DIY Spray in Bedliner results & review

[Skandren]

Great job did you say you were doing mine next LOL

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[Golfsnob]

Great job for a DYI.

 

[cyberdog]

Nice job! - Looks on par with what I've seen in the way of professional jobs, and darn close to the factory SIBL, at less than half the price.

The thought occurred to try a DIY, and forgo the factory SIBL, but the thought of pulling off all the trim, sanding, taping, and hoping nothing landed on the wet spray not having a garage or tree/pollen free area weighed in at just ordering the SIBL from the factory. - Didn't help I was over a 100 lbs heavier at the time of ordering my Maverick, which also came into the thought process. Don't buy new vehicles often, and I'd have been peeved damaging something in the process.

 

[adsandiego]

After much consideration, I decided to DIY a bedliner in my 23 XLT. I wanted to make a quick post here to hopefully help anyone else thinking of taking on the project themselves.

In conclusion... Please let me know if you have any questions about DIY bedliner. It was my first go at it and I really enjoyed the process and appreciated all of the knowledge already shared in this forum.

did you take the paint off completely or just sanded the surface? looks darker here.
great job, btw!

 

[Deleted member 7089]

Looks fantastic. Like any project involving applying a new surface, prep is the key and what takes the longest.

As he already said in a previous reply:

Thanks! I was really surprised how easy it was to sand all the way to the metal even with a really fine grit.

 

[commadorebob]

Looks great. Given I have no handy skills, the extra $300 for Line-X was worth it. But if you have the skill, it looks like it comes out great!

 

[Sleeper 7]

I did mine with that kit also. Good so far

 

[larzchill]

did you take the paint off completely or just sanded the surface? looks darker here.
great job, btw!

Thanks! I did a light sanding. It was easy to accidentally sand to expose the metal in some places since the paint back there is pretty thin. I definitely didnt completely remove all of the paint in the bed. For raptor liner you really just need to scuff the paint up, then clean the surface and spray in order for it to attach properly

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

you did quality work!

 

[Grabber Rick]

Anyone do some of the raptor colors that can post pics?

I'm pretty sure I'm going this route, just debating a possible color to spice things up. I'm getting the Atlas Blue for my truck and really would like to do a white bed and other white accents but guessing it may look like crap and dirty all the time. I plan on spending my time using my truck vs washing it. Perhaps someone can prove me wrong though and white will still look decent from about 10' no matter what's been in it.

Check out MonstaLiner it is available in many colors. I am getting factory. Could not pass up $495 with the $225 rail kit. Got $225 off the price with the combo discount on my 23 order. $495 for both.

 

[Barksdale123]

Is the Raptor product as thick or rugged as something like linex? Hard to answer, but I guess you did some research. Looks great. You should be very proud of your work. Did you do it in a garage or spray booth.

 

[Charles]

My Dealer sprayed mine satisfied.

 

[BlackSoxDown]

Looks great! I just got mine done at LineX yesterday ($674) for Premium. I like the money-saving factor of your DIY approach, but I'm a bit of a dumbass, so I'm not sure it would have worked out for me.

 

[Maverick2023]

Looks great! You need the kind of 'prison time' to do this job. Wish I had the time but this would be on the bottom of my bucket list of things to do.

 

[wax87]

I didn't use ear plugs, but have seen others do that with success. I just used blue painters tape and rolled a piece up then stuck it into the hole to cover the thread. After I sprayed, I either got them out by hand or used needle nose pliers to get them out before the liner hardened too much. Once it dried for a few hours, I put all the pieces back in without a problem.

For the rear part of the bed that isn't lined, I just emulated what I saw on factory and linex bedliners. I suppose you could spray that part, but I cant imagine much scuffing that section of the paint, at least for what im using my truck for. Here are some other pics of that view in case you were curious.

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So what are your thoughts (or any one else that wants to chime in) on continuing the spray to the black line and/or all the way to the red line?

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