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What kind of spray on bed lining material would work best on nerf bars to prevent stone chips and form a non-skid surface? I know Line-X has been spoken of highly here. Is there any advantage over the others? There are three Line-X dealers within a 20 mile radius of my place. There are also Rhino dealers.



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When I had my Line-x bedliner done I asked the dealer about rocker panels and other applications. He was not crazy about doing the rocker panels because he had issues with water creeping behind the material and then the coating popping when ice formed.



This may have been a dealer issue rather than the product but I thought I should share it...



I've been happy with my Line-x bedliner!!
 
I seem to recall that if you go to the Rhino site, you can request a little sample of the product. Then you can play around and chew on it a bit to see how durable it is. :D



The Linex and Rhino are two separate products. Depending on your intended use, one will outperform the other. I prefer the Rhino for my slide-in camper application which offers a very nice non-slick surface. However, if I was constantly moving furniture around, I would want the Linex so that I could drag things around in the bed. I have a tough enough time even sliding boards back across my liner.
 
I've seen the Rhino on step rails and rocker panels. After about a year it looked like hell. Kind of like old black rubber that was faded and rough looking. I would go with a very hard coating like Linex.
 
Originally posted by David_VT

When I had my Line-x bedliner done I asked the dealer about rocker panels and other applications. He was not crazy about doing the rocker panels because he had issues with water creeping behind the material and then the coating popping when ice formed.

This may have been a dealer issue rather than the product but I thought I should share it...



I've been happy with my Line-x bedliner!!

Find another dealer. If water gets under it, it ain't installed right. Either product.
 
Thanks guys. I just called the Line-X dealer here and they said they do it for about $75 per side guaranteed. I'm gonna run over there and take a look at the stuff.
 
"guaranteed"



I like that phrase. Maybe I'll revisit my local vendor with that phrase and your $75 a side pricing... .

:)



Is that for black or colored?
 
I believe both products are very good and both have their particular advantage and appeal.



For the most part or better yet, the most important part is the ability of the dealer/applicator.



I just recently had a lot of work done on my truck with Dale of Rhino Linings of New London County in Groton, CT. Ten hours from start to finish for the bed, rocker panels from the trim line down, special color, uv protection, inside tail gate jambs and lower splash area, and a few other little touches ;)



So, it was not just the product that I was interested in, it was the quality of the work. I looked at many of the Sprayed On Lining dealers out on the market and Dale’s work was consistent, of high quality and lasting. Time is money (my money) and Dale and his assistant worked their asses off, never taking more than a smoke break.



You see, I looked at several trucks that he did. One in particular had the bed done three years ago. This truck has no cover, is not garaged so, it gets the suns full uv rays each and every day and it has not faded at all. The texture is impeccable as was the case with all other trucks that he did.



The fault I saw the most with other applicators applications was the inconsistency of the pattern. I saw jobs where the product had high and low spots, was runny or too textured. One truck that I saw where the dealer just finished and was awaiting the customer had all of the above deficiencies :0



Ok, I rambled on long enough



Joe
 
Joe you are right on target with your post on "who does the work is the most important factor" The ugly Rhino job I saw was done by a local guy to his own truck and it had all of the problems you described. Plus his shop looks like a pig pen. I do think that the harder finish on the Linex would mitigate a lot of these problems from a looks standpoint.
 
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