Sprayed in a bed liner yesterday

[Potatoflinger]

The man who owned this truck before me did some type of glass work, and he used the truck to haul large pieces of glass. Needless to say, without a bed liner the bed was scratched up very badly and was starting to rust quite a bit. I bought the truck almost a year ago and finally decided to get it done before winter. I spent 6 hours sanding the bed Saturday, then I painted it on Sunday (yesterday).

It turned out a lot better than I had expected. I really only did it to keep the bed from rusting, because everything that I haul in the truck has wheels so it doesn't scratch up the bed very much, but I think it could stand up to some abuse.

Not too bad for being the cheapest stuff at the auto parts store, it only cost $50 to do the whole thing. The pictures were taken right after I sprayed it so it looks a little uneven, but after it dried the color smoothed out.

 

[daniel3507]

that looks pretty good. what kind was it?

 

[Potatoflinger]

It was this stuff, in the aerosol can. It was $8 per can at a local auto parts store.

 

[Fx4wannabe01]

I was gonna say....that's some THIN stuff! Won't last too long in a bed that gets used, that's for sure...


Ive got that stuff on my bumpers and flares and it's worked great. Can't imagine it'd work out all too well in a bed... Looks good though.

 

[Potatoflinger]

I did plenty of heavy coats but like I said, it doesn't see a lot of heavy use, It's mainly for stopping the rust.

 

[7.5L_STX]

i like the barbie sticker.

 

[Potatoflinger]

i like the barbie sticker.

Thanks, I bought it from TRS

 

[monkey19]

looks great..and the sticker is awesome!

 

[Potatoflinger]

I also realize that the truck is very dusty, but I wanted to make sure that the liner dried completely before I gave it a wash. And I love the sticker. It makes my day when a person in a jeep stops right behind me at a light. The look on their face is priceless

 

[TS6034]

I used that same stuff on my bed. My bed obviously won't get used for hauling anything. The bed liner was just for looks. I have found that the edges that are subjected to the road dirt/rocks have started to peel. I sanded the crap out of the bed prior to painting it too.

 

[TS6034]

I plan on welding in some wheel tubs. That should prevent the road sand/dirt from sandblasting the bedliner off. I like how easy this stuff is to touch up.

 

[86 slo-vo]

ive used it on body panels of several of my vehicles...holds up pretty good

 

[hoosier1104]

Got any ideas on how to remove concrete other than a grinding wheel? I want to do this but the previous owner got concrete in the bed.

 

[86 slo-vo]

wire wheel...itll come right off

 

[Downey]

this stiff is nice for a bed that doesnt get used but i wouldnt recomend this stuff for a bed that is used. i helped my buddy do his s10 and we sanded the shit out of the bed and prepped it well. spend the next day laying down the liner and a week later after hauling hay it was peeling up. im not trying to bash your work and anything like that. but i would suggest getting 2 gallons of herculiner and rolling all 2 gallons on it will make a nice thick coating and will last much longer