Which is the way to go? I would rather have the spray in but can't decide on which is better. Does it really matter? Are they all the same?

Any suggestions?

HELP!!! I have had the screw 5 days and don't know what to do first.

 

I am on my second Line-X, love it... there have been many discussions on bedliners, do a search.... also, there is a bedliner forum....

 

I opted for the Rhino liner and it is great. I believe that all of the liners are relatively the same material. The techniques are different for each installer. My advice is to find an installer and look at their work. Any installer who doesn't have a book of their work doesn't have pride in his workmanship. And if you find a "deal" don't jump on it. If they screw it up it is not easily fixed.

If you are around the Dallas area Rhino Liners of North Texas did a great job on mine.

Willderness

 

The first mod to my screw was Line-X and I love it. Here in Atlanta I couldn't beat the price either, $275.

3 Months after I had it applied, had to help a friend and ended up with battery acid for his dead GM diesel in my bed. Line-X was not hurt.....one of the bed bolts did corrode from it since it was not coated (by design) but gives a good example of the protection the Line-X affords you.

 

Well, turns out there is a Rhino dealer right around the corner and it would make it real easy to have it done one day during work. He quoted $350 over the phone. He also said he does it in 2 colors on the screws usually. Black and charcoal grey. He said the charcaol looks better at a glance as it blends better with the bed rails.

Does anyone have an pics of the grey rhino?

Also, do you put screw in accessories on before or after the liner goes in?

 

Get the grey Rhino. It blends in well with the Railcaps. The black I think clashes. $350 is what I paid and is reasonable for a Rhino. Get a extender installed before the spraying or see if they will do it. Putting one on after is a pain.

Willderness

 

Here is a pick of my truck. No picks of the liner though. You will just have to trust me on the color choice.

Willderness

 

When I was talking about accessories, I was talking about putting in a screw-in bike rack. Should I do that before the liner or would that screw up the installation with it being in the way. I already have the extender installed.

Sounds like grey is the color to get, thanks for the advice!!

 

I'm in the business. I've been doing sprayed bed liners and industrial coatings for the last five years.

There are huge differences in the materials, processes, and especially the workmanship of sprayed bed liners.

MATERIAL: Find someone that uses a polyurethane/polyurea hybrid material. This is the best. There are some that claim to use 100% polyurea. I don't think so. Not unless it is cheap chemical. Probably not top shelf chemistry. 100% polyurethane is OK. It's just not the best.

PROCESS: You just spent $30K on a truck. Do you want the bed to look like "cottage cheese"? That is the Rhino look. They may have the name, they don't have the best application. You want somebody that is doing a hot, high-pressure system. The finish is much better. And most 1:1 ratio, high -pressure systems set faster, so thickness can be consistent. Rhino claims to spray "up to 1/4". The key part of that claim is "up to", if you catch my drift.

WORKMANSHIP: Regardless of who (brand) you choose, look at a bunch of their work. I don't mean the few demos they have at the shop. I'm talking about the customers they've done. This is the most important issue. There is a huge human factor in spray bedliner application. The application is only as good as the preparation and the guy behind the gun!

Want more info? Contact me.

 

Then who would you suggest? What about Line-X?

 

I vote for TOFF... very thick on the bottom... rubbery, not hard... excellent application in Houston. Thicker than the rhino, definitely tougher... coworker has rhino and has torn it in a year

http://www.southtbar.org/truck/trucktopandliner.htm

 

Go with the Line-X!! I investigated both and did pretty much as McNut suggested. I visited both dealers and got names of some customers. Both dealers were pretty much the same as far as price. But McNut is right. Rhino is applied cold. Line-X goes on hot and under pressure. The Rhino's I looked at were applied well, but the texture was exactly like looking at cottage cheese. Uneven. Real scruddy-looking. The Line-X was beds were consistent in their appearance and tough as nails. I've had mine over a year now and it looks as good as the day I bought it. A couple times a year I get back in the bed with a string mop and a bucket with a concentrated solution of Armor All and swab it out real good (after cleaning it well, of course). It just sparkles like the day I drove it away from the Line-X installer. But, you don't want to do this if you haul a lot. Line-X is essentially "non-skid". Applying Armor-All makes it "Skid" for several days..

 

and like it a lot. It was one of the early adds I did to the truck. things dont slide around in the back now, good thing as I take corners fast ( grin)....

Added the ARE LSII lid, so don't care if black clashes with railcaps since all are covered... ( grin again...)

Whatever you choose, I think the spray in is superior to the drop in liner...

Mosa

 

Another vote for Line-X.
Fit and finish is great. Textured, even.
Would do it again!

 

LOOKIN,

Once again...I don't care what anyone says. I looked at plenty of dealers in Dallas and here Rhino is the best. Other places in the country I don't know. The guy behind the gun is the biggest difference. People who have broken/torn Rhino liners had bad craftsmanship..not a bad product...and YES MY RHINO IS THICKER THAN 1/4 of an inch. It is all (90%) the sprayer who does the job. So go get a good one.

My advice..Don't listen to anyone but your gut (including me). You are the one that will have to live with your decision. Everyone is going to love what they have on their truck and hate the rest. You don't see many people on this thread saying "Don't get rhino/Line-X/Toff..I did and I hate it." Look and feel different beds by different "artists" and decide which one works best for your application and how you are going to use it.

Sorry to rant,

Willderness