Rhino Liner or Duraliner
- Thread starter mudcat100
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
muddocktor
Member
I've had a spray in bedliner in the last 2 trucks we have owned. First one was a 2004 Titan that came iwth the spray in bedliner already installed and it's still in decent shape. With the Colorado I bought earlier this year, I had a Line-X spray in bedliner installed and the installer did a thoroughly professional job of it. I really like the spray in bedliners as it protects the truck bed from scratches which lead to rust problems. Plus, they tend to give a load a little more grip and keep stuff from sliding around so much. I have a brother that had one of those drop in bedliners back in the 80's and he ended up removing it because it was wearing off the paint and causing him rust problems. I will also say that down here in south Louisiana we have a high annual rainfall and generally high humidity, so it makes the rust problems worse.
Cost on my Colorado was around $500 installed, IIRC. I want to say that the shop that did mine charged around $50 more for full sized standard bed trucks.
Cost on my Colorado was around $500 installed, IIRC. I want to say that the shop that did mine charged around $50 more for full sized standard bed trucks.
My 2014 RAM 1500 came from the factory with LineX 4 years no problem. It's tough
Ivan the Butcher
Member
My 2000 Silverado (About 290,000 miles) has a Line-x brand spray liner. At almost 19 years of hauling full pallets of mortar, piles of fire wood, and all the stuff of an active outdoor life and 60 hour work weeks, the inside of the bed is the part of the truck in the best condition. My brother and I will never have another truck without some form of spray liner!
If at all possible, have the top of the bed rails coated also (usually $15-35 extra), even having a cap the rails get worn something fierce!
Ivan
If at all possible, have the top of the bed rails coated also (usually $15-35 extra), even having a cap the rails get worn something fierce!
Ivan
Ditto on the line-x,Had that truck for ten years
I'm surprised all trucks don't come from the factory with the bed all ready done with a liner, seems like it would be cheaper than buffing and polishing the factory paint. My new 2018 Ram had it done by the dealer since he does all the new trucks he gets and charges $200 for it and he forgot to charge me.
LVSteve
Member
IIRC that spray on bedliner material was used to coat a representative plywood house wall in a hurricane/tornado debris test. It held up better than a block wall to a 4x2 launched from an air cannon.
I just bought a 2018 F-150 and had aftermarket Line-X sprayed in the bed. Ford offers it as an OEM option, but the I couldn't find an F-150 with the options I wanted and the liner installed. My 2011 F-150 had a drop-in plastic liner and it shifted around, abraided the paint and was slippery as snot. The Line-X is defanetly superior and worth the extra cost.
The other aftermarket upgrades I recommend are the Weathertech floor mats and mud flaps.
The other aftermarket upgrades I recommend are the Weathertech floor mats and mud flaps.
Gripgrabber
US Veteran
Go with the line-x great stuff!
Semper paratus
Semper paratus
I have 3 RLs in PUs ; 1999, 2005, and 2012. Best $500.00 X 3 I ever spent, absolutely trouble free. If I bought a new truck tomorrow, I would have a RL installed..........
Last edited:
Rock185
US Veteran
My only experience with spray in bed liners is with the Line-X. We had a P/U done with Line-X. Worked out so well, we had the other P/U done. Both over 10 years ago. We still have those trucks, and still no issues with the Line-X liner. If I bought a new truck, I'd have the Line-X bed liner sprayed in that one.....ymmv
I had the soft Rhino liner sprayed on my 2001 Chevy. Between me and my son, we had that truck for 15 years and the liner was still in good shape when he sold it.
I got another Rhino liner sprayed on my 2009 Chevy. It was different (thinner) but I still have it and it is in good shape.
It was really hard to find someone to do the Rhino. It seems that all the shops around here want to do the hard shiny spray-ons but I like the rough texture of the Rhino liner.
I got another Rhino liner sprayed on my 2009 Chevy. It was different (thinner) but I still have it and it is in good shape.
It was really hard to find someone to do the Rhino. It seems that all the shops around here want to do the hard shiny spray-ons but I like the rough texture of the Rhino liner.
Ribwizzard
Member
There are many brands of spray in lines on the market , and most are very similar. Application is mainly what sets them apart these days.
Think about it like shotgun shot. A sprayer set up to shoot oo buckshot size droplets will produce a heavier, thicker, gripier texture, but use more product. A sprayer set to shoot birdshot size droplets will give you a smoother, thinner , less protective texture and use less product.
Most kits come with epoxy and hardener, when mixed give you about 1/2 gallon and run $80-$100 a kit for decent stuff. They say it's enough for a full size truck. It's not, unless you really spray it thin. That's is why most dealer or factory liners feel smoother and thinner with a texture of sandpaper. To me, not worth it.
I'd go somewhere where you can deal directly with the guy going to spray it. Look at his work and let him know what kind of texture you expect to see. I'd also clean the entire truck with dawn before taking it in and ask for a photo of the prep work be text to you before he sprays it.
Or. Just do it yourself.
Think about it like shotgun shot. A sprayer set up to shoot oo buckshot size droplets will produce a heavier, thicker, gripier texture, but use more product. A sprayer set to shoot birdshot size droplets will give you a smoother, thinner , less protective texture and use less product.
Most kits come with epoxy and hardener, when mixed give you about 1/2 gallon and run $80-$100 a kit for decent stuff. They say it's enough for a full size truck. It's not, unless you really spray it thin. That's is why most dealer or factory liners feel smoother and thinner with a texture of sandpaper. To me, not worth it.
I'd go somewhere where you can deal directly with the guy going to spray it. Look at his work and let him know what kind of texture you expect to see. I'd also clean the entire truck with dawn before taking it in and ask for a photo of the prep work be text to you before he sprays it.
Or. Just do it yourself.
How does the Dura, Rhino or Line-X hold up to repeated attacks with a square shovel?
The utility trucks for my city were brutalized and would peel off in shreds. Not sure what brand of rubberized coatings were used but the beds were the Knaphiede galvanized service truck type. In that case the plastic corrugated liner may have worked if not for the warping issue at the open end of the bed. The Rubber Queen brand held up well in my old F150 and was easy to clean the last of the crud out.
What worked the best in my personal experience was with my brother's '79 Ford. Bed was sandblasted then multiple coats of trunk spatter paint applied with 2 pieces of 3/4 marine plywood finished and cut to fit the bottom of the standard bed. If needed touch up of the wheel wells and sides could be done with a spray can of the stuff but I can't recall it happening. After a couple years of abuse the plywood was simply flipped.
The utility trucks for my city were brutalized and would peel off in shreds. Not sure what brand of rubberized coatings were used but the beds were the Knaphiede galvanized service truck type. In that case the plastic corrugated liner may have worked if not for the warping issue at the open end of the bed. The Rubber Queen brand held up well in my old F150 and was easy to clean the last of the crud out.
What worked the best in my personal experience was with my brother's '79 Ford. Bed was sandblasted then multiple coats of trunk spatter paint applied with 2 pieces of 3/4 marine plywood finished and cut to fit the bottom of the standard bed. If needed touch up of the wheel wells and sides could be done with a spray can of the stuff but I can't recall it happening. After a couple years of abuse the plywood was simply flipped.
