Pick up bed liners...spray on, or plastic insert? (1 Viewer)

[Crusha]

I bought a Tundra and I want a bed liner. I like the look of a spray on liner, but how durable are they? The bed of this truck will definitely see some abuse. I'm not really a fan of the plastic inserts, but they seem like they would handle a beating much better.
Any real world experience here to sway me in either direction???

 

[76FJ40]

I've had the plastic bed liners and I'm not a big fan. Rhino and Linex are very durable, aren't prone to rust, and your crap won't slide around like it will with a drop in liner. The only problem is they are at least 4x the cost.

 

[Crusha]

Plus one for spray on...

 

[caz]

If you go plastic, get one that doesn't go over the rail and destroy your paint.

My old man is a builder. He always does plastic with a rubber mat on top.

I'm always hesitant to do anything as permamant as rhino lining.

 

[76FJ40]

I like the rubber mat on top of the drop in liner. I tried just the rubber mat and found the bed sides were getting torn up.

 

[Hack]

Line-X. Mythbuster tested and approved:

Downside, once it's on, it's on... But you can take extreme measures and peel it off.

I had a plastic bedliner insert in my 1996 F150. Absolutely hated it. Would never get one again.

 

[dci blair]

Having used both I vote the rhino liner. Very durable and as mentioned stuff won't slide as easy. For me the only question would be going over the bed rail or under. Which really comes down to its purpose while you own it. Straight work truck, I'd go over rail. A truck that you want to keep pretty, and occasionally haul i would go under rail.

 

[Jakes40]

I vote spray in. I would spray in my truck if I could afford it.
There was a co out there that did slip in rubber floor with hard plastic sides. Can't find it now.

 

[jamarquardt22]

Spray in if $ is no object. Rubber bed mad if it is.

 

[brian]

rino

 

[YotaFun]

Vote for spray in. IIRC either Line-X or Rhino can do color match as well if ascetics is something of consideration.
I have seen some works trucks (various manufactures) come through our shop that had just a drop in and underneath was not pretty, few started to rust from water settling underneath.

 

[Stevesnj]

POR-15® OEM Bed Liner

 

[jamarquardt22]

POR-15® OEM Bed Liner

I used herculiner once. It was very thin, would scratch and the bed would dent. Also the grit would tear you apart. Also like $80 a gallon

 

[PAToyota]

Spray-in liner or rubber mat. The plastic liners just wear through the paint and then it rusts - by the time you realize you have a problem you have a hole in the bed.

 

[Jakes40]

Herculiner, Por-15, DIY bed liners work good in a cab on a fender. But they do not have the thickness to work in a working truck bed.
Just my .02 cents.

 

[fireball]

I'd vote for raptorliner. I used it in the entire cab of my old bronco and sprayed it in my tundra. You can buy the kit for about $120 and spray it yourself with a $20 Schultz gun.

What year tundra did you get?

 

[Crusha]

Okay, I'm convinced, I'm going with my initial plan of a spray-on. Probably Line-X.

@dci blair or @YotaFun, either of you guys know anything about this place in Chadds Ford?

Auto Truck Outfitters | LineX

 

[dci blair]

When I worked at garnet we used them quite a bit. We used them mainly for tinting as I was in the VW store, but I know ford used them as well.

My go-to currently is Copperhead Refinishing in West Chester. They do a lot of work for our shop, are reasonably priced, and we always have terrific results.

Copperhead Refinishing

If you happen to contact copperhead just mention one of the guys from Tommys sent you there.

 

[Crusha]

My go-to currently is Copperhead Refinishing in West Chester. They do a lot of work for our shop, are reasonably priced, and we always have terrific results.

Cool, I'll call them tomorrow.

If you happen to contact copperhead just mention one of the guys from Tommys sent you there.

Will do.

 

[joabmc]

Late to the party but you won't regret a rhino or Linex treatment. Been using it in my work trucks for the better part of 12 years. I'm in and out of the bed several times a day. Throwing stuff in there etc etc. upside/downside is things don't slide around. There are days you want to slide things in and out and it can be difficult. But that's a very small complaint when looking at long term wear and abuse. We've cleaned out trucks after a few hundred K of daily abuse and the bedliner looks great. It usually runs us around $500 to have it done. Price point hasn't seemed to move much in the last decade.