Rhino Lining
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If you want Rhino...OK, but if you want a color match, you might be better off with LINE-X, here's why:
Rhino dealers can apply colors in two ways, with Solarmax or another product with a urethane based paint as a topcoat. Solarmax (which actually is not a Rhino product, it's made by Bayer and Rhino just gives it a name) is a decent product, but they MIGHT not be able to get to the exact color because they are limited to about a 30% pigment concentration. So, if they can't hit the color with the 30%, it won't match. If they use another product (Tuff Grip, Hardline, Tuff Stuff, etc.), then they will topcoat it. The problem with this method is that urethane based paint is NOT durable enough for a truck bed.
LINE-X Xtra is not limited to the 30% pigmentation and it is durable enough for a truck bed. Rhino does not have a product like Xtra.
Here's Solarmax. The bedliner looks good, but it really doesn't match the truck well, not enough blue pigment.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Rhino/Solarmax1.jpg)
Here's what can happen if you use a urethane based paint as a topcoat. By the way, this is probably Rhino Tuff Stuff (low pressure).
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Other%20Brands/Topcoat5.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Other%20Brands/Topcoat3.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Other%20Brands/Topcoat4.jpg)
To compare, I'll throw in a blue LINE-X Xtra pic.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Toyota/BlueStreakMet11.jpg)
Here's a really difficult color, Ford's White Sand Metallic or White Chocolate Tri-Coat:
Rhino dealers can apply colors in two ways, with Solarmax or another product with a urethane based paint as a topcoat. Solarmax (which actually is not a Rhino product, it's made by Bayer and Rhino just gives it a name) is a decent product, but they MIGHT not be able to get to the exact color because they are limited to about a 30% pigment concentration. So, if they can't hit the color with the 30%, it won't match. If they use another product (Tuff Grip, Hardline, Tuff Stuff, etc.), then they will topcoat it. The problem with this method is that urethane based paint is NOT durable enough for a truck bed.
LINE-X Xtra is not limited to the 30% pigmentation and it is durable enough for a truck bed. Rhino does not have a product like Xtra.
Here's Solarmax. The bedliner looks good, but it really doesn't match the truck well, not enough blue pigment.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Rhino/Solarmax1.jpg)
Here's what can happen if you use a urethane based paint as a topcoat. By the way, this is probably Rhino Tuff Stuff (low pressure).
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Other%20Brands/Topcoat5.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Other%20Brands/Topcoat3.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Other%20Brands/Topcoat4.jpg)
To compare, I'll throw in a blue LINE-X Xtra pic.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Toyota/BlueStreakMet11.jpg)
Here's a really difficult color, Ford's White Sand Metallic or White Chocolate Tri-Coat:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/123Gone/Ford/FordCodePV.jpg)
Last edited by TruckGasm; 07-13-2010 at 04:19 PM.
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I edited this post because I have new and corrected information:
Rhino Tuff Grip now contains some aliphatic components, however, it's also polyurethane (instead of polyurea). Tuff Grip has a rather low tensile strength (1,400 psi, which is 53% less than LINE-X!) and still has a 31% lower tear strength.
What does this mean? It means that Tuff Grip won't fade as fast as their previous Tuff Stuff, but Tuff Grip is not a very strong product.
Rhino Tuff Grip now contains some aliphatic components, however, it's also polyurethane (instead of polyurea). Tuff Grip has a rather low tensile strength (1,400 psi, which is 53% less than LINE-X!) and still has a 31% lower tear strength.
What does this mean? It means that Tuff Grip won't fade as fast as their previous Tuff Stuff, but Tuff Grip is not a very strong product.
Last edited by TruckGasm; 07-15-2010 at 12:00 PM.
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I've had the Tuff Grip from Rhino for a day now. I am exceedingly pleased with it. I've read that some people say that it has a tendency to fade over time. I hope that's not true. The guys installing it for me insisted that it won't. Plus, I keep my truck in a garage or under some sort of shade a majority of the time when I'm not on the move.