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Little OT: Plastic vs Spray On Bed Liners

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kruser

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We've always had plastic bedliners but usually kept a rubber mat in back to keep things from sliding around - but collected ze wife's hay. Going to look into the Spray On as I don't "think" impact should be too much of a problem?

Pros and Cons (durability/protection vs price) for our "new to us" tractor haulin, horsey pickup which might get a hide-away gooseneck ball.

PS: Hope the glennster chimes in as he LOVES horses.
 
the bad about plastic liners, they keep water underneath and can cause rust,, and if you have a gas can sliding around, it will cause static eletricity, then all you need is to touch somthing to cause a spark, [need i say more] when fueling can... just a couple bad ex. why i didn"t put one in my truck..
 
Personally, I would go for the spray in liner.Have it in all 3 of my pickups. The slip in liners allow stuff to slide all over the place. Nothing like having a whole pallet of seed crash into the headboard/back of the cab if you have to nail the brakes. Dirt, dust, hay and road salt collect under them,and tend to rust the metal.This will become more problematic if you cut a hole in the center of it for your hitch.
The spray in liners(assuming the bed was prepped correctly) will last the life of the truck, unless abused.
 
I just use a rubber mat that is cut to cover the intire floor.You can easily take it out and it protects the floor and keeps stuff from sliding around.You can buy seconds for around 40 bucks.
 
I have a Line X liner in my Silverado and have been very happy with it. Things don't slide around and the only damage I've done to it was shoveling dirt out I managed to run the shovel into the back edge of the bed and dinged the material loose in two spots, my fault. Will definitely put it iny next truck.
 
to me i like and use the 3/4" plywood liners. it can be removed and still have a new box. but with that spray in junk the box still will get beat up with dents. and that plastic is absolutly the most useless specially in winter, just like standing on ice.
 
I have used plastic insert bed liners for the last twenty plus years and prefer them to the spray lining. I do not have a hole for a fifth wheel, which I see could cause a long term problem. However, I do and always have keep one or two stop bars or 2x4's in the cross notches to keep loads from sliding forward when stopping.

Harold H
 
When in the Air Force we weren't allowed to have plastic liners in our pick-ups because of the static electricity thing. I used to have to argue with transportation about it at least once a year, we'd turn the vehicle in for service and they'd write us a vehicle abuse letter for not having a bedliner. We were exempt from beadliners because we hauled explosives and sparks from the static electricity was a bad idea and the liner also prevented us from grounding the load to the bed as we were required to do.
 
jim, i'd go with the spray on liner. and, if you want the hands down best......go with line-x. best durability, and best warranty . and , if you ever have a bedside panel or tail gate replaced. the line -x can be sprayed on the new panel and it will match the old liner. your nearest dealer is central illinois line-x , 4405 pfeiffer rd bartonville il.

btw jim......where do you put the steering wheel on a horse???????? cant seem to get the hairy buggers to go where i want em to!!!
 
kruser,

I just HATE to see anyone come into the shop with the spray in liner in their truck because it makes no difference if I'm taking a tire out of their truck or putting one in, tires (even unmounted ones) will NOT slide on that stuff! EVERYTHING grips to that material.

(hushed secret whisper mode) jim, spray that bed liner stuff on the rear tires on the JD B and dotter will never be beat pulling. no rules against ADDING anything to the tires, is there? ya didn't hear that from me.
 
I put a spray on in 10 years ago in my truck, and have the hideaway goose hookup, I dont have any wear spots / chips anywhere. I know i'm pretty obnoxious about throwing stuff in the bed, so i'd definitely go with a spray on!
 

I had a spray on put on mine I thought that it was really good. I found that it was nearly 1/8 inch thick when I cut the hole for a hitch. It tore up though when the body buckled when I totaled the truck.
 
There was something writen a few years back about filling gas cans in the back of pickups with plastic liners. You could get a static elec spark.
 
Seriously thought about a spray-on Line-X when I bought the new Ranger, but went with a rubber floor mat. A neighbor had a full size plastic liner that they removed from a truck before they sold it and decided they were tired of storing. Cut it down into three overlapping pieces that completely line the bed. Much easier to install/remove as three pieces. Use it when hauling firewood, furniture or large equipment parts that could dent or damage the paint. Looks OK and can be installed/removed in about two minutes.
 
I have a plastic liner in my 96 with a rubber stall mat on top. I can yank the mat out if I need stuff to slide, such as lumber. The spray in liners won't let anything slide which I personally don't like. Toss a sack of concrete or feed part way up and try to slide it back to the tailgate, ain't gonna happen.
 
ive used them all,mats plastic and spray in.All have good and bad points in my opinion,but i like the mats best. Things stay where you put them ,but if you need to slide stuff around you can take them out.plastic ,at least the ones ive used tend to hold water underneath and rust out the bed,but its at least easier to slide stuff than the others. Spray on is alright but it holds stuff like glue so you have to pretty much climb into truck to move it. Not a big deal years ago but not so easy now.
 
I've had mats, plastic and sprayed. I do my own sprayed now.
Each has it's good and bad points as has already been pointed out.
If you have a plastic one, coating the bed with white lithium grease before setting it in will help seal out water and help prevent rust, although it attracts dust. I haven't tried this with a cut out.
My two cents.
 
I carry corn silage in the back of my truck often, the last thing I want is something that stops the load from sliding easily! Plastic for me, no spray!

In half a dozen trucks w/ a plastic liner I've never had a problem with water under the liner either, btw...
 
Never have used the spray on stuff on my pickup bed. It sure works fine on old tractor steering wheels to keep the black off my hands. Its just rough enough to make holding on to the wheel easy, but not too abrasive either. Joe
 
one thing i might add here,if your thinking of adding a hideaway ball and things to your truck,always do this before you do a spray on.that stuff is near impossible to get off if you have too for some reason.It will make it a whole lot easier to do it before hand. I personaly look at this as being like a paint job,thats the last thing to go on. And if your paying someone to install your accesories,and are like me,i'd rather not pay them to scrape the stuff i just put on ,off, while i'm paying them for their time.
 
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