I had a motorcycle trailer coated because it sits outside. I did it 3 years ago best thing I could have done sealed and water proof never have to do anythig but wash it now and then tuff stuff right up there with velcro and sliced bread.

 

Have a Line-X and am very happy with it although Rhino seems a little thicker. I think they are great it you are using your truck bed for normal "Gentleman Jim" tasks like hauling brush, picking up stuff at Home Depot and moving kids bad and forth to college. If you are planning on regularly loading items that are on pallets or heavy things that need to be slid to the bed, a spray in liner might give you problems. Had mine tear twice: both due to pallets being loaded. Nice thing is they can be repaired. Bad thing is it costs money.

 

Skip, I have had a Rhino since 2001, very satisfied. Whatever you do, make sure you go with someone who has been doing them for several years. There is a learning curve. A neighbor had a one done by a new guy and didn't turn out so good. Lots of runs and overspray. Tony

 

I have one and like it--

Gene

 

I had Rhino lining put on my 2001 F-350 and love it,no-slip and nothing penetrates it. Would do it again.

Shootime

 

One of the finest inventions ever. Once you go away from slide ins you won't go back. I'm on my third truck with a spay in and love them. Mine is warrantied for life, so if I manage to damage (not an easy task) it I just take it in for free repairs.

 

Another happy Rhino Lining customer. Nothing slides around, and I haven't been able to tear it yet. On my 5th year.
Dan

 

My hubby really likes his Line-X....but as a post said above, go to someone who KNOWS what they are doing. Makes all the difference.

Lorna

 

My ex-wife tried that on our bed one time, but we kept sliding out of it.

Just to slick! lol

Hauxfan!

 

I have a Rhino spray-in bed liner on my 3010 Mule. Very nice job!

 

Go with the Rhino. It has been the bst I have seen in my area. As some have said above, find the right person to do the job. You car is only as good as the people who work on it. Also, do you take your trap gun to anyone for repairs?

 

As stated above the Rinho is warrantied for life. I would not used anything else.

 

I used to own a few body shops and in looking to add diversity to the business we added spray in bed liners. I researched all the franchises and talked to the chemical companies that make the materials. In the end since 90% of our business was with dealers, that sold it as part of their new truck package, we created our own brand and the material we used was similar to Linex. The dealers chose ours over Rhino as it had a better appearance and it was harder. If I had to choose I'd pick the Linex for those reasons. It has a tighter and more consistent grit than the Rhino. Rhino is softer and has a bit more of a cottage cheese type appearance. We used to offer color to match bedliners that we would actually paint to match the color of the truck for an extra 150. Any bedliner you buy will fade unless it has UV protection. For the black liners we sprayed them with clear coat and for the color to match we painted them to match the truck with the exact paint that was on the truck.

We had a few bad rhinos come to us where the owners paid us to remove the existing liner and then install ours. So I'd check references and also ask if they do any dealer work. The dealers typically only use the quality installers. Being softer the rhino will keep things from sliding around more than the Linex, but in my opinion the Linex is better looking and less prone to gouges. It takes good prep work - sanding the bed and then wiping out with solvent to make sure there is good adhesion. If the liner starts to peel up the prep work was bad. Again a bedliner job is like a paint job, there are good ones and bad ones. If you get a good installer you'll be satisfied with what ever you get.

My 2 cents - Big Dan

 

I have a rhino lining in my truck. Love it and never had a problem. The good installers will give you references to call. The shop that sprayed mine in did a great job, but they were having to do a lot of repair work on another shop that did bad jobs on other vehicles. Buyer beware.

 

I had rhino on one truck, to thin, didn;t like . Next truck got a line-x, it's great been on 7 yrs. couldn;t be happier. Life time warr.

 

What x73 said. If your tossing in firewood, brick or engine blocks spray paint don't offer much protection. If you really don't work your truck spray is ok.

 

Ok on all.


Thanks for all the information everyone. Probably go with the Line-X system.


Good information ...........

 

Has anyone here used Herculiner, which is a do-it-yourself bedliner? I'd like to do the bed of an old Jeep trailer, but having a shop do it is excessively expensive compared to the value of the trailer.

 

The equipment used to apply a spray on bedliner is high pressure and high temperature. There are two parts that are pumped at high temp and pressure and only meet at the nozzle as they are sprayed on. To achieve the gritty texture the applicator holds the gun farther away from the surface on the last coat which allows the material to set up a bit more before it hits the surface. The Linex type material sets up faster and that is why you get a finer texture on the Linex versus Rhino. The Rhino material takes longer to set up and thus the coarser texture.

I have described the process to give a sense of how complex the process is. When we used to spray on the liners if one of the lines plugged or even hiccupped the material would not be right and would bubble or peel.

So in short, the do it yourself liners are nothing like the spray ons and in my opinion are worst than nothing if you care about the way your truck will look. If all you want is protection they do offer some but they cannot be applied as thick due to the longer cure time.

Big Dan

 

How does this liner stuff work on the lower edge of the body panels. I'm beginning to chip the paint off around the wheel wells and lower areas.

I live on a dirt/sand road, my shop is on the same, my girlfriend, lives on the same. I hunt and fish dirt/sand roads. It really sucks driving, especially after a rain. I do have flaps on all four wheels, so right behind the flaps, the paint is good.

Doug

 

We use to spray the rocker panels and it works well. It's more of a custom job and our technicians didn't like them as it required more work. We use to charge about twice what a bedliner would cost and they took about 3 times as long so it wasn't a real winner. My guess is they will be more expensive than you think, and if you do have them done make certain to have them UV protected, or color to match.

Dan

 

Dan, apparently a lot of 4x4 owners disagree with you. DIY bedliners are commonly used to line the tubs of Jeeps as well as seal the undersides of fenders. The results look good and from what I've seen locally, they take quite a beating. My Jeep trailer is not worth spending hundreds on, nor do I want a super thick coat as most shops put on (like Rhino). Also, you infer that bedliners require special spray equipment. Well, the spray on type does. But the DIY bedliners require a brush or roller. They are not designed to be sprayed.<br>
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It's obvious that the results can vary depending on how well someone does the prepwork and application with DIY bedliners. But, this also applies to shops as well, as is pointed out in a previous post about a new employee at a shop not doing as good a job as a skilled employee.<br>
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I posted wanting feedback on a specific BIY bedliner - Herculiner. I'm still interested in hearing from anyone who has DIY with that or another product.

 

Brian

I gave my opinion based on my experience having invested about $30,000 x 2 for the equipment necessary to install spray in bedliners like a Linex at two locations. I believe the equipment for spraying Rhinos is similar as I priced out their system also. Do it yourself liners are rolled on and are not as thick. One of my employees has a truck parked right outside my office with a herculiner rolled onto the bed. It has wore off in spots and in my humble opinion does not look very good. For a truck bed it is not as tough as the spray on liner I am familiar with.

I'm not trying to trash herculiner or any other roll on liner. Depending on the application it may work fine. I can only speak for my experience and give my advice based on it.

Dan

 

Got Rhino 5 years ago....should have had Line-X...I think it's a bit tougher. Just got my first tear and need to find a repair kit to fix it before winter.

 

I have a Rhino liner. As far as the comments about it fading, I live in Yuma County Arizona, the liner is 5 yrs old and has not faded at all. If it won’t fade here it just will not fade, unless the seller cuts corners that is. The 1st guy that was in town doing these lost his franchise agreement because he was cutting corners and not applying them as thick as he was suppose to. So if you have a fading problem, maybe it the person doing the application. I can’t say anything bad about any other brands because I haven’t had any others but I’m happy with the one I have. No sliding and everything washes right out.