Bed Liner Removal; Best method

[CrznDawg]

PO did not do that great of job with the liner or repairing the rust underneath the liner and also adding some mods to the transmission hump. What is the best way to remove this stuff so that I can get to clean metal? It appears to be soft like rhino liner material. But I cannot say for sure.

Torch seems like an option. I do not think chemicals would give you any advantage. Anyone else ran into this?

 

[Bret]

I have found that a 4 or 4-1/2" right angle grinder with a coarse wire wheel or cup brush will remove anything that ails you. Makes a mess, but it should work. Wear good gloves though they bite.

 

[atoyot]

I would try a torch and a heavy duty scraper to start off with. It sounds like it's going to be a lot of work whatever you do since that stuff is ment to stay on.

Take pics!

 

[72cruiser]

don't breathe in the fumes from the burning bedliner...just a tip, ha ha


malphrus

 

[Degnol]

I have found that a 4 or 4-1/2" right angle grinder with a coarse wire wheel or cup brush will remove anything that ails you. Makes a mess, but it should work. Wear good gloves though they bite.

I have used this to remove a lot of schtuff...weatherstripping, rubber, etc. I don't know why it wouldn't work on bedliner. Sandblasting does not work on resilient stuff. I'd at least try the angle grinder/cup brush thing before a torch.


GL

Ed

 

[Aalien]

I made the mistake of getting too big a cupped wire wheel and burning up my old POS grinder. Very effective at removing gunk though.

 

[BushBoy]

if using a wire brush cup in a 9" angle grinder, BEWARE, because when it grabs it really grabs good, it did to me and luckily i was wearing jeans, whereas tracksuit pants could have been messy.