Hi everyone... just new to the online F150 world, but have learned more in a couple of weeks of reading these forums than in 4 years of driving F150s!

My new truck is a year and a half old and is starting to show some wear and tear in the bed from hauling firewood, moving people etc and I was wondering if anyone has used the Herculiner bedliner product?

My questions: Is it superior to a commercially applied spray-in bedliner? Will it stand up to extreme cold? Does it allow for draining water at the front of the box? Was it easy to apply? Would you use it again in your next truck?

Thanks.

 

Run a search on "Herculiner" for complete data/advice. I have it in my bed and it has stood up well. I have loaded stone, mulch and firewood on it without any problem. The commercial spray-on will probably look better, but will cost 4-5x as much.

Good Luck !!

 

i have the hurculiner in my truck. as stated before, the spray in probably looks better,but for a do it yourself it looks good. it takes about 2 hours to apply. ive had alot of things in the bed and it has held up well. its been in there for about 3 years. it must be durable,when i put a body lift on my truck it was a devil to cut the liner around the bed bolts. if you take your time you will be pleased with the end result. good luck

 

Thanks for the info... I'll do a search and see what comes up.

As far as the bed bolts go, should these be taken out while applying the liner so they will be accessable at a later date? Do the commercial spray ins still cover them up?

Thanks

 

You can do a Herculiner for what, $90? What you get is a thin, ugly liner that will do a marginal job, as long as you aren't too demanding. I am in the spray on bedliner business. What you get, with the right applicator, is a coating that is 4 times as thick and a lot better chemistry. In other words, you get a lot more for your money.

The best systems out there are hot, high-pressure sprays using polyurethane/polyurea hybrid materials. You spent a bunch of $ on your truck. Do you want to scrimp on a bedliner?

There are a lot of applicators out there. Do your homework. Look at their applications. Not just the bed they have on display in their shop. Look at customers beds.

Bottom line is this; you get what you pay for. You want cheap. You'll get cheap.

Email me if you want more info.

 

he got it right,you get what you pay for. for 90 bucks you can do it yourself and get a good liner,or you can pay several hundred and get a better one. i did mine myself and it has been very durable. i would take the bolts out if you think you will be lifting your truck later on

 

I did the Herculiner also and it turned out pretty good. Prep is the key, don't get in hurry and make sure you have plenty of the green scrubby things to scuff the paint. It has held up well. There is also the sense of pride that comes from doing things yourself.

 

I used herculiner on my explorer for the bumpers, grill, headlight trim, and parts of the frame. It's held up allright the only problem with it is fading. When you first apply it it looks very nice, crisp and black. After a while it gets really discolored and basically ugly. If your doing it in your bed, I would recommend taking out those bolts first or at least loosing them so you can apply under them and not over). When the previous owner of my truck had the bed rhino lined, they did not do that with the bolts and as a result installing a body lift is now virtually impossible (or very very hard/costly!) because I can't even get to the bolts to remove them. Also if you are ever in an accident and the bed needs to be removed, you'll get charged extra if they have to grind through the lining to get to the bolts

 

I used a kit that came with 1.25 gal. of Herculiner for $99.00. I was able to get 2+ thick coats on my 6.5ft. bed. Took my time during the prep process and made sure I applied even and thick coats.
Remove your bed bolts, tail gate access panel and tie downs prior to Herculiner application (protect screw holes with tape).

I am happy with my finished product and have at least $300.00 left in my pocket - that I would not have with Line-X or Rhino products.

Plus I enjoyed doing the project.

 

when i did my liner i covered the bolts. when i went to have a lift put on my truck the had to grind the liner from around the bolts to get them out. so take them out. also like previously mentioned,prep is the key. good luck

 

i did it over the bolts, and the other day i broke all the bolts loose with a utility knife(cut around the bolts) and hand tools.

 

In addition to fading it's a pain to get deep marks outta there, I noticed it when I do something such as dragging a cardboard box, etc.

It may have faded a bit in the year and a half I've had it, but it's held up and done it's job perfectly.

 

I did the Herculiner in my Y2k that has an 8 ft bed about 1.5 years ago. It cost $125 for the gallon and extra quart of product. I took my time (way more than 2 hrs - more like 12 hrs!!), and it looked good at first. After a few weeks it was obvious that it 1.25 gallons of Herculiner is not enough for an 8 ft bed. You can see the paint under areas where the Herculiner went on to thin.
As for the bolts on the bed, I covered them along with the rest of the bed. If I ever want to remove them it won't be a problem; the product peeled off of the head of the bolts after a month or two. The bolt heads are the only place where it has peeled off. It seems durable were it isn't too thin. I haven't had any chips or scrapes where it is thicker, but some of thin areas has had some minor amount scratched off.
I was extremely disapointed in this product, in fact I ended up throwing a rubber mat in the bed. If you have a short bed or Ranger, it would probably be OK. If I could do it over again, I would gladly spend the extra cash and have a spray-on liner done professionly - not to mention Herculiner is hard on the knees!

 

I would mostly agree with 36Fan. I have an 8' bed and the extra quart was hardly enough. To make things worse, I lined two tailgates. Anyway, if I had it to do again, I would buy two extra quarts and stick with the herculiner. And as far as prep is concerned, I can speak on the other end. I didn't prep as well as I should have and as a result I've gotten a couple chips on the top part of my tailgate. SO take your time and prep darn it

 

I did the Herculiner on my 01 Supercrew the day after I got it in July of 00. It held up very well until the truck was stolen about 2 weeks ago from the Ford dealership I took it to for the wiper motor cover recall. I'm sure it's still holding up well in the hands of the A**hole thief who took it. I just bought a new F-250 Superduty and my advice to you is if you are strapped for cash and have 12 hours of time on your hands to do it right, do the Herculiner. I'll never do it again. Of course, I decided to do it on a 95 degree day and I lost about 5 lbs in sweat marring the finish with about a dozen of those little green scrub pads. Painting was easy - prep was really diffucult though. If you do it, spend the time to mar the surface really good and you won't have any problems with it coming up. One more observation - Herculiner dries really hard - it will take your skin off (I marred up a few knuckles putting stuff in and out of the bed) but it's excellent for hauling rock or abrasive materials.