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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: Skunksmash on May 25, 2012, 10:16:13 PM
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Whenever I get my truck painted, I'm going to have to make a decision. Whether or not I want my spray-in bed liner to go on the tops of the bedrails. Just the very top of the bed is what I mean. To me, that part just looks like its asking to get all scratched, if you have a new paint job. But what do these trucks look like with the top of the bed lined with rino-liner? Or lineX, or whatever. All those newer trucks look like they were absolutely made for a spray in bed liner. They look like they wouldn't look right without it. But on these trucks, I'm not so sure. I know it will look great inside the bed, but what about the part you put your arms on when you lean on the bed and face inwards? I still want to use my truck like a truck once I get it painted, but I'll get really mad if I scratch up the top of the bed.
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What i am going to do is Paint my truck and then put roll on bed liner in the Box and Cab (mud truck wood houler)and buy that chrome trim that gose on top of the bed rains and tail gate and front box...it will look better then bed liner on top of the bed rails i think
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You might have something there, something like diamond plate or something might look ok.
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Roll on bed liner is a waste of $$. If your going to do it your self use SEM spray in liner.
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I was going to take it somewhere to have mine done. But I'm afraid it won't look right if I do the tops of the bed rails. Anyone had that done?
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If you are talking about the flat (vertical, not horizontal) top of the bed.
I have seen several different brands of trucks done through work that way, and I have not liked one I have seen, they all look out of place.
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I rolled plasticote bedliner in my bed, both the floor and inner sides, and also did the tops of the rails. No pics of it 100% intact, but it looked fine. I just forgot to scuff the interior sides and tops of the rails, so it peeled easily and only about 50% of it is left on the rails.
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If you are talking about the flat (vertical, not horizontal) top of the bed.
I have seen several different brands of trucks done through work that way, and I have not liked one I have seen, they all look out of place.
No I'm talking about the top.
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I don't think it looks good on our trucks, but that is just my opinion.
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I actually just took my truck in for a repaint and it's going to get a bedliner as well. I prefer the bed rails covered and even a bit of overhang on the outside, so that's what my '86 will get.
In a month or so I should have it back in my possession and I'll most definitely post pictures.
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What if you get the color matched bedliner. Although, it depends on what color you are painting the truck as to how close it will match. I had an S10 with the bedliner sprayed on the tops and just overhang on the outside about 3/4". I didn't like the overhang or the top of the bedrail.
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i work for line-x and have done both over the rail and under on these trucks. i think it looks good both ways. just think about what you are going to do with the truck. my 85 k-10 has the rails sprayed. i just got a 86 c-10 but not to sure how i will do that one yet.
with the rail caps just remember that they can rub the paint and lead to rust again
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I would rather see the top get scratched up than see a bedliner that looks overdone. Anyway theres my opinion. In the end its your truck and should be exactly what you want it to be. If I was concerned about protecting mine I would use a clear film. I can't recall the product name but it would be like a clear window tint over the area. It would give you good protection and be nearly invisible.
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Covering the top of the bed rails with bedliner looks super weird to me. It is functional though.
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What I did was put a light coat over the tops, then put the diamond caps on....that way if they rub, they will be rubbin the line x, and not ur paint, which wont let it rust....my $.02
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For me, I'd only line-x over the rail if the thing is color matched.
If I get line-x in mine at all It will be color matched, but the $1200 price tag and the fact every installer made it dang clear they don't want to do it is why I haven't done it.
I'm so dang sick and tired of all these cookie-cutter-companies. I'm not paying someone that much when they've made it plain and clear they don't want to mess with it. If its color matched it can look pretty good. But unless your trucks black, it won't look quite right on these old trucks. But if you need it and are going to use the truck, looks can come second to having rust and dents all over the rails. The diamond plate rails will look worse than the bedliner on the rails. but they are functional.
I havent been in too big a hurry since I have my trailer, so most of the abuse goes to the trailer. I would like to be able to get heavy loads without the trailer too though. trailers are a pain in the butt sometimes.
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that is a crazy price. are price were i work at is $375 cheaper.
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yeah i figured the price is to go along with them not wanting to do it to begin with.... They told me how they have to empty the black out of the hoses and all that.... im fine with it, ill pay for it, but they made it crystal clear they don't want to mess with it. I hate depending on servicemen sometimes. seems all i run into are cookie-cutter half-butts who don't want to make something different.
I want color matched. I don't want black. There's only 2 line-x dealers within 75 miles from my house. they kind of thin around here.
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in my case it looks like in the pic attached. like it that way, depends on one's taste however...
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I'm likely going to have my welding unit in the back of my truck for a while, even with the new paint job, because I have no other truck to put it in. So a black bedliner overhanging the box rails on a blue truck won't exactly be noticeable with the welder in the box.