Fatal flaws in spray-on bedliners

Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 3:25 pm

There are several options available for your truck when it comes to bedliners. Most people, after reviewing all their choices, will opt for a spray-in liner. While these liners can have their advantages, their drawbacks outweigh them by far. Spray-on bedliners have several different chemical compositions, some of which are more high tech than others. The main flaw with spray-on bedliners, is that they require you to completely remove the entire painted surface of your truck bed in order to install them, they are also sprayed on with less thickness on the walls of your truck bed. The fact that you have to completely remove any traces of paint from your truck bed can be a major turn off when buying a spray-in. Who wants to void their paint warranty and possibly their entire truck warranty just to get a bedliner installed? While spray-in bedliners do offer better slip-resistance than a drop-in, which offers almost none, they pale in comparison to systems like the DualLiner, which have zero-skid technology, meaning your load will not go anywhere. After talking to several spray-in bedliner owners, I’ve found that another complaint they have most often is that their spray-ins will crack, leaving the raw metal surface of their truck bed exposed to the elements. Since the entire finished surface of the truck bed has been removed, this can be catastrophic, and will produce rusting almost instantly. One other factor that makes these types of bedliners less appealing, is that they are easily stained, and stains can be next to impossible to remove from the surface of the bed. Try removing some fresh paint that has been spilled on a spray-on, it’s next to impossible. These types of bedliners can be very expensive, and are very well known for fading with prolonged exposure to sunlight.

DualLiner offers a bedliner that far surpasses the technology used in spray-in. The floor is composed of a thick 3/8″ rubber that doesn’t allow for any skidding whatsoever. This means when you put a load into the bed of your DualLiner, it stays put. The walls are made of a hybrid poly compound that has a UV resistant additive, this means no cracking or fading at all. Everything comes directly to your door, and it’s very easy to install. Most installations can be performed by anyone, requiring less than a half hours time. You won’t need any special equipment either, everything you need can be found in any home. Take a peek at some of our customer photos at bedliner customer photos.

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