mobilcastle
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Full timers-what do you think about spray in liners or do you think a cover is better with a mat or plastic liner? If spray in-which company or product? I will not use a do it yourself application-would look like a blind monkey did it. If spray in, did you have the wheel wells sprayed? What do spray in liners cost?
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campinginthewoods
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Hi I am not a Fulltimer but I have Line X spray in bed liner and Im very happy with it heres a link to the company and you can get a quote and find a dealer linex It looks like you can get the liner color matched to your truck now.
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kaydeejay
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Problem with drop in plastic liners or mats is that water gets under them and starts rust.
Mine is another vote for Line-X.
Yes, do the ENTIRE inside of the bed, including the wheel liners AND consider up over the top of the bed-rails as well. It protects them from those normal chips and dings when you are loading or unloading over the side.
Also, if you have a fifth-wheel hitch, get the liner sprayed with the hitch removed - it seals all the cut metal edges.
Almost 6 years since I had mine done and, with a wash, it looks like new.
Does not mean you can't have a cover as well - I have a Retrax which works well to cover the front of my bed when towing and all of it, including the hitch, when I'm not.
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eHoefler
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I have had Armor Coat in the last 2 new trucks. Been very pleased with it. I have a enclosed trailer that the manufacture has Line-X coated frames. It seems to be holding up pretty well considering the abuse it get going down gravel roads with the tires kicking up rocks. I have approximately 120,000 miles on it. I built a couple of brush trucks for our fire department and had Rhino liner sprayed on them. It has held up well, but we are not real pleased with the installation; uneven coating, sags in the corners, had to trim around areas for lights, control panel, etc.. to install them, just too thick. I know the Rhino dealers are independent, but 1/2" thick in areas is a little much. They are also the highest priced. Top of a 7 1/2' by 8' flat bed for $850. Both of my trucks cost $500 for bed liner and window tint.
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There has been a couple of discussions on this topic before that had some good info. I have the Speedliner spray liner, never had an issue with it.
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valhalla360
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Slide in bed liner is cheaper (than professional spray in) but the spary in is nicer.
4th truck with no liner of any kind and no rusting out. I'm not a contractor tossing brick and cement block in the back on a daily basis though and have always had a cover or cap when not towing.
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Here'n'There
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Ordered my truck with a Dodge Bed Liner. When I went to have my hitch installed they told me they would have to cut holes in the liner- hitch has to bolt directly to the bed and that not only would the bed rust, but probably where I couldn't even see it, making the situation worse.
I removed the liner and sold it for TWENTY FIVE BUCKS. Now have a spray in liner which is fantastic compared to the drop in liner. Don't recall the manufacturer's name.
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I have the spray in liner. Great way to protect the bed.
The plastic liner inserts do have some problems. Understand that if you have a plastic gas can in the back on the plastic insert there can be problems with static discharge.
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Impkitti
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We prefer the spray-in liners for all the above reasons, however, don't bother with color.
The truck before this one, we upgraded to a red spray-in to match the truck. Looked very sharp - at first. After about 5 or 6 years, it started to fade and it faded badly over the years. When we traded it in on the truck we have now, the liner color ranged from a yellowish white, to yellow, to orange to red only where the tool box sat.
Needless to say, for the current truck we went with the standard black spray-in liner.
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mpfireman
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Vote for Line X. Had the gray color installed. Very pleased with it as it is now 14 years old. No rust either.
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