Buddy of mine just bought a 2004 F1 with what looks to be like a cheap version of line-x, Is there something besides by hand he could use to get it up? He wants to spray in the true line-x. Also how much did you guys pay to get your done? Its the 5.5ft bed Styleside.

 

As far as I know there is no way to remove it.

 

If it is one of those cheap DIY paint on bedliners (what it sounds like) you might want to try using some acetone. I would try it out on a small area first and see how it reacts, and if it is at all effective.

Be careful though, make sure the truck is well covered while your doing this - acetone WILL dissolve any paint (and plastic) it comes in contact with, so don't get it on anything but metal. I would partly soak an old rag with it and scrub the liner (wear gloves of course, non-rubber ones) and see if it loosens up or dissolves. Good luck, let us know how it all works out.

 

I'm not sure how he'd be able to remove a sprayed in liner.. Possibly he could have a new one sprayed in on top what's already there.. I got Line-X Xtra with the color match and I believe it would be impervious to even acetone..
I paid $605 total for it, so it's expensive, tho the regular Line-X liner should run about $450 or so..




Oh, and if he wants any sort of logo or design done he should ask the dealer, I understand they do this for free but has to be requested before they start spraying.. I didn't find out about this until after mine was done..

 

Man you guys and your pictures of your spray in liners...I've always had a bed mat in all of my trucks, but those things look so nice and like they protect the bed so well...although $500 buys a lot of gas...hrmm...

 

Not as much as it used to.. LOL..

 

I've had several body shops and spray guys tell me that the removal process is very time consuming and involves a propane torch and putty knife. Never witnessed it myself, so I can't say for sure. You might consider putting a DualLiner over the spray - I've done a bunch over some very beat up spray ins, ends up looking great and is a lot more durable. Did an install last year on Xtreme 4x4 - 6 month old SuperDuty landscaper's truck - took a dented and faded bed and made it new again.

I'm the DualLiner guy, just offering another option.

 

We've removed several bedliners, several brands. It's a royal PITA. Several methods are available, the easiest method involves using liquid nitrogen. It takes only an hour, but I've not tried that method yet. Otherwise, it's an air chisel or hammer and chisel. It takes about 2 or 5 hours to strip the bedliner out.

 

I had my Line-X installed on Monday. The salesman said these liners are a petroleum based product and the only thing that they have any issues with is strong acid.

I paid $450 out the door for mine.

 

I wouldn't worry about removing it. Just throw a DualLiner over top of it and get about the business of enjoying your truck.

 

Typically, the first thought is to try to dissolve it with something. Forget it, that's NOT a desireable method.

 

Can't imagine a chisel or worse, air chisel being very desirable. Seems like it would be very easy to damage the bed.

Curiosity, how does the liquid nitrogen work (understanding you haven't tried it). Freeze the liner and break it up?

 

Personally,I would cover it with a bedrug.

 

Sand blast it out. Companies that ingrave grave stones have precision sandblasters. Also many other industrial companies, machine shops and body shops. Make sure you cover the rest of the bed to protect over spray blasting

 

Yes, it can be sandblasted out. But, finding a sandblaster that will do it at a reasonable cost, using non-oily blasting media, is hard to do.

I've talked to a couple of dealers that have used liq. nitrogen. Generally, pour some on, wait a minute, break it up and remove the pieces.

Unrelated: We just got a pretty cool project. We're applying LINE-X to the bottom of a police swat shield. Heavy duty application; clean, sandblast, primer, LINE-X. It will take over 2,000 lbs to pull the LINE-X away from the shield. Can't do that with a Bedrug or Duraliner!

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