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Thoughts on bed lining exterior 75 driver ?

markrazz

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So after bed lining “roller” my entire interior..ohh ya don’t forget the 2 day prep time that was sooooooomuchhhhh fun..lol
Was seriously thinking about spraying Bedliner on the entire exterior lime green or orange ..
Paint job would run $1200 min and DIY bedline spray maybe $400 and Lotsa prep which I’m ok with..

Thoughts?
Anyone done this?
Pics?

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obijuank5 said:
You're asking so I'm gonna tell you. It is the single worst thing you can do to that vehicle. I'd rather see you crush it than bedline it.
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markrazz said:
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I bedlined the bottom 1/3 on the outside and painted the upper 2/3.
In my case it was easier because the bottom needed work and I didn't want to put any bondo so I got it really close and the texture was hiding the little hammer marks and scratches.
That way when I went off road if it hit or vibrated from rough roads no bondo chunks can fall.
I don't like the idea of all of it bedlined.
 
Please DO NOT put bed liner on the outside. Some guys will do just the lower rocker area for rock chip protection and I feel OKish with that but if you bed line the whole outside imo your resale value goes bye bye. Even if you never plan on selling it life happens and no one knows when our time will be up. So your family will be trying to sell something with the equivalent of warts all over it.
 
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It looks like shit. If it does not adhere well it will create pockets where it can condensate and rust from the inside out. It is extremely difficult to remove when you realize how you ruined this truck. It decreases resale value dramatically. You can never tell what's underneath the coating.
 
@obijuank5 is 100% correct. It will ruin your truck. I have seen a couple pickups and a Cherokee after 3-5 years of bedliner, Looks terrible. Like god awful, totally f-ed bad. Cherokee had some decent components and the guy couldn't even get $1000 for it, Nobody would buy it since it looked so bad. Professionally applied yellow. He had to part it to get some money out of it. Don't do it. Saw a lifted Tahoe yesterday that was owner done, totally ruined the truck.
 
i would only ever think about it on a BEATER trail only ride if i was looking for uniform paint color look . but then i would still run what ever paint was on it and have fun .

and if you used that cheepy store crap liner it wont last under real world use .
 
Park your rig outside with the roof off for about a month or so and see how that shiny DIY bedliner looks. It isn't what it seems. You will change your mind. I would paint my truck with a gallon of tractor enamel and a brush LONG before I used DIY bedliner on the whole truck.
 
OK I get it thanks for all the feedback was just looking for an inexpensive alternative to an expensive paint job but obv this ides was not it.
I really prepped and did the interior Bedliner right now after ready the posts was that a mistake also?
Just thought the interior at least was a positive.....dang....talk about inflating all my hard work...
But I appreciate the info and experience so ty....
 
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I did the inside of my Baja bug with Herculiner and liked it a lot. It will work well for what you have done. I did some bumpers with the same product and ended up grinding it off. They looked AWESOME when I did it, not so a year later. There are other options for the exterior that work well and are cheap. Spraying tractor paint has worked well for me. Tractor supply stuff with hardener in it. $100 does the whole truck and it is simple to touch up.
 
Bedliners generally don’t do well in sunlight. There’s a few that supposedly do, my Al’s liner is starting to get white on the bed rails where it’s always exposed. Rest of it’s ok looking still. Need something with UV protection built in if it’s on the outside.
 
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HankScorpio said:
I did the inside of my Baja bug with Herculiner and liked it a lot. It will work well for what you have done. I did some bumpers with the same product and ended up grinding it off. They looked AWESOME when I did it, not so a year later. There are other options for the exterior that work well and are cheap. Spraying tractor paint has worked well for me. Tractor supply stuff with hardener in it. $100 does the whole truck and it is simple to touch up.
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Can I get a little more info on what you used and how you did it with the tractor paint and hardener please..
I am def a DIYer but want to do it right the first time.......
Ty in advance...
 
I will get some pictures when I am at the shop in the daylight. I sprayed one out with Majic brand paint from tractor supply. Used hardener in it. I had to thin it near 100% to spray with regular paint thinner. It has been outside for a year and a half now and is still shiny white.
 
Like any thing else involved with painting, it's all about the prep work you put into it. I'm still happy with mine after 5 years.

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obijuank5 said:
it can condensate and rust from the inside out
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Aside from looking like crap this is what I was gonna say. I used to want to just put a real good thick primer on my old blazer. All gray then shoot some black lightly over it and rub it in. Make a charcoal out of it. That you don't have to sweat the pin striping acquired off road.
 
Comes down to personal preference really on the appearance thing. To some people every single truck on this forum is ruined because it gets driven offroad and a rock crawler isn't even worth a $1. To others a truck is shit unless it's rolling on 24" wheels with 26" tires and 12+" of lift.

Good quality prep work and applied right it looks fine and holds up better than really any other paint options out there when it comes to scratches/other typical offroad damage.
 
Bedliner usually turns white on the top after sun exposure,and its rough texture makes dirt stick like glue and tough to clean off--it'll look like crap,kill any value it had,and could encourage rust if any bubbling happens..

Plasti-Dip might be an option,though its not as good as paint,at least if it starts looking crappy,it'll peel off fairly easily--might look into wrapping it in vinyl,its cheaper that paint and looks awesome and comes off fairly easily later on if you want to change colors..
 
Another option is a vinyl wrap. It still needs the bodywork done right under it, but they look reasonably good, but is temporary. If it's not parked outside 24/7 it could last longer. At least with that option it comes off way easier than trying to grind off bedliner.

Oh yeah, add me to the list that say exterior bedlined trucks look like crap. Once the UV does it's thing it gets really chalky. If you did it black, it fades to gray over time. You think the prep sucks to get it ready, try taking that stuff off. Chemicals won't touch it. You end up grinding it off with a grinder or wire wheel. Either way sucks and changing the wheel (wire or grinder) many, many times.

I don't mind it on the rockers for chip protection but I wouldn't go more than 10" up from the bottom.
 
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