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Old 10-31-2005, 11:52 AM
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Line-X issues

I made a post a couple of months ago regarding some issues I had with my Line-X bedliner that was installed late 04. After one pass with a shovel, i ripped the bedliner and I noticed that it had been spayed on very thin...didnt even measure a 1/16" with digital calipers..it measured almost 50 mils. I called corproate office and they said that it should be sprayed on 1/4" on bed and 1/8" on sides and that if it was sprayed on that thin to begin with, that the dealer would need to rip out old liner and spray on a new one.

Well, I finally made it to my dealer to get it repaired. The guy at the shop insisted that they wouldnt spray on 1/4" thick stating that it wouldnt dry properly and would casue problems. He also insisted that spraying ontop of existing bedliner wouldnt cause any problems...and that it would give me the desired thickness.

I was skeptical and since corporate offices arent open on Saturday mornings, I couldnt call them and have them confirm anything this guy was trying to pull over on me.

I know some of you are dealers for Line-x, my question to you is, is this OK what my dealer did? Will it hold up? Or does spraying ontop of existing liner jeopardize the integrity of the product?
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Old 10-31-2005, 06:28 PM
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Shouldn't be a problem to spray over the old. (as long as it was prepped properly in the first place). Help yourself and go to a car wash and THOROUGHLY clean the liner before drop off. Also, don't be surprised if they don't (or can't) do it on a rainy day. The liner must be really dry before the re-coat.

Also, Whoever you talked to at Line-X is incorrect. Line-X specs are 125 mil on the bed. (1/8 inch) This is a gracious plenty to protect you from shovels, rakes and implements of destruction.

Also, they should probably scuff the liner with a DA before re-applying, but this is sometimes a judgement call depending on how old the liner is before re-coat.

In any event, they will be putting enough product on so that it will get sufficiently hot to bond the old/new layers. You'll never pull them apart.


Sorry you are having problems, but thanks for 'outing' the issue.
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Old 10-31-2005, 06:30 PM
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Sorry, re-read the message again and see it is already done.

I really wouldn't have a concern, it should be just fine. Line-X being a hot process has much greater bonding properties than some of the cold processses.

Also, you still have the lifetime warranty.

Glad to see you dealer made right.
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