I had LineX sprayed in on Friday. I wanted them to spray the edges around the tailgate piece with the "stripper pole". When I picked it up, I commented on how clean the line was around the tailgate piece. He told me he took it off and sprayed the entire tailgate. It looks awesome.

 

Sounds like they done it the same way as mine. Removed the plastic lid and done the whole tailgate. They def done a good job. I had a chance to try mine out when e got from MTBing the other day as bike were proper covered in mud, Stones and grass and i got home and the bed was covered. I got the hose and sprayed it off and now looks just like new. My bed was getting messed up big time before i got the Liner sprayed in. Really surprised at how well stuff grips on it as well.

 

One of my friends had a drop in liner. when he had the truck repainted(recall issue) he took it out for the paint job, so they would spray the bed. When he put it back in he used that foam camper tape, as far as I know that seemed to help with the scratching the paint problem.

 

I put two bed mats and a drop-in bedliner in my bed. Total cost was about $250. Half the price of a spray-in bedliner and I have about 1.5" of protection.

 

+! on the Bedrug. Looks great, nice to sit / kneel on. Great to keep cargo from sliding around.

 

thats exactly how much i paid for my line-x? 250 cash

 

Dang you got a killer deal on the LineX then, average price is $400+.

 

Your box will never rust out with a spray in, it's well worth it if you haul a lot.

 

You got a really good deal then. I paid $300 just to Line-X and Line-Xtra my front bumper.

 

All liners have advantages and disadvantages... Drop in liners are cheap and protect all sides of the bed but items tend to slip inside and rust may be a concern... Spray in liners will prevent rust and there will be no slipping, but there is not enough material in some cases to prevent dents and they are not reversible... Bed mats are inexpensive. They are thick and will not let items slip. They are easy to clean and protect the bed very well, but they do not protect the sides of the bed... I chose the bed mat and tailgate mat...



The choice may depend on how you use the bed...

 

This thread has been resurrected and I saw my post. Funny how I changed my mind and went with the Ford bed mat instead of my earlier choice of sprayed bedliner. Why? It's considerably cheaper than a sprayed bedliner option and I rarely place anything along or touching the sides of the pickup box. Also, I do not like the faded look of the liners as it ages.

 

DO NOT GET A BED MAT! The don't have any traction. I had a hay-blower in the back of my old pickup, and I had to slam on y breaks once, then the whole mat slid forward and slammed the blower in to the back side of my cab. $500 worth of repairs later, I'm gonna put spray ins in all my trucks.

 

Well yeah, you don't think the hay-blower would move with a spray-in liner if you SLAMMED on the BRAKES???? (Sure hope there was a little of that $500 left over for some ropes or tie-downs.)

Since this old thread has been resurrected - my .02 - have had an F-250, 2 Rangers, and now the 2010 F-150. Never really understood putting a bed liner in a perfectly fine truck bed - why not wait till it gets messed up, THEN put in the bed liner or spray liner?? Granted would depend on how the truck is used, but for ours we have the bed mat and if the sides get messed up I've got a couple cans of duplicolor spray paint that work great and will keep it from rusting. It IS a truck anyway!!

We used heavy pieces of leftover stall mats in our old Ranger, wouldn't move or roll up like the bed mat might if you slam on the brakes because it fit tight against the tailgate, but sure stuff still might slide on it if braking hard enough. Thought about stall mats for the new 150 but the $60 Protecta bed mat seemed a lot easier than cutting two of the stall mats and the price was a bit cheaper (although they'd have been a lot thicker protection).

 

So you didn't tie down a piece of machinery and expected a miracle to keep it in place while braking hard?

Tie-down machinery when it's being hauled in the box of the truck. Not only do you protect the occupants of your vehicle, you protect the drivers and passengers in other vehicles within your zone.

 

I've had a bed mat in my truck forever and have never had any problems. Maybe I just don't brake hard enough.