Bedliner - Sprayin or what?

I thought that one of the two could be repaired at any dealer nationwide, and the other one had to go back to original applier?
that might sway my decision.
bumpy

Similar experiences here. The drop in type slipped around and rubbed paint off plus I lost about 1/2" of usable bed depth. The advantage was that if I wanted something like branches to slide out or if I wanted to shovel gravel out it was the best.

A rubber bed mat was the best for keeping my slide-in camper and other cargo from shifting but did have to be taken out and cleaned under regularly. At least it is possible. If you get a spray in penetrated it will trap water and accelerate rust.

After market spray in (Line-X) works well for most things. The factory spray in for my F150 is only about half as thick so it ways less and takes less space. It hasn't been penetrated yet but seems a little more slippery than the Line-X. It cost about the same, maybe even a little less than Line-X but I didn't have to mess with the install and put it on the same bank note with very low interest. In my area sales tax on the truck is less than for regular retail items so I saved a little on tax with the factory install. The install was a big thing since I don't live near a Line-X dealer.

Mikesr wrote:
Another Line X lover here
From new on my ‘05 Silverado with no complaints.
If they offer to spray over the rails go with that rather then separate rail caps.

^^^ This on my '09 Silverado that for 5 years was used to haul all sorts of truck stuff (gravel, lumber, block, brick, hay, etc) No wear whatsoever. Put an old man bedslide in and there has been no wear on the sides since then either.

My son LineXed the first 4' of his offroad Wrangler that he uses to beat through the pucker brush. It shows some scratching, but not yet worn through after 7 years.

aftermath wrote:
Another Line-X fan here. I guess mine is UV stable because it has never chipped or peeled off. My daughter had one, I put one in my '08 and when I got my '17 I put another one in. I haul firewood, lots of yard waste and an occasional load of gravel.

I also bought a rubber matt for the bed. It sits on the sprayed in liner, holds things in place and is much easier on the knees. It is a bit of a job to remove it now and then to clean out the bed but I don't do it that often.



If I had a cover on my truck and never used it to haul wood and rocks, I think I would go with the carpeted bed mats people talk about. They sound pretty nice.

Having had both Rhino and LineX multiple times applied to both personal trucks as well as fleet trucks used in the construction industry, personally I go with LineX, but not knocking Rhino, both are great.

The variable is the preparation. The guy we use now spends a lot of time on the prep, and gets good results. We have used other franchisees for both that did a quick prep job and those were what peeled, chipped, etc.

A plastic liner would last about 3 months in the fleet trucks the way our people abuse them. Properly applied Rhino or LineX lasts until we junk them or ship them to the auction.

fj12ryder wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

2oldman wrote:
sprayed. The other kind just come loose.

And rub off paint, usually very slippery and promote rust in the bed. The 15 year old spray in is still in great shape.

Yep, what they said. ^^^^^^

Yep what they said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

My preference is a "spray-in" liner. To me is seems like a less chance of trapping moisture, thus creating rust. I have a "Bullet Liner" on this truck which seems to be better than the Linex only because it hasn't become sun-bleached and chalky.

Drop in liners are still undoubtedly tougher than spray in and have their advantages for trucks that get worked hard ( read abused). Spray in liners are a better compromise between durability, protection and asthetics.

my F 250.. from the factory..

spray on and vinyl insert... both on window sticker.
and vin decode.
"XL" work truck.. still doing well.. 156,000 miles.

I have the factory spray in liner in my F 350 it is very nice.
I will never again buy a plastic bed liner,I have had 3 different trucks with them,the liners have all held up well but I hated how everything slides around so much, and don't even try to walk on them of they are wet.

They also get dirt under them and will rub the paint off the bed if not kept clean on the under side.

The liner we have is Full Metal Jacket and seems to be very good. We have it on a 2012 GMC 2500 HD D/A crewcab and the only blemish on it is on the rail where our FW made a little contact with it. Doesn't seem to have hurt anything other than scraping off a little covering. Purely cosmetic.