OK, whats the scoop on DIY bed coatings like Herculiner. Are they any good? I'm thinking mostly about rust prevention. Anyone used any of these products? Any brands better than others? Appreciate your input.

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I have a sprayed on liner in my pickup, called a Rhino Liner. The stuff is about 1/4" thick and takes a heck of a beating without damage. I doubt your elky will get put through what my truck does so I am sure it would work for you. This is not a DIY item though, you have to get it applied professionaly.

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Dave
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I myself have used two diffenet brands of bed liner one was Duplicolor the other I cant remember, Ill look for the can sometime. But anyway the dulpicolor system allows you to either brush it on or spray it. The bed liners are very tough and resistant to damage even oil and tranny fluid. Also the stuff can be slick or smooth so if you were to apply it in the trunk your stuff might move around easliy. Ive applied this stuff in a few trunks while spraying it and after I covered the area I just stood back and dusted it to give the surface a rough texture.

I have to disagree with drptop you can do it yourself, but the pro jobs seem to take more abuse and look better longer, just a higher grade of material. One last thing, the stuff adds some weight to car that stuff weighs a ton...Eric

Iwas going to install Herculiner DIY coating in my new truck til I saw a sample in the store. It was only about 1/16" thick if that. The samples of professionally installed coatings I've seen were about 3/16" thick. But I just won't pay $350 to $450 (the range of quotes I got) for a bedliner. I ended up getting another Pendaliner pop-in type for $170. I had one in for 14 years in my old truck and it worked well and took a lot of abuse. I removed it to check for rust every few years and there was none. Since I put a Leer cap on it, the appearance of the bedliner isn't as important and it's more protected from moisture, etc.

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[This message has been edited by von (edited 03-08-2002).]

Just to clarify I wasnt saying that all spray liners were professional only but that if you wanted the Rhinoliner it was a professional only deal.

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Dave
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I had Line-X bedliner sprayed in my Elky.
The guy put it on reeeeal thin. Not too good.

I have seen several Rhino liner jobs and they all look great!
http://home1.gte.net/res096qi/71elky.htm

Chuck, I just got line x donein my new Silverado, i thought it came out great and pretty thick too. Maybe it was just the line x place you went?

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I remember a post on this subject about a year ago. No way I could find it, however. I do remember someone asking about how can those liners be removed and several people responding by saying that they would never put that stuff on in the first place. I just can't remember why those people were against the spray on liners other than from personal experience.

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I would not use the painted on liners in my Elky because I spent to much time reparing rust and straightening dents so it would be like factory in appearence. If it had been in worse shape I would have gone that route though. I do think it could be a problem removing the painted in liners as well. For a work truck it's probably fine, although I can't see how it would stop dents from severe use like the plastic liners do. I think a plastic liner would be better for heavy duty use.

I'm using a bed mat to keep unsightly scrathes from the floor of my Elky now(very light hauling). I know that the mat can cause some scuffing but that's not a problem that a quick bed floor repaint wont fix.

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not sure if it in the arcive. But a few years ago ,I sprayed a Morrison products
two part urethane bed liner in my ELKY.
Not that the bew wad beat up but more to protect it from lawn chair scratches.
You by it by the galon and it mixed 2/1 so you end up with 1 1/2 gal. of product.
It's applied with a shultz type under coat gun. Has a rought testure and finished thickness of about 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch.
Most local body supply housed seem to carry this . That where I frist became aware of it, in there mounthly special flyer.

Wayne

Thank's all.....as always, great input.

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