Cheap DIY Bedliner

I recently put a bed liner in my truck. I couldn't find any threads about how to put in a good one by myself and I needed something cheap, so I grabbed what I thought would work and did it. It worked extremely well and only cost me about $35, so I figured it would post a thread so that other people can do it. It took about 1 hour of prep work and about 2 hours of wait between each coat (the more coats the better) which takes about an hour each.

Things you will need:
-2 cans of Rustoleum Truck Bed Coating
-1 spray can of plastic primer
-Textured Paint Roller
-Medium Sized Paint Brush (4")
-Newspaper and Painters Tape



I did my research on different kinds of bed liners and saw that on the instructions, it was for truck beds without plastic drop-ins like tacomas. So I went to autozone and bought a spray can of plastic primer (the only color I could find was white so make sure you're careful spraying), 2 cans of Rustoleum Bed Coating, and went to Home Depot to get a textured paint roller.

Now you've got to put newspaper over the areas of your truck you don't want to be painted. I taped up the sides of the bed to where the ridge is in my 2014 Tacoma and laid newspaper over the edge of the bed and up on the cab of the truck to avoid overspray getting on my paint.

I sprayed the plastic primer on all parts of my bed that I wanted to be lined. Then, I let that dry for about 30 minutes and started putting in the bed liner with the textured roller. Unfortunately, this only covers the raised parts of the bed, so you have to paint the lower parts of the bed by dabbing bed liner into it with the paint brush. The thicker you paint it on, the better. Let each coat dry for about 2 hours, then you can apply another coat.



A few last things:
-Be careful of removing the painters tape so that it does not pull up the plastic primer
-I had a gas can leak a little bit and it stripped the liner off of the bed where the gas can was, but it's nothing I can't touch up!