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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: dar06003 on March 19, 2017, 10:53:54 am
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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I finally found this!
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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.
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Little pricier...
http://www.durabakcompany.com/
Ehhh...still gonna go with my original raptor plan.
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Por -15, junk!
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im going to say prep work. that blue paint still looks nice
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POR-15 is not intended to be a bedliner. It will peel off like a sheet of plastic and it does not adhere well to clean surfaces including bare metal. It sticks to rust, itself and your skin though but I guess that's why it is named Pain Over Rust. It's not made for the fit and finish guy, it's made to stop rust from continuing to rust. It's not the right product as there are too many extra steps to achieve what a lesser expensive product can do standalone like chassis saver. But, yep it's all in the prep work. If it's not prepped it won't stick!
I would use 60 grit to thoroughly scuff the entire bed before you apply the bedliner, scuff pads will be okay in the hard to get areas but if you want it to last and to make it a quicker prep time use the 60 grit. Blow it out, wipe it down with prep solve or some thinner/reducer. It'll stick
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I'm reviving this thread, as I am still searching for some bed protection. I think I've reached the conclusion that I don't want to do a paint-on product, because I haul firewood periodically and I can't see those products standing up to that kind of abuse. So I'm thinking a good quality/good fitting bed mat, or maybe an under-rail drop-in bed liner. But I'm discovering that it is difficult to find one that will fit our old trucks. I found an under-rail bed liner on line (I forget the site), but the shipping costs would have been prohibitive. I actually ordered a custom-fit nyracord rubber bed mat and tailgate pad from CARid.com for $157 including shipping, but then they sent me a message saying it was backordered and wouldn't be shipped until February of next year. So I canceled that order and continued searching. I found what looks like the same thing on Truck, but it is considerably more expensive.
Has anyone found a custom fit mat or drop-in liner for a decent price?
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Under rail bedliner is a good option. I have on in my blue truck and I throw everything in there.
https://www.carid.com/1986-gmc-ck-pickup-truck-bed-accessories/pendaliner-under-rail-bed-liners-111255564.html
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Under rail bedliner is a good option. I have on in my blue truck and I throw everything in there.
https://www.carid.com/1986-gmc-ck-pickup-truck-bed-accessories/pendaliner-under-rail-bed-liners-111255564.html
Yeah, that's the same one I saw. The price tag ($139) looks good until you add the $95 shipping cost. Am I pretty much going to have to suck it up and pay that shipping anywhere I look?
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I pick them up from my local distributor or they deliver for free. Where do you live? check local distributors
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Looks like there's a Duraliner dealer about 1/2 hr drive from me, and a Pendaliner dealer about an hour away. I'll have to give them a call and see what they can do. Thanks.
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Finally found a local shop that would order a Pendaliner under-rail for me. Saved a little bit relative to the on-line price plus shipping.
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Herculiner is garbage.
I spray SEM bed liner. Have had good luck with it.
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How well do these liners hold up when shoveling dirt and gravel off the bed? Is it easy to scratch up?
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the Herculiner will scratch and peel real easy
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If it's not much stronger than just paint, I'll just use paint. It'll be easier to touch up. My truck ain't "show" by any stretch of the imagination.
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It's all about the prep....
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its been years since we did a friends truck. but hes pretty anal about following directions i do remember using scotch brite pads to scratch the bed all to heck and clean it with something (been too long ago) but it was soft even after it dried, to the point where you could dig your nail into it with some force.
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Let's say I unleash my OCD prep, and do a right proper bang-up job.
Would a quality bed liner resist being scraped up by my shovel blade better than a quality catalyzed automotive paint?
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I'm not sure why anyone would do the paint-on stuff. It costs 120-150 bucks, plus a day or so of hard work to do the prep and the application. I got an under-rail plastic bed liner for a shade over $200, installed. And I'm sure it will hold up a lot better than a paint-on liner.
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I don't care what you use, if you take the sharp edge of anything and gouge it into the bed it's going to cause damage. If you are going to be that rough with it I would suggest a plastic bedliner. Also you can still buy those conveyor belts for ease of unloading the contents of the bed.
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Raptor is the way to go for diy