Bedliner vs Paint Opinions please

[Chief Brody]

You all know that I am restoring mine to stock...I am about ready to make a decision on what to do with the floor and bed.

I am going to put carpet down for sure...what I can't decide is whether or not to put down bedliner first or just spray paint it...would bedliner affect the way the carpet fits? I do intend to put down mass backing or sound sheild.

Would I benefit from the bedliner or would it be wasted expense?

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

Paint, I did the bedliner thing and wouldn't do it again.

 

[Chief Brody]

Paint, I did the bedliner thing and wouldn't do it again.

What was your experience? Did it crack or peel, or just wasn't what you expected?

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

What was your experience? Did it crack or peel, or just wasn't what you expected?

Some, yeah, but the real question is: why?

Bedliner doesn't help rust, it's heavier, more expensive, it isn't smooth, and if you're putting carpet over it I don't see any reason to do it. Some people like the appearance but again, you're putting carpet over it anyway.

That's why my vote is for paint.

 

[dfl701]

if your going to put carpet down then just paint it

 

[2_wacko]

Paint.

 

[kdoske]

High quality bedliner is good but once it gets dirty it stays dirty. If its a trail rig and you are not going to have carpet and you don't mind the dirt then go head and line it. Otherwise paint it!

 

[evolve991]

Has anyone used bedliner on thier splash pans/lower body? I'm about to use Herculiner on my 85 Burb....finishing up a backyard spraybomb job that began just before it got cold...I'm using the liner mostly to hide my less-than-pro body work along the bottom quarters/rockers. Low budget facelift on my workbeast...doesn't have to look show-ready just better than the multicolored mess it was...customers tend to get nervous when you pull up in a catastrophe on wheels.