Anyone used one of these do it yourself deals like the Duplicolor, Herculiner, etc.? How did it turn out? Do you like it? I'm looking at doing it to my Lightning. The truck has an over the rail Ford bed liner in it right now and it has a nice little edge around the outside part of the bed rails where the paint has rubbed off. I'm getting rid of the bed liner cause it rattles and I'm putting on a bed cover, probably a soft flush mount tonneau from Checker Products. I'm going to go from the inside of the bed and over onto the bed rail to the edge where the paint line has been rubbed off by the Ford liner.

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1994 Red SVT Lightning #2019

 

I went with Herculiner. There is no question in my mind that a spray-in type of bedliner is the way to go but if I had it do over, I would go with a professional spray-in like Line-X, Rhino Liner, etc. It's not that applying it is that hard but it's just not as durable IMO. I use my bed for very light duty and the liner is easily chipped and scraped. It also is not as "sticky" as when first applied allowing things to slide around.

Is it worth $100? Maybe, but its a clear case of you get what you pay for. Is it the best out there? Definately not. Since it is a permanent mod, I regret not going all the way with a professional spray-in as the L deserves better.

JMHO

 

My dad had a Permatech liner sprayed into his F-350 and as soon as I can save the money I will have one. The only other spray in that I've seen is a Rhino, and the Permatech beats it hands down in my book. Permatech can color match (I think most of the companies do now) to your vehicle color and they even have glow in the dark that they can spray in.
Just my $.02

Later,
Roger

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The early bird gets the worm, but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.

2001 Black Lightning
Stock, but not for long...
Best Stats:
RT .519
60' 1.986
1/4 13.73
MPH 99.83

1996 White Mustang Cobra
Offroad H-Pipe, MAC Mufflers, and a K&N

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My First Attempt At A Web Page
Roger's Lightning Page

 

You will spend more money buying a bed cover to hide the cheapo liner. Do it right the first time and go with a big one Permatech has a good web site not sure the URL? Rhino or LineX.

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01' Silver Bullet
Bought 03/31/01
Tire shredding truck
Prototype ram air 5/03 testing... Works GREAT!
Retrax cover 5/5/01
Wet Okoles 6/04/01
Looking for a chip and pulley soon.

 

I see at least once a week where people have did the herculiner and it never looks good(at least I have never seen one that has). Spend the money and do it right!
As far as the checker cover, it is the cheapest quality cover I have seen. They are cheap for a reason. Do it right and buy a cover from a good company like Leer, Snugtop, or A.R.E..

 

What about the Berlin brand covers? Anyone know anything about them? I've been looking at them and the Sport Master covers. Also at LeBra, Carcraft, Exstang, Penda, Snugtop, Tek-style, you name it, I've been looking into them. But I don't have all the cash in the world to work with and also have no urge to spend over $300 on a damn tonneau cover. I don't see how it's worth it to spend over that much cash on one.

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1994 Red SVT Lightning #2019

 

I like the SportMasters cover if you are looking for a vinyl cover. They have a great warranty with excellent customer service. Plus they are easier than most to assemble and disassemble.