truck owners.. speak up! I need a bed liner for my F/150

danger boy

so what kind of bed liner should I be looking at? a pre made one that drops in or a spray on bedliner ? which is better? I haul around bikes, dirt, rocks, sand, bricks and yard waste mostly... and the occasional cat

strider

Spray in. I've not had a drop in bed liner that hasn't worn the paint under it.

Rev. Hayes

strider wrote: »

Spray in. I've not had a drop in bed liner that hasn't worn the paint under it.

Bingo.

Done and done.

cokewithvanilla

I'd go spray on. I had the displeasure of trying to remove a rubberized spray in bed liner from an F-250 after the thing had been used to haul tile (and accessories) for 10 years. The bed was depressed by about an inch from heavy hauling, but the liner protected the bed and the paint underneath was as new. I would never recommend trying to remove a spray on though.... you do more harm than good.

As for plastic liners, my dad used to be a fan of them and in every truck he put one, the bed would rust from water (and dirt/mud) getting trapped under it.

danger boy

strider wrote: »

Spray in. I've not had a drop in bed liner that hasn't worn the paint under it.

good point. I never thought of that.. which I think might happen with the drop in bedliner.. is that a lot of dirt would get under it and since we get a lot of rain.. it would be muddy under the liner quite often. :frown:

mrbiron

Spray Liner 110%
Mine was factory installed and has been to hell and back......perfect.

nooshinjohn

Spray in for me as well. I have seen ten year old spray in and it still looks good. On the flip-side, I have seen ten year old drop in liners that also look good, but the box underneath looks like rusty swiss cheese.:eek:

nadams

Interesting thread... I've got a drop-in in my Ranger. I've never had it out, but now I wonder what the bed looks like underneath it.

fatchowmein

I have a drop in liner that came with a used truck I bought over a decade ago. Still looks good. I don't haul anything but bikes and 40lb bags of dog food but I'm sure it's rusty underneath. Some of the bolts that hold the liner on the tailgate are rusty.

I vote spray liner.

exalted512

The cheapest spray liner you can find with a lifetime warranty.
-Cody

Amherst

If you want the best of the best in a bed liner, two words....Bed Rug!

Mine is seven years old and still looks great. Link below.

http://bedrug.com/

txcoastal1

definitely sprayon but shop a little make sure you gat a good one there is a difference

There is a pro and a con...things don't slide and things don't slide

bdtae5656

Rhino spray on for me!!! 11 years strong and it looks new, plus it cuts down on vibration.

nooshinjohn

bdtae5656 wrote: »

Rhino spray on for me!!! 11 years strong and it looks new, plus it cuts down on vibration.

Do you know this for a fact? Can you prove it with empirical data, or have you bought into the hype that the high-end spray on liner snobs have tricked you into believing? I find that all spray in liners sound the same.:biggrin::biggrin:

jbooker82

I would go Line X. It has a rougher texture that I perfer. Almost like skate board grip tape.

Or a bed rug if you want a nice soft carpted bed liner.

bdtae5656

Im not saying that Rhino is the only bed liner that cuts down on vibration, ALL of them do, that is a fact! I like Rhino, i also like Line-x (Which has more grip inside of there paint along with being cheaper in price)

Knucklehead

My Son has a 2010 F150 with a Line-X bedliner....looks great and so far no problems.

dkg999

I have a DeeZee rubber bed mat, works great for keeping things from sliding around. I'm going with Line-X spray on combined with the bed mat in my 2010 F150. The spray-on liners work great on tailgates so you don't have to drill holes for a mat.

Fongolio

I did my own with a kit last year. Messy as heck but I saved a ton of money and it looks great. If you are even considering doing your own, it's all about the masking job to keep it off of everything. I put mine on a '98 Seirra full size long box and I went up and over the the sides to the first crease in the body and everyone who's seen it says its the best job and sharpest looking they've seen. I've sold the truck or I'd post pics.

jayman_1975

I have had 3 new trucks in the past 7 years each with different liners. The first was a Duramax and i put a "Tidy Box" wooden liner in it. Excellent liner... tough as nails. When i gave that lease back, i talked to the fellow who bought the truck from the dealer. He took the liner out and said it looked like a brand new box underneath.

The second was a plastic drop in that i hated every minute of the 3 years i had the truck. The current one is a spray in that i like ok but still is slippery like the plasic drop in was. Of all three i like the Tidy Box wooden one by far the best. I haul my quad around alot and found the wooden one to be the most durable.

http://www.tidytruckboxliners.com/

janmike

I had the bed sprayed on our F150. Top notch job, no mess and no moisture will ever get between the metal of the bed and coating.

Jstas

Amherst wrote: »

If you want the best of the best in a bed liner, two words....Bed Rug!

Mine is seven years old and still looks great. Link below.

http://bedrug.com/

I have a Bedrug too and while I absolutely love it, I wouldn't use it in an open bed or to haul dirt bikes and such. It catches too much dirt.


Al, if you're going to use the truck for hauling all kinds of stuff, spray in liners are teh way to go and they actually add value to the truck. Just make sure you get it done but a reputable place because preparation is very important.

The rubber mats are nice too but I would only use one if you have a cap. Otherwise, it's going to collect junk under it. Nice thing about it though is that they just roll up for removal and you can hose them off.

Drop in liners are garbage and I have no idea why anyone still buys them or even sells they for that matter.

exalted512

I have a rubber mat liner. Hate it. It scratches up the underside of the bed, and if you dont wash it out, I'm willing to bet it'd eat up metal almost as bad as a drop in.

The only benefits is it keeps stuff from sliding around and I can haul MDF in the rain with it on top of the MDF and it keeps it reasonably dry for short distances (enough to where it doesnt soak in).

But for the price of one, might as well just get a spray in.
-Cody

unc2701

Line X here. Very good grip, but the downside is that it will scratch up anything you put back there.

Oh, and make sure you pull out all the rubber/plastic plugs for inserts, if your truck has those. I didn't and they sprayed right over a few.

danger boy

sounds like a spray in liner is the way to go... cool. thanks boys.

indyhawg

I had a spray on bedliner with my Ranger. I had it for 8 years and it was in perfect condition when I traded the truck in.

tonyb

danger boy wrote: »

sounds like a spray in liner is the way to go... cool. thanks boys.

Yep, will likely last longer than the truck.

You can also ask Keiko, he has some unusual bed liners, though the wife may not agree.

carwashguy

Spay on. I have Reflex and its grips like glue, no more stuff sliding around the bed.

newrival

sprayon. Any one that is made from polyurea is the way to go. It's a crazy resilient material. They use it for bomb protection on humvees and on the pentagon.

nadams

tonyb wrote: »

Yep, will likely last longer than the truck.

You can also ask Keiko, he has some unusual bed liners, though the wife may not agree.

Well played, my friend... well played.