Hey guys I am doing some floor repair to my bed (removing fifth wheel hitch and patching floor) and when im done i would like to do a bedliner but dont want to pay someone to do it. So my question is what is the best do it yourself paint in bedliner?

 

id say herculiner, just stir it up good so it evens out the clumps and it turns out great. i did the whole interior of my k5 blazer with it.

 

Secondskin's DIY bedliner.

 

If you are going to try this, please please learn from my mistakes...

When you prep, sand to bare metal. When you think that you've sanded enough, you haven't. I wasn't as **** as I should have been and now it's peeling.
At this point (to fix it correctly) I need to sand blast it and have it professionally done.
I did it myself to try and save money, and now it's going to cost me more in long run than it would have had I just had it professionally done in the first place.

I'm not trying to talk you out of it, I'm just trying to give you heads up on what to expect.

Good luck, and post pictures!

 

i used this in my 01 about 7 to 8 years ago..it still looks pretty good for that long ago..did have some fading but overall i have been pleased with it..the prep work is the key..i sanded the bed down with 36 grit, washed it out, blew it out with air and then masked it up..it's tough..in doin some recent work in the bed i had to take the grinder to get some of it off to do some welding!!

 

Im still trying to decide if i want to do the painted bedliner or just do a plastic insert. Whenever i get this done i will definitely post pictures.

 

hey check this stuff out. I just ordered some of it and from what i've seen its a whole lot more durable than the roll on kits. The kit comes with a gun and everything all you need is an air compressor.

http://www.tptools.com/p/2600,233_U-...Liner-Kit.html

 

don't use herculiner. if you don't have a bed cover the sun fades it then whenever you touch the bed your hands turn black

 

they make a uv additive now that is supposed to protect it, idk if it will still come off on your hand though

 

I used Liner X-treeme of ebay to do my 1985 MonteCarloSS

 

not hatin on your car but why would you do that to a monte.

 

Yeah i think a flat black would have looked 10x better and probably 10x cheaper.

 

If you're really interested in why I did it go here=Monte Resto

 

I used the Duplicolor Bed Armor. Water based so it cleans easier than Herculiner. The biggest thing with DIY liners is prep, prep, and more prep. I sanded the bed down to bare metal and roughed it up really good with scotch brite. Then clean the heck out of it with a fast evaporating solvent. Make sure you tape everything, even if you don't think you will make a mess. I wasn't going to tape my back window because I wasn't going to go that high with the liner, but thought against it, cus I make a mess. I slipped and sent my roller right up the back window, glad I taped it. I did 3 coats. 1 gallon was plenty for that and I have the 5.5 bed. I've abused it with paver's and gravel, no problems so far.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/bedArmor/