I put a Herculiner in my shortbed Ranger and it worked great!! Took me about 2 hours for one good coat and cost about $75. My dad has a Rhino Liner and when he first saw my truck he thought I bought a Rhino Liner. I am planning to do this to my new F150 as soon as it warms up. Use at least 3 gallons on a shortbed fullsize I think. Mask well and be ready to clean off any spills, this stuff is dried hard in about ten seconds in the sunlight!! Highly recommend it!!
It all depends on what you want to do. The do-it yourself paint-on liners work fine for protecting the bed against the elements, rusting, etc, and the occasional light hauling of materials. But if you plan on doing anything more serious, such as hauling a bed full of gravel, for example, the roll on bedliner may or may not hold up. The absolute best way to protect your bed is with a spray in bedliner, 1/4" thick. The old saying, "you get what you pay for" applies here. Dont get me wrong, the roll on bedliners are a great alternative to someone who would rather spend money on their engine than their bed. But if you want a bed to stand up to ANYthing, get a spray-on.
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2000 F-150 XLT Sport 4x4
SuperCab Shortbed 5.4l
Coming this month--
5" suspension lift and 3" body lift, Throlltle body spacer, Catback system, FIPK, Superchip, Custom Seats, GPS nav system, front end replacement x/ KC lighting. Lots of work ahead!!
I'm planning on trying Herculiner soon. Could I apply more than two coats if I want a thicker coat? I don't plan on any heavy use. All I haul is a couple of motorcycles. How much will I need to do a styleside short bed with 2 coats? I'll probably also do my 5X8 enclosed trailer too if it works out well.
Well they require two coats to start with. So are you going to do two more? That would take about 2 gallons. I would reccommend doing the standard application first then waiting a year or so. I can see small areas I need to thicken up much better as the liner is dull now and any paint shows through as shiny. I plan to pressure wash it and do another gallon this summer. I have managed to scrape a few small areas with sharp heavy metal edges, but it stands up to dirt, gravel, mulch just fine. It does have a rough texture as mentioned, but I like that, it keeps stuff from moving, unlike the teflon-like effect my Pendaliner plastic dropin had in my old Ranger. The plastic is definately tougher if you plan to abuse it, they will take it, but they only protect against dents and actually cause rust. It's viceversa with spray-ins, practically no *real* protection from dents, but perfect rust protection. The combination of the two is the ultimate. My .02 Check out my homepage, it was a little write up on the Hercliner install and some pics. I'll have to get some pics of it now that it's not shiny anymore. It's just a dull grey/black.
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2000 F150 XLT 4x4 Short Bed. Amazon Green, 5.4L, SuperCab, ORP, Tow Package, Sliding Rear Window, Electronic Shift, Keyless Entry, LT265-70-17 Tires, Clarion Pro Audio, Herculiner Bedliner, Air Silencer Removed.
1994 SVT Mustang Cobra. #1032 of 6009. Black coupe with black leather int., 3.73 rear, Bassani Exhaust, Aluminum D/S, Bridgestone RE-71 255-45-ZR17
While at BJ's Wholesale Wharehouse today I spotted the Herculiner "NEW" kit - 1.25 Gal. of coating, three rollers, sanding pads, brushes, and gloves for $99.00. I think I will pick one up Sunday and hold on to it for late spring application.
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2000 Supercab 4X4 XLT 5.4L/ORP/3.55LS/Elec 4X4/Bright Red w\Silver two-tone
MODS:Extang Black Max and Westin Nerf Bars
Linear Mode
