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cybrfire

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So how many brands of bed liner do we have out there now?

I've used the Bondo brand two part stuff a few times and have had good luck. One of the more expensive brands.

In the sunlight it flattens. Does that mean, not UV stable?

Duplicolor brand. Cheap. Haven't tried it. Anybody else? Mixed reviews online. Some say complete junk. Did they prep and follow instructions?

Herculiner brand. Know nothing about it but could try it as opposed to the duplicolor. Also semi locally available. Much better reviews.

What other brands?
 
I've seen good reviews of monstaliner on other sites and YouTube. That's what I'm leaning towards for my interior if I ever get my truck in one piece.
 
I put Herculiner in the bed of my '12 Silverado. I followed the application instructions to the T and it turned out excellent. I have a cover over the bed so it isn't fading. I've used and abused it and not a scratch. Two days after I applied it I had a full pallet load of laminate floor for my house (almost maxing out my payload rating), the forklift driver had to push it to the front of the bed and it didn't even damage it. People say they hate it, but at $99 and with a little time and elbow grease I was able to give myself a nice bedliner that so far has been very durable. It's been about 7 months since I applied it. IF you use herculiner and roll it on make sure to wear gloves! By the time I realized I'd forgotten gloves it was too late for my hands, took weeks before they were totally clean again.
 
Herculiner and duplicolor suck balls after a year or so..


I used liner extreme from www.sprayonbedliners.info and I love it. I have a strip on my tailgate that's been in the sun/elements for a year and a half and its not faded or crappy..


Best bang for the buck too imo. $150 +shipping for 3 gallons. Compared to the $90 a gal or whatever the other ones are. This is a catalyzed bedliner as well, unlike herculiner etc. They are just air dry. I have put herc on many things. Great until it sees sun for extended amounts of time.


I don't care what anybody says about bedliners. After using this product (and I still have half of the kit left. 1.5gal,) I will only buy this for any other bedlining use

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I used raptor by upol for the bed, got it on amazon, so far it's been fine in the Arizona sun but only been on there since early spring. Think I got the gallon kit which barely covered the bed and tailgate.



Then I used monstaliner on the interior, it's more work due to the roll on, and the texture isn't as "sticky", but it rolls on thick, more so than the raptor. The second coat is where the texture shows up.

 
Deuling said:
Herculiner and duplicolor suck balls after a year or so..


I used liner extreme from www.sprayonbedliners.info and I love it. I have a strip on my tailgate that's been in the sun/elements for a year and a half and its not faded or crappy..


Best bang for the buck too imo. $150 +shipping for 3 gallons. Compared to the $90 a gal or whatever the other ones are. This is a catalyzed bedliner as well, unlike herculiner etc. They are just air dry. I have put herc on many things. Great until it sees sun for extended amounts of time.


I don't care what anybody says about bedliners. After using this product (and I still have half of the kit left. 1.5gal,) I will only buy this for any other bedlining use
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Looks good Adam. Did you spray it or roll it?
 
cybrfire said:
Looks good Adam. Did you spray it or roll it?
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Sprayed it. Half the kit (1.5gal) did a very nice coat on everything.


I still have half the kit left. Coulda just sprayed it on, and I had planned to do so. But it held up so nice i didn't see a need to...


It comes in a lot of different colors too...


Like I said, It is a nice product that I would do again. Very very happy with it
 
I bought the LinerXtreeme kit based on reviews and Dueling's results. But I bought it about a year ago and well...the build has run a little over schedule. Anybody got an idea what the shelf life on this stuff is? Maybe a Ryoken question. It's still in the box in the garage. Not exactly climate controlled, but not exactly exposed either.
 
Herculiner is okay if you put it on correctly and prep, prep, prep. However if it's an exterior, exposed-to-the-elements job then it will start to wear out. It's just thick paint with sand **** in it. After two Michigan winters the Herculiner I put on the outside of my lifted Tracker was wearing thin. The grit was still there but the paint was disappearing.

I've had several Rhino Lining jobs (professionally installed obviously) and loved them. I would run it again in a heart beat.

Next pickup I have I want to get one of the DIY spray in setups like Deuling has and give it a try. Hear a lot of good things about them. Raptor, LinerXtreme, etc.
 
I've done 2 rigs now with Al's and have been very happy. Both were spray jobs with Al's gun and I will use it again, I can't comment on the durability as both were "undercoat" jobs, but having to remove it from an area due to a build change ......it is some serious stuff. It is also nice as you can adjust the texture with the gun by simply adjusting air pressure. I also have a gallon of their "HNR" heat and noise reducer that I will be trying out this winter.
I've used herc and the dupicolor stuff before and will not ever use them again, anything that is single stage just will not hold up like a multipart product.
Previously we had a vendor here that sold Al's and was great to deal with but is no longer here, I've used a guy in PA (cummins performance parts) and he is good to deal with as well and most recently my brother got the HNR off of amazon.
 
Duplicolor is thick paint at best...complete junk.

The Herculiner I used on my trailers fenders is several years old. Faded some, but it holding up to quite a bit of abuse.
 
I have the duplicolor on my interior and rockers, We prepped, did everything it said, and It hasnt held up well. It chipped on the outside from rocks throwing up, and anywhere with constant contact has worn though (under mats, spare tire, places like that). Over all I'm not impressed, the only place it has really stuck is where I got it on my boots
 
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i have what my body guy says to be something new, ill ask him tonight when i drop off my rims what kind it is.

i had from the body line down, and the complete interrior except dash, color matched 23 blue. the shell was sanded smooth and sprayed bedliner color matched 12 white.

it took a week or so to completely set up and harden. their is enough bed liner on my whole k5 to do 4 full size 8ft trucks. it wont let me add any more pics right now.

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I did my interior with Monstaliner. It went on great and has been holding up very well. Tough as nails so far and its not rubbery.

I used the rollers they supply as well as the sponges for the tight spots. I used 2 gallons for the complete floorpan areas, bedsides all the way up to the rails, and the tailgate.

Total cure really took about 3 weeks. But I'm also in a pretty dry environment. With a higher humidity level it would probably have cured much faster.
 
The red is quikliner. It's holding up well. No color fade at all. The spray off the tires is chipping away at the fender wells.



 
I used the rustoleum brush on liner on a wood guitar pedal box I made for a friend. I was going to spray paint it black to look like a roadie case. He had a quart of the liner laying around so I tried it out on a piece of scrap first. It soaked in and stuck to the wood better than any I've ever seen on metal. I smacked the lined board against my vise and hit it w/ a hammer and couldn't make a mark on it. I built the clam shell case and totally coated both halves w/ the liner before putting on the hardware. Not only was it incredibly abrasion and dent resistant, it was completely waterproof.

If anyone ever puts a wood storage case or a subwoofer box in the rear of their truck and wants to waterproof it, this is the stuff to use.
 
Thanks for all the info guys. Keep it coming.

Not sure for this install if the spray will work. Probably have to do it with rollers and a touch up brush.
 
keelue said:
I used raptor by upol for the bed, got it on amazon, so far it's been fine in the Arizona sun but only been on there since early spring. Think I got the gallon kit which barely covered the bed and tailgate.



Then I used monstaliner on the interior, it's more work due to the roll on, and the texture isn't as "sticky", but it rolls on thick, more so than the raptor. The second coat is where the texture shows up.

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I think your second pic is the finish i'm after right there. Thick and a bit smoother.
 
I don't know when I'll get the time to do it, but I have 2 gallons of the Al's Heat and Noise Reducer (HNR) ready to put down then Al's Liner over the top of it.

I emailed the company a while back and they sent me some HNR prep info to help the install as the gallon cans are sort of lacking in the info department.

HNR ~ Clean thoroughly, scuff with 220 grit abrasive or more aggressive, wipe down with a prep solve and then apply the HNR. The trick to HNR is that is has to dry for 24 hours before top coating.

I've not heard anything but positives to the HNR and I'd love to get rid of a little road noise.
 
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