LINE-X TRUCK BED SPRAY?

[OLDFED]

Two items: I went to a gun show last month and listened to two young guys looking over a well used Glock. One said that the finish was really bad but that he could LINE-X it and give it a new finish. He seemed serious! Does he know something I don't or is he blowing smoke?

Speaking of LINE-X...how much in 2010 dollars are you good people paying for a truck bed spray (6ft with side rails). I've had recent quotes of $550, $495, $475. That seems high. What do you think of LINE-X and those prices? Thank you!


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[Farmer17]

I never cared much for the spray-in bed liners. If you haul anything signifigant like rocks or heavy steel, they get scuffed up just like the factory paint, and if the factory painted bed bugs you just get an areosol can and repaint it and save the 500 bucks over a spray-in liner. Don't even think about any kind of spray on gun -finish, there are better products and other options.

 

[m1gunner]

My trucks are tools for hauling stuff. For me, the liquid bed liners are great.

I just finished installing Hurculiner in another of my truck beds. It has rubber bits imbedded in the mix, and once cured. keeps loads from sliding and shifting. It also quiets road noises and protects the sheet metal far better than several mils of paint ever could. Price was about $75. This is less than repainting the bed with regular automotive paint.

As for gun finish, bedliner has no place on a gun. For gun finish, use Norrell's Moly Resin.

 

[Duke426]

I had a Chevy Silverado and got Line-x sprayed in about 6 years ago. At that time I paid $500 for an eight foot bed with the over the bed rail option. So I don't think that price is bad at all.

I used the truck for 3 years as a DIY homeowner and never had a single issue. I hauled gravel, lumber, brick, etc and never had a gouge or anything. The finish stayed dark black and shiny after rinsing the bed out - unlike Rhino Lining which I have seen fade and oxidize almost immediately and without putting it to hard use. I had no load slippage with Line-x even after admittedly driving a little crazy with some full 5 gallon buckets of paint back there.

I don't recommend the DIY roll on liners - Herculiner. I have watched several friends try it and the results were poor. The kits just don't seem to have enough product to provide good coverage and the product doesn't cure quickly enough. This results in runs and uneven coverage. Line-x cures immediately as it is sprayed and an experienced dealer will give you flawless, even coverage with a life time warranty.

When I get my next truck I will be stopping at Line-x before I even take it home.

Hope this helps.

 

[writerinmo]

I have used several of the spray-on bedliners, properly applied they are great for what they are intended to be. On a gun? Puh-lease...

 

[novalty]

My father had Line-X installed on his 2008 Tundra bed and he hauls all kinds of materials in it. The prices you mentioned sound in the ball-park. As I had looked to having my Silverado done. IIRC Line-X has a couple different finish coat texture (think they even have colors too) but my father has the lesser textured surface, which makes it nice for sliding stuff in the bed--for example 5 gallon pails.

 

[fat tom]

Rhino liner,but not for guns!
f.t.

 

[safearm]

I have Line-X in my 9 year F-350 that I use to haul trailers and farm supplies. Except for some lightening from the sun, it looks as good today as when I got, and I use it hard. Steel t-posts, railroad ties, you name it, it gets hauled and the bed liner takes the abuse. If the new truck I bought in December didn't already have a bedliner when I bought it, I would have had the Line-X applied. However, I've never heard of it being used on a firearm. I think the finish would be too thick for any practical value.

 

[Frank237]

RHINO liner on my 85 ford F-150. It's been on for a dozen years. Have hauled everything from rocks, to Steel T posts, old wire, scrap steel, lead ingots, old car engines, firewood, etc. NO gouges down to the metal yet.

What I really like about it is I can clean it out with water/bleach before big game season, then haul my deer/elk and they are clean. Cleaning it out again after each animal.

IMHO it was worth whatever I paid for it back in 1998. I'm sure there are newer formulas out there. But for me the RHINO lining has worked out fine. It surely did lose it's GLOSS in a short time.

Still does the job though.

FN in MT

 

[Dude Jones]

I think I paid $450 for mine a couple of years ago. 8Ft bed under the rail and a bowtie sprayed on the floor. So far it has been great. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again should I buy a new truck. Don't know if I would want it on a gun though.

 

[oldRoger]

I paid a bit less than $400 for mine (6’+over the rails) 5 years ago it was supposed to be a “double” discount. It has held up very well, the finish is very definitely non-skid.
It might be interesting to try it on plastic grips assuming you had a throw-away set. The finish in my truck is like skateboard tape. On a pistol? Perhaps, if you wanted a non-skid Glock.

 

[OLDFED]

LINE-X

I thought the truck bed sprays were a bit thick for any gun, but didn't know what LINE-X was developing, if anything. A non-skid gun...now that's novel! Thanks for all your comments!