Spray-on bedliner....which is best for quality and value?
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There's a few in the area, but I only checked with the one in my city. Perhaps I'll check with the others. I can wash and scuff the bed myself. Scuff pads are cheap and quick. My big thing is I don't want a Line-X knock-off, I want the real thing. I don't like the Rhino liner. They look like the cheap roll-on stuff and the texture is somewhat smooth. Line-Ex has a very rough texture and was impressively durable in my father's Ranger. I'm not concerned with fading, it's a truck bed.
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i went and got a price for the scorpion liner. They want 425 to do it, and they guarantee the color wont fade for the life of the truck. I have never got a truck lined, but it is too much for what I need. I am going to talk to the line-x guy tomorrow. The salesman was telling me they have to scuff the bed up before they spray the liner. How do they scuff it? Sandblaster or by hand? Do they have to scuff it when they do Line-X or only with the scorpion type liner?
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There's a few in the area, but I only checked with the one in my city. Perhaps I'll check with the others. I can wash and scuff the bed myself. Scuff pads are cheap and quick. My big thing is I don't want a Line-X knock-off, I want the real thing. I don't like the Rhino liner. They look like the cheap roll-on stuff and the texture is somewhat smooth. Line-Ex has a very rough texture and was impressively durable in my father's Ranger. I'm not concerned with fading, it's a truck bed.
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From: Calgary, Alberta
I got mine Line-X'd. The product has been awesome so far, and stood up extremely well to my weekend warrior shovel tests. One of my co-workers also had them do his truck, but I noticed they slapped a different decal on his box. His i Line-R. His is also close to half as thick as mine. In comparative, he paid the same for an 8 foot box, as i did for a 5.5 box. I have lifetime warranty. He did not. i believe he got a year warranty.
I'm a licenced bodyman, and at work over the years have sprayed several different products on customers trucks, who were trying to save a buck over going the line-x route. When it came time to do my personal ride, I didn't hesitate to "get the good stuff". Nothing else was even an option.
I'm a licenced bodyman, and at work over the years have sprayed several different products on customers trucks, who were trying to save a buck over going the line-x route. When it came time to do my personal ride, I didn't hesitate to "get the good stuff". Nothing else was even an option.
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From: Gulf Coast
Line-X definitely has a very good reputation. The only reason I did not go with them is because the nearest shop is at least 2 hours away, depending on traffic, and they are only open during the week. This mean figuring drive time and application (at least 6 hours), I would lose a day of work to get the liner installed. I don't use my truck hard enough to warrant taking a day off to get Line-x installed.
I went with Toff (the Ford factory stuff) It looks great and has lifetime warranty at this dealer. So as long as I stay here if it ever starts to peel or crack, I can get it fixed for nothing. I was looking more at protecting the paint than the bed of the truck anyway and I think this liner will suit the bill. I paid ~$380 for the liner, but if I had the option of getting Line-x for about the same price I would have gone with them.
I went with Toff (the Ford factory stuff) It looks great and has lifetime warranty at this dealer. So as long as I stay here if it ever starts to peel or crack, I can get it fixed for nothing. I was looking more at protecting the paint than the bed of the truck anyway and I think this liner will suit the bill. I paid ~$380 for the liner, but if I had the option of getting Line-x for about the same price I would have gone with them.
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From: Petaluma, CA
I am looking at getting my truck bed lined. For a little background my truck will be used for general hauling of things. I want a bed liner that is durable and looks good, but I also dont want the premium liner because my truck is not an everyday work truck, and I am trying to keep costs low. Obviously I am considering Line-X, but what about the other brands? I have a local company that can do Scorpion Liner. Has anyone heard of it, used it, if so what do you think of it?
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I am looking at getting my truck bed lined. For a little background my truck will be used for general hauling of things. I want a bed liner that is durable and looks good, but I also dont want the premium liner because my truck is not an everyday work truck, and I am trying to keep costs low. Obviously I am considering Line-X, but what about the other brands? I have a local company that can do Scorpion Liner. Has anyone heard of it, used it, if so what do you think of it?
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Banshee - is this the premium line-x or is this the standard and it is just really shiny and clean because it is brand new? I may go with the premium if it really stays shiny like this long term. I am not going to be hauling gravel or anything like that.....that i know of.
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Look at Line X application on my new truck from Truckgasm in the following post.
https://www.f150online.com/forums/be...iner-shop.html
The cost difference between a drop in liner and Line X is minimal compared to the value of the truck as a whole.
Line X is the way to go.
https://www.f150online.com/forums/be...iner-shop.html
The cost difference between a drop in liner and Line X is minimal compared to the value of the truck as a whole.
Line X is the way to go.