DIY Bed Liner

[dar06003]

What's the best looking option for a DIY bed liner? I have an 84 C10 long bed. I saw some roll on bedliner from Ace Hardware called Herculiner. Is this any good? Would spray on bedliner be better? Thanks


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[Monkey Uncle]

I don't have any ideas to offer, but would like to follow your thread, as I am also in need of some cost-effective bed protection.  I can't believe the prices on those "bed mats," which are basically just a flat sheet of rubber.

[claude]

I used a product called Raptor that I purchased at my local automotive paint store. It is a spray on application using their own $30 spray nozzle gun. It did a great job.

[VileZambonie]

We did my buddies with the Harbor Freight stuff. Bed Armor I think it's called. We used a little reducer and shot it with my undercoating gun. Came out great and held up good. Prep is key, personally I would never roll it on, shoot it if you can.

[Engineer]

I started putting Herculiner in the bed of my monster truck. Mostly so I wouldn't have to paint the whole entire thing.

I still am not finished but so far it looks like the product/solution that I am looking for. I doubt I'll ever get the full experience of putting it through delta testing, I have no intention of using my monster truck for actual hauling work, but for my purposes Herculiner seems to be the magic bean.

I'll finish the install with a roller, mainly because I don't have a spray applicator that is suitable for the embedded rubber granules.

[Stewart G Griffin]

i use a 4' X 8' sheet of plywood.     Sometimes it's 3/4" thick, then when that one rots out, i may "find" a 1/8" sheet, then a 1" sheet and so on and so forth.

[Monkey Uncle]

i use a 4' X 8' sheet of plywood.     Sometimes it's 3/4" thick, then when that one rots out, i may "find" a 1/8" sheet, then a 1" sheet and so on and so forth.

Do you have any issues with rust under the moldy, wet plywood?

[WardaddysFury]

i use a 4' X 8' sheet of plywood.     Sometimes it's 3/4" thick, then when that one rots out, i may "find" a 1/8" sheet, then a 1" sheet and so on and so forth.

Do you have any issues with rust under the moldy, wet plywood?

I just bought mine which has a plywood bed...rotting and damp and has a crack in the middle. But surprisingly I have no rust issues under the bed at all. I will be doing a big project where I am going to fully restore the bed and repaint it...not for a few years though.

[86chevytrk]

In my opinion, it just depends on what your using your truck for and what your expecting. Liners like raptor, hurculiner, and even line-x have specific uses. Like most things prep is the key. I've done rhino liner and line-x. The rhino was way too soft for what I was using my c20 for. I guess for light wet stuff It would work out for rust protection ect. I replaced the bed and had line-x sprayed. After 10 years of hauling rock and gravel I wouldn't do anything else. Either way you go I recommend you prep just to be safe. I prepped mine before I dropped it off for line-x to spray it. They prep it too but I figured for me it was safer that way. Do your research before you spend money. Good luck

[Kren420]

My boss uses a rubber mat from the local Agro store in town.  Cuts it to the size he needs.  Its supposed to be used for cow pens or something.  Super thick and durable.  A lot cheaper than the bed mats you can buy.

[BillWill]

I will be looking into doing a bed liner eventually as well and friends who have worked on trucks and worked at auto parts stores all say to stay away from the roll on liners and get the spray on as it gets a better and thicker coat as well as corners etc. If you look at price comparison between roll on and spray there is not a lot of difference which means longevity should be looked into as well (hence the spray).  I have not done much research yet to vendor differences though so I"l let someone else touch base more on that one.

[philo_beddoe]

Bed liner is a popular topic here, after much research and finally actually seeing a bed with it, i was sold on Raptor. Spray on of course, decent price. This order will do a long bed.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003TQIIPG/ref=psdcmw_15737811_t1_B01CKE7B1E

[Stewart G Griffin]

i use a 4' X 8' sheet of plywood.     Sometimes it's 3/4" thick, then when that one rots out, i may "find" a 1/8" sheet, then a 1" sheet and so on and so forth.

Do you have any issues with rust under the moldy, wet plywood?

No.  i think i've been lucky in that water doesn't seem to collect underneath.  Maybe i should check it though.   Also, i meant 1/2" sheet, not 1".  THAT would be really heavy..


Anyways, if i was to go conventional, i would choose the spray in rather than the drop in.  i don't think spray in really hurts resale value.

[VileZambonie]

Wood left in the bed will typically get moldy and start to rot as well as trap moisture underneath it. Wood is like a sponge, a plastic under rail bedliner would be better.

[philo_beddoe]

I finally found this!


Wanted to go with this product for a while now but i couldnt find the brochure or remember the company. I got this a long time ago when i had my f-350. It appears to be superior. They even sent me a sample. The texture is very rough, non slip. Very tuff stuff, flexible.



Little pricier...

http://www.durabakcompany.com/

Ehhh...still gonna go with my original raptor plan.