DIY spray on bedliner

[Townsend600]

Anybody tried any of the spray on bedliner kits.  if so please share your results with texture, durability both from scratching and UV, cost and brand.

I have been looking at doing some just don't know who's kit to buy.  I have looked at Al's liner,  Raptor, SEMS, and Liner Xtreeme

Thanks.

[Blazin]

SEM is a great product! Problem is around here the cost of the kit is only a couple to a few hundred less than having Linex or similar product done.
I have done dozens of SEM liners, they are light years ahead of the brush / roll on crap, like Herculiner etc. But still a step or two below a Linex.
I used it on the entire bottom of my cab, and the inside floor / up the back wall. I sand blasted my front bumper, left it outside for about a month, when it got a nice orange color to it I wire brushed it, brush painted it with Chassis Saver, and sprayed SEM liner directly over the wet Chassis Saver. It has held up four 4 or 5 years now, without any chipping or peeling.
A SEM kit is just barely enough to do an 8' bed.
SEM offers a gun for its liner. I bought one never used it for a few months. I went to use it, it would not work correctly. The store where I bought it wouldn't stand behind it. I went back to using my Rocker Shutz gun.
I also reduce the SEM product a touch. 5% maybe 10% with a urethane grade reducer. It sprays out allot nicer. Much more even coverage.
As long as a product has an activator the UV damage is going to be very slight, similar to an automotive paint.



Did the rear bumper the same way. It has only got a few chips along the edge of the I beam, and the D rings are both chipped off from chain being run through them pulling others out, and being pulled out of snow banks..

[Tx_Phil]

Blazin - have you tried the Raptor kit?  I have a friend that coated his Jeep inside and out and he was impressed with it.  It's not been on there very long so the jury is still out regarding how well it will hold up.

Also, have you ever applied the bed liner to the interior of a truck?  I'm guessing you need to plug all the seat belt and seat mounting holes.  What about any wires running across the floor and the door weather stripping and such?  Will the weather stripping go over the bed liner or should those areas be masked off before spraying?

[Captkaos]

You want to mask the holes off and you don't want to cover the Weatherstripping flanges.

[Tx_Phil]

Thanks for the info.
I'm not 100% sure I want to do the bed liner but I know I don't want carpet. My first thought was to get a rubber floor mat but those seem to be hard to find and cost more than carpet.

Can you think of any negatives to the bed liner?  Is it more noisy than a rubber mat?  This will be in an 87 suburban 4x4. I figure that hollow back end will make a pretty good echo chamber. :-))

[Blazin]

The entire floor of the cab from the fire wall seam to just below the rear window of Yellow Snow is done with SEMs tintable liner. Then I sprayed the entire interior including the floor with the yellow Acrylic enamel. I didn't cover the holes for the seat belt, and seat bolt holes. I just ran a tap through them afterward.
I also layed the cab on its back, and used black SEM from the back wall to the fire wall on the bottom side too. Then painted over it with an acrylic equipment enamel.
I also got a rubber mat from this sites store and installed it over the liner.

I haven't tried the Raptor. Not sure who carries it around here.

[Tx_Phil]

That's pretty impressive!!  I never knew (or considered) painting over the bed liner. I figured the paint would not stick to the liner. Being that the suburban is running and I'm not planning a complete teardown I doubt I will spray the underside of the body but that is a really good idea.

I've only found the Raptor liner kits online. I believe it's 120-140 for the tentible kit which should cover an 8' pickup bed and it includes a spray gun. I am going to try to find some info on the SEM product you used. Maybe I can find a local dealer. 

[Blazin]

The flash time between spraying the liner, and the paint was enough to clean the gun used for the liner. It was still very tacky when I sprayed the paint.

[spuds524]

I used raptor liner, it comes in 4 quart bottles, a hardener, and gun for about $120 to the door off of ebay. Very easy to shoot and the texture depends on pressure and the distance you are away. The pictures are from right after and its only been a couple weeks so I'm not sure about long term but I'm very pleased on how good it tuned out.

[Tx_Phil]

Looks good.
Thanks for the report.

I still plan on using one of these but I'm spending all my time and money getting the truck drivable. I hate wiring issues!!