Rhino Liner Vs. Line-X Bed Liner

When I was researching what brand of bedliner to put in my new f150 most people online generally thought the line-x was the superior product. However I found that most people were comparing the rhino product tuff grip which was a softer more rubbery liner than the line-x. After talking to several local people who were very happy with their rhino bedliner I decided to visit our local rhino linings and found that they were only spraying a product that they call "hybrid" which is apparently a softer than the line-x but harder than rhino's tuff grip. Long story short I couldn't be more happy with how my liner turned out.

Hybridhunter wrote:
I had Line-X on my 2011 F150. I wore 3 holes in it in 2 years of recreational use. Disappointing it was.

If you wore holes in Line-X, you would have worn holes in Rhino the same way! Or were the holes in your knees?

Chris

It is less of a concern to which brand than who actually does the work. I don't mean which business but which person/s. It comes down to how much they care about the job they are performing. See if you can talk to and learn a little about those who actually prepare and apply the liner. That is most important.

We had our 2001 done by Line-X in about 2002. I can still brush it up and make it look new. No holes, worn spots or frayed edges.

I had Line-X on my 2011 F150. I wore 3 holes in it in 2 years of recreational use. Disappointing it was.

DanB-ON wrote:
You need to find out what your local dealers are using and how well they are preparing and spraying the trucks. Coming to forums like these is a great way to gain information but it could mislead you somewhat as you could go to somewhere based on someone's experience and your local dealer is using a completely different product.
Rhino has lots of different products, and some dealers are still using the older style spray equipment (the thick and softer liner referenced several times in this thread) while many have moved onto the new 1 to 1 ratio hot machines that are more or less the same as Line-x.
Although Line-x doesn't have as many products as Rhino, they do have several products in their line up as well, so again finding out what your local dealer is using is key.

Dan, I get the impression that you are very happy with your local dealer and have confidence in their opinion. I have a great GMC dealer and respect what they say as well. Unfortunately there are a lot of dealers out there that use what ever liner supplier that will give them the best cut allowing them a bigger profit margin. Opinions on the forums certainly aren't perfect but at least profit isn't affecting the opinions.

Dan: On edit I see you may be referring to what different products the local liner dealer might be using and yes it could very well change your purchase decision.

Farm Camp,

I totally understood your first post and FWIW, the 1993 Chevy 2500 pickup with black Rhino liner I had sold back in 2004 to an asparagus farmer who's farm is next to some acreage we own didn't let off black either. That's really why I had commented on your post and certainly wasn't questioning your honesty. He still has the 93 today with well over 300K on it as of last Sept and we see it and him several times a year. Yes, he now has dents in a couple fenders and the passenger door but still no rust. I did have it Ziebarted when new and it surely didn't hurt. I'm going to ask him next time up if the Rhino is leaving off black residue now.

Hey, farmers don't have time to wash their vehicles as they get dirty every day agian!

travelnutz wrote:
Farm Camp etc,

All my Rhino liners were and are black and none of them would or will leave black on your hands.



BTW "Farm Camp", What the heck were you carrying on your Rhino lined bed anyway that made the black leave off? I've never seen any of the better brand liners do it.

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Just to be clear this was in 1999 as I said earlier...

So after a year on my 1999 Dodge (with no topper) if I touched the Rhino liner I'd come away with a black powdery residue on my hands. It was annoying but not somethign that made me sorry I picked it. Remember this was 1999/2002 timeframe. Again - newer material or treatment (or regular cleaning - LOL) might stop this from happening.

I didn't mean to leave the impression that I didn't like the liner. It did its job well, extended all the way up the sides of the bed and continued right on around to cover the top rail of the bed all the way around. The dealer did a great job of applying it and it always looked great. I hauled dirt, gravel, roofing, lumber, you name it. The only time I ever did any damage was when I dropped a 5ft wide cultivator (several 100s of pounds) from my farm tractor's three point hitch in the bed while unloading it. One of the tines put a pretty good gouge in it, but did not go all the way through. I never even bothered to have it repaired. Nothing else I tossed in there ever was able to put a scratch on it.

The only nit was the black powdery crud it would leave on my hands unless I kept it cleaned on a very regular basis - which I never did...

You need to find out what your local dealers are using and how well they are preparing and spraying the trucks. Coming to forums like these is a great way to gain information but it could mislead you somewhat as you could go to somewhere based on someone's experience and your local dealer is using a completely different product.
Rhino has lots of different products, and some dealers are still using the older style spray equipment (the thick and softer liner referenced several times in this thread) while many have moved onto the new 1 to 1 ratio hot machines that are more or less the same as Line-x.
Although Line-x doesn't have as many products as Rhino, they do have several products in their line up as well, so again finding out what your local dealer is using is key.

I did a ton of research and asked a lot of people and decided on Line-X.

A forklift driver punctured it with one of the forks while loading a pallet. I took it back to the Line-X dealer and they patched it and resprayed the entire bed because it was Line-X Premium (which is also not supposed to fade). I can't tell now where the tear was.

I love my Line-X liner.

One of my trucks, the '92, has had Rhino in it likely since new, about 22 years. It's still in very good shape, aside from fading to dark grey. My truck has been a working truck all it's life.

I put Herculiner in my utility body 6 years ago and it's still in good shape and has been used alot. None of my trucks are garage queens or grocery getters (well, the Ranger does do some shopping). They all haul lots of various stuff in the bed on regular basis.

I'm pretty happy with Rhino. Also happy with Herculiner, for a less expensive, do-it-yourself product. I will use Herculiner more in the future. If I ever have a liner sprayed in by a shop, it will likely be Rhino.

I have nothing against Line-X, just haven't used it.