DIY bedliner?

I know that its been talked about but i couldn't find any straight up answers. so today i went to my local rhino liner and got a quote for my bed and the guy said it would be about $600 to spray it and then another $200 just to sand blast it. I don't know about you, but for $800 there is a lot that I would rather do to my truck. I will never use a drop in liner again because both me and my father had one in our tacos and all they did was hold moisture underneath it and cause the bed to rust. So after further research I found the DIY kits for $100. Does anybody have any experience with them, Do they come out looking good and hold up, or will i get what i pay for? all i really want is to cover up the rust and stop my bed from rusting anymore. Thanks.

 

First of all, like everything, you get what you pay for. The rhino liner will blow the DIY kits out of the water as far as strength and durability. So with that said, what do you plan to do with your truck? If you are constantly throwing chains, tools, logs, or any hard object for that matter, into the bed then go with rhino liner or line-x. If you don't abuse it too bad and the main thing you want is just a coating to cover the bad spots, then the DIY will do fine.

 

i agree with southern01taco, you get what you pay for. that being said, i hurculined mine last year for about $80 and it has held up pretty well. though if you are constantly throwing shovels or anything with sharp edges in the truck it won't hold up as well because hurculiner is a softer compound so it can be "cut up" much easier. i have thrown chains, logs, dirtbikes, and just about anything imaginable in mine though.

my recommendation would be DIY/hurculiner (heard really good things about raptor liner too) for light-medium duty stuff but if you plan on abusing the shit out of the bed, bite the bullet and get the good stuff.

 

Thanks for the responses. once in a while i throw some random shit in my bed but i mostly use it to haul grass clippings and to hold my fishing crap so i'm not too worried. I am probably going to do it myself and see how it works out. If i really hate it do you know if it can be taken off?

 

i would say save the money and do it yourself then. hurculiner could be taken off if you really wanted to but it would be a pain in the ass, but doable. not sure about the raptor liner though. i would take a good look at the raptor liner too. i may go that rout when i do my rocker panels.

my tip for the DIY - PREP!..... then prep again. they say you only need to "scuff" the surface but i don't think it holds as well. if you have access to a grinder and a flap disc, use that and get as much as you can with that first. then take it to a car wash, spray it out, then clean it with xylol or something similar. i'd also recommend getting the extra quart for better coverage and a good second coat

 

I raptor lined my floor boards when I built my custom sub box in the rear bench and will soon do my bumpers and tube doors, its good stuff! as above I woldnt abuse it too bad outside in the bed but tis not done me wrong inside so far!