Advice Please for a Newbie

perkman123 · #1 08-26-2007, 02:39 PM

First post!

I just bought my first truck ever yesterday (2007 F150 XLT Supercab 6.5 foot bed) and am thrilled with my purchase.

A friend of mine told me that I should get a spray on bedliner done to protect the bed from scratches/potential rust versus an insert that can rub against the box. What advice to you have about finding/selecting a spray on contractor to do this? Are there particular brands and thicknesses one should select? Are there any risks in doing this? What should I expect to pay?

(edit: guess I should have read page two of this forum.....seems that Line-X is the preferred choice but would still like anyone's thoughts. I will not be a heavy user of my truck bed).

Thanks in advance to any who reply.

Dan

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apelectrc · #2 08-26-2007, 03:07 PM

Go with a Line-X stage 2. It is not as soft so it makes it a little tougher if you do decide to toss something into the back and you don't have to worry if you just nicked it. Also don't worry about the install, most people and dealers (when trade time comes) find the spray-in a plus over a drop-in.

wookie13 · #3 08-26-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by apelectrc

Go with a Line-X stage 2. It is not as soft so it makes it a little tougher if you do decide to toss something into the back and you don't have to worry if you just nicked it. Also don't worry about the install, most people and dealers (when trade time comes) find the spray-in a plus over a drop-in.

I totally agree I bought my 02 screw lariat four by w/ a factory spray in liner and could not be any more happier than I already am!!!

That was one of my trucks selling points that had me sold plus it was an 02 w/ 15xxx miles on it when I purchased it of Sept of 06!!!!

wookie13 · #4 08-26-2007, 06:22 PM

BTW welome to the site!!!!!

kd4crs · #5 08-26-2007, 11:15 PM

DualLiner has the hard plastic sidewalls and bulkhead with a rubber floor mat to keep things from sliding around. You can pull the rubber mat out and clean without taking half the truck apart. I sold my factory dropin and got the DualLiner. Works great for me.

TexEdition · #6 08-26-2007, 11:42 PM

My vote is for Line-X Xtra, color match if ya want.

Very, very tough, looks great, I got mine color matched for my medium wedgewood blue and it hasn't faded a bit from a Texas summer. Click on the camera icon up in the top right corner for some before and after pics.

zambonimaxx · #7 08-27-2007, 04:30 AM

Both choices have thier pro's and con's. A drop in liner (I have a factory one on my 01) is the way to go if you toss a bunch of stuff in there, and drag it out not worrying about scratching the spray in, and having to have it fixed. I am very pro drop in, just for what my uses intend. A spray in is great if you don't do very much tossing (into the bed) especially heavy angled stuff. Also if things are heavy and you drag them out, there is a chance that it drags out along with the product you are dragging out. Consider your options, either choice is not a bad choice. I have a drop in and 0 rust problems, and so do a lot of my friends. If cost is a deciding factor as well...I would go with a drop in.
~Phil

perkman123 · #8 08-27-2007, 02:06 PM

Thanks for all the feedback. Very educational.

Called my local Line-X dealer. He told me that the spray on would be about 1/8 thick and cost about $410 (not with Xtra - I have a white truck so color match isn't an issue for me). The thickness seems awful thin. Is that what I should expect?

The_Beast · #9 08-28-2007, 10:26 AM

That is the usuall thickness of most sprays. Also take a look at the Bedrug, very durable and protects the bed just as well as a spray, when you trade take it out and the bed looks like a new one that has never hauled anything.

perkman123 · #10 09-01-2007, 11:39 AM

Got the Line-X bedliner and, for a newb, I'm very impressed with the "fit & finish" of the product. Perhaps that is a "duh" statement for a spray-on, but nonetheless, it looks very impressive and seems very tough. Tried to pick it off and couldn't do so. So, I feel comfortable I can haul anything I want and not worry about it damaging the box.

This site is corrupting me though.

Based on reading the various forums, I've ordered black Weather Tech floor liners and a Lorado Access cover. I must stop before my wife screams at me! (then again, that K&N air filter seems like a must do too......).

Delirium · #11 09-01-2007, 08:04 PM

but, I heard spray on liners can absorb water and cause the bed to rust over time...Aside from that however, I don't understand the point, either you are gonna scratch up your bed or your gonna tear up your liner which is a permanent part of your bed...whats the diff?

perkman123 · #12 09-01-2007, 08:23 PM

Delirium -

Did the spray on liner with the assumption that it would protect the bed FROM rust! So, that is the point.

**Rockpick** · #13 09-01-2007, 11:14 PM

Two drilling companies that do a *lot* of subcontract work for me utilize Line-X exclusively. These guys are very tough on vehicles and work surfaces and swear by the stuff...

I mean, when you're tossing around 5.25" ID augers in the back of a F-250 and the augers aren't cutting or chipping the Line-X -- it *MUST* be tough. Further, I've seen them line auger racks with it on the CME rigs that they use and, while it's pretty beat up looking, it appears that the Line-X is still holding up and doing it's job.

I don't have a spray in but, if I did -- it *WOULD* be Line-X.

TruckGasm · #14 09-01-2007, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Delirium

but, I heard spray on liners can absorb water and cause the bed to rust over time...Aside from that however, I don't understand the point, either you are gonna scratch up your bed or your gonna tear up your liner which is a permanent part of your bed...whats the diff?

LINE-X does not absorb water.

Delirium · #15 09-02-2007, 09:28 AM

I've not seen line-x but my friends who have other brands seam to chip a lot.