I've already decided I'm going to do the line-x thing, but I was wondering what I should do before taking it in. It had a rubber mat and a toolbox, so there was a bunch of crap that I just washed out, but I'm worried about the drains at the front. They seem to be full of stuff, it's on an 02 6.5" non-stepside bed and I can't seem to find any pix of what clear vents should look like, and or how to clean them.
They don't seal those things up during the spraying process do they?
As far as bed bolts, I've seen it done both ways, I'm leaning towards leaving them unsprayed, because I suspect a large amount of exhaust and suspension work, I'll be pulling the bed off later anyway.
Anything you'd do differently before taking it in?
After working in a shop that sprayed Rhino, and seeing the amount of prep they do before spraying beds, I will never take on to be done again without doing the prep myself. Sand the bed yourself, and go over it in acetone.
The good news is that he's not going to a Rhino shop
Take your truck to a car wash and use a pressure washer to clean it. DO NOT prep the truck yourself, you will be making a big-big mistake. Typically, the drain function is not affected because the product tends to "stack" instead of flow. In almost 6 years, I've NEVER had a customer return with a drain problem. However, if for some reason your drainage is affected, you or the dealer can use a Dremel or a small drill bit to ream out drain areas.
Both times that I have had Line-X sprayed on my trucks I've done nothing in the way of prep work unless driving there and handing them the keys counts.
They take care of everything for me and if there's an issue they are good about listening to what I want and then doing it.
Just this weekend I found a bubble in it that was there when it was first done but I didn't think much of it because it was small and I thought it could jsut be covering up a bed bolt. took it in this morning and they are cutting that piece out and respraying that area for me completely free of charge ebcaues of the lifetime warranty.
Line-X is far superior and much, much stronger. The spraying process, and the material itself are both superior, resulting in a much stronger spray-in liner than anything else (no, I don't get kickbacks, I just love Line-X).
Just had my 04 sprayed last week. I went with Line-X. Cost $395 in Myrtle Beach. My installer did all the prep work, sanded bed, removed bed bolts, etc. He also dressed all the bolts on a grinding wheel brush and painted them with black Rustoleum paint to match the bed. I wanted to buy a black tool box to match, but have an old box from previous truck. Priced the roll-on kit at $68, so I called Line-X and he said he would spray box for $80. Sounds good to me, so off to get done tomorrow.
I would assume they could remove it. I just recently had a piece of my line-x cut out and replaced because of a bubble that appeared. I'm sure they can remove it for you if you ask them but they might charge extra for that because of the extra time required.
if your truck already has a spray-in bedliner that is a 3rd-party spray, is it possible to remove it to get a better line-x?
That may not be necessary. If your existing liner has good adhesion, you may qualify for LINE-X ReNew. The process include a new LINE-X textured surface and then the addition of LINE-X Xtra. It will look like a brand new bedliner and will not fade or lose its gloss.
However, if your existing bedliner is beat up or does not have good adhesion, you might consider stripping it out and basically starting all over again.
I have experience with SpeedLiner, Rhino, and Line-X. Line-X is the CLEAR winner and Rhino is absolute CRAP.
Granted the Rhino experience started bad as they didn't do the prep work correctly, and it just started pealing off... They did replace it, and did a good job the second time, but it still stinks compared to Line-X. The lineX liner is more abrasive, and when you throw a case of beer in the back of the truck, it's where you left it when you arrive at your destination. The Rhino material was barely rough, and also would come off on your hand if you rubbed against it. I hated that liner.
Can't really say anything bad about SpeedLiner. It was very aggressive as far as the grit and roughness goes, but thin, and the Line-X guy rubbed a piece of it (he had a sample of all of them) against the Line-X, and the Line-X liner sanded it down. (same for the Rhino)
I will stick with Line-X from now on. The nation wide warranty is a bonus.
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