereas the other had a warranty by the installing dealer... . Can't remember which for sure, so will leave that to another poster or you check it with your prospective installer. A nationwide warranty would obviously be preferred...

I have a Rhino in my truck and now wish I had the Line X. My truck would be better without anything then with the Rhino. It is faded, chipped all over down to the bed, only about a 1/16" thick and the installing dealer is a flake. I have contacted Rhino directly and they will not do anything to stand behind their product. I wish I had the Line X.

 

[Philip]

If you do not have a reciept Rino will not repair a damaged liner. My brother in law went threw this a while back. He had his 2002 bed lined. About a 1 later he riped out a large chunk with a slide in dump bed he has. The orginal dealer wouldn't touch it without the reciept which my brother in law had lost.



Also Line-X carries a MIL spec number, Rino doesn't.

 

[CTieman]

The truck I just bought has the Rhino and there were several chipped areas with the tailgate being the worst (chipped up on the top edge). I had the original receipt from the previous owner and Rhino Liner resprayed the tailgate and touched up the chipped areas for free.



I've heard the Lin-x is a hot application yeilding a better bond.

 

[03 H.O. Police]

spray liner

I can attest the strength and looks of the Ameraguard spray on system, wears like iron, gauranteed for life not to fade, chip, peel. , my dealer here is no questions asked, if its fails he fixes it. .

 

[cyborg]

IMHO

The quicker the dealer says he can get it done, the greater the chance of failure. i. e. success seems to lie more in the preparation than the individual product.



The guy who did mine will not do a bed in a day and must keep the vehicle overnight. prep, wash and dry.

 

[juicedcummins]

I had a Rhino in my 99 and was pleased with it.

On the 05 I went Line-X an it was a better choice. I just got my rig cleaned up ater 108 days in the bush doing oilfield work with no chance of a wash. It had fuel spilled in the box daily from the vent on my slip tank and a couple of times the tank was overfilled from a poor nozzzle to the point fuel was runnig out the tailgate. It took 2 cans of brake cleaner in the carwash after I pulled the sliptank out to clean out the bed. Today you would never know that it had all that it had been fuel soaked all winter.

If it was a Rhino it would have been ruined.

 

[DFriedson]

I'm a LINE-X dealer. Here's just a few comments.



LINE-X is currently the only brand with a written nationwide lifetime warranty.



LINE-X will fade also, but generally not as fast as Rhino. You can prevent LINE-X from fading by:

1. Good-Apply Just Once periodically (www.justonce.com).

2. Better-Have the dealer apply Nason. It will will remain glossy and will not fade.

3. Best-Have the dealer apply LINE-X Xtra. Xtra is more durable than Nason and is guaranteed not to fade or lose its gloss. It's applied like a topcoat but actually migrates into the bedliner. It's made by Dupont only for LINE-X and no other bedliner brand has a product like Xtra.



LINE-X is harder, Rhino is softer. LINE-X has a tear strength of 304 pli, Rhino's tear strength is 145 pli.



Ameraguard is a decent product, I'd pick it over Rhino, but there are not many Ameraguard dealers around. Ameraguard uses an aliphatic topcoat to prevent fading. The only problem with topcoats is that they can wear down. LINE-X has an older topcoat product called Ultra Shield, but I like Nason or Xtra MUCH better.



Speedliner is a significantly different product. It's a solvent based brushable polyurea paint. It will hold it's color longer but still loses its gloss. It does not have good adhesion properties and dealers must apply an adhesive primer in order for the paint to stick to the bed.



Some LINE-X dealers (including myself) can apply exact non-fading color matches. Here's an example of a color matched LINE-X bedliner:

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[Grunt]

I have Ameriguard on the bedrails, bullhide in the bed and turbo-liner on my grill shell. . all three of them seem to be holding up after 3 years. I'd lean towards the tubo-liner or Line-X extra if I was to do it again.

 

[.44 mag]

I installed Line-X the first week I had my truck. Five years of outside every day and general use, it's held up great with minimal fade and wear. I don't wash & wax the truck much at all, but I try not to abuse it. The liner shows some scrapes and such, but overall I'm highly satisfied with it and would do it again without hesitation.





Hank