bedliners

drop-ins will rub off the paint and trap moisture underneath. Spray-in is the way to go. Quieter too.

spray-on alone is not best solution. the drop-in by far protects from dents much better than any spray-on.

what you do is, use Herculiner as a base protectant (approx $80 for the kit), then get a drop-in !! that's what i have and it's been awesome !!

i herc'd the bed, up under the rails, tie downs, top of rails, back of gate, bottom edge of gate, and lower lip of bed. ultimate protection for a few $$$ less than Line-X or Rhino !!

I have a Line-X in a '03 Tundra and am very satisfied. My 94 F150 had a drop in that was just a mess to look at not to mention the various holes here and there that developed over time. Line-X seems to be a harder surface compound that does not rub off on your clothes or other items that sit on it for any time. The surface is black and it did stain some when I hauled some woodchips that had been stained. Not a real problem. Certainly things don't slide around in the back like they did in the old drop in liner. GCS

True. Friend's bed was totally rusted out under the liner when he removed it (cracked).

B~

Negative. Pop the liner out ever year or so, wash any build up out the bed, throw on a nice coat of wax, and it's good to go. It's called maintenance.

As to preventing paint wear due to the wind buffeting the liner, a few liberally placed strips of corrugated rubber floor matting found at any hardware store on the liner under side, glued on with some 3M Spray 77, and the matter is nicely solved.

To reduce cargo slippage, check out the Pendaliner SR at:

When it's finally time to sell the truck and you lift the liner displaying the pristine condition of the bed, your potential buyer will be nothing but impressed.

I've been using over-the-rail liners in my Toyota pickups for over 25 years and would recommend nothing else. Spray-ons are a pitiful waste of a perfectly good truck bed.

Brad

While I do like the looks of the spray on liners, they aren't the only way to go. I've had the same Duraliner in the bed of my 86 since new. Believe it or not, it hasn't discolored, or ever taken an unexpected tumble down the freeway. (btw, what is with that - every single day on the morning traffic report, somebodys bedliner is on the roadway. Can't anyone figure out how to install them?) The bed of my truck looks fine when I've taken it off to check. No dents, no real scratches, etc.

I always figured that if it did get scratched, I would clean it, and put in a spray in, but I've never needed to. 18-years and gong strong...

-Yost

I had a spray in bedliner done on my '02 Tundra by a local company. Not Linex, not RhinoLiner, but a local guy who guarantees his product for a lifetime like the other guys do.

The big names use the same stuff that's sprayed on. They have their guarantees. They all have the advertising. My guy uses the same stuff.

The guy I went to did such a good job on my bedliner that I took my Westin step tubes in to him to have sprayed because they started to rust. He drilled out holes in the bottom for the water to drain. The tubes came out great.

I like my spray in liner. I've hauled funiture, concrete blocks, gravel and scrap wood and my bed liner is as good as new. I scraped it to beat the blazes and it still looks as new as the day it was put on.

Look around in your city or town for a reputable company. Talk to people who have had work done there. Or choose Linex first. Rhino second (it's more rubbery and tends to peel over use).

In my opinion, ya can't go wrong with a spray-in. Just do your research.

It also makes it easier if ya wanna add a topper.

FCGrabo

Most likely they are not screwed in properly. For a while I was hauling things where using the liner caused problems. I got tired of screwing and unscrewing the screws so I just left it unscrewed. There is nothing like seeing your liner fly by in the rear view mirror and watching it do a flying carpet act on the freeway. They fly nice and level btw :). Mine managed a

4 point landing on the grass. I tied it in with rope until I got home.

yep, all urethane with rubber particles in the mix.

i agree, you don't need "rhino" or "line-x", just a good chemist and someone to apply it.