When you decide to have a spray on bed liner installed you are handing your truck’s fate to an installer. He decides the fate of your truck, it doesn’t matter if he realizes it or not. If the bed liner installer has an appointment that he needs to keep, are you sure that he is not going to cut corners to insure that he is done in a certain amount of time. The process of installing a spray in bed liner is a critical process that determines not only the life of the truck but the performance and usability. To install a “LineX or Rhino-Liner spray on bed liner there are four main surface preparation processes. Not all installers are willing to take the time or use the materials necessary to insure the best chance of proper adhesion to your trucks box.

Chemical etch=This is the lowest quality preparation method. It is inherently inconsistent, which means the liner material won’t adhere to the bed uniformly…and will scrape/peel off after the fact. If an installer says they use a chemical etch process exclusively, walk away. Scotchbrite scuff prep= This is the most common form of surface preparation, and most Line-X and Rhino installers rely upon this method. If done correctly, scuffing the original bed surface will help the liner material bond completely. The quality of this prep process is dictated by the experience of the person doing the prep work…which is why you want to work with the best installer possible. Hand sand block=In some ways, this is a step above the scothbrite prep process, except that it’s still very much dependent on the experience of the person doing the sanding. Power sanding with dual action sander=This is the best prep process there is. However, it’s very time consuming. If you find an installer that uses power tools to prep your bed’s paint, expect to pay a slight premium.
When choosing an installer you are more likely to get a qualified installer if you know somebody who has used the particular shop that you are looking at. These spray on companies come and go, they are notorious for being “fly by night operations,” because it is very easy to qualify as a franchise location. To a spray on installer the less time and the less product that they use on your truck equals more profit to them.
Questions To Ask Your Installer How do you prep the vehicles? The best answer is “power sanding” and the worst answer is “chemical etch.” Do you use a cold application process or a hot application process? Unless you want a tacky, rubbery surface, a hot application process is the way to go. In fact, most Rhino liner installers have moved away from the cold application process. How long does your prep process take? Longer is usually better. Many Line-X and Rhino dealers can scotchbrite a pickup bed in 15 minutes…but power-sanding a bed takes the better part of an hour. There’s also the time needed to remove any other truck bed accessories installed in the bed, misc. bolts, etc., and then re-install. Most good installers need 2 hours minimum from beginning to end, and some will need 3 or 4. How long have you been in business? Longer is better. Rhino and Line-X both require their installers to honor many aspects of the warranty, which means installers are financially responsible for their mistakes. Bad installers tend to go out of business after a few years because they can’t afford to fix all their mistakes. Can I see your shop? Good installers tend to have clean, well-organized shops. They can’t afford to have a lot of dust and dirt around because that will contaminate their sprays. A good spray-in liner shop will be proud to show off their facility.

You can do all this work or you could choose to put in a bed liner that is not a Life sentence. The Dual Liner bed liner is made in a state of the art facility and each bed liner that is produced meets the same high standards. Each and every Dual Liner meets the same high standards this insures that each bed liner is consistent. Dual Liner bed liner systems will not have devastating effects due to the installer. This bed liner is installed by you for your truck. Nobody loves your truck the way you do. Also the installation can be done by you in less than 30 minutes in most cases. Dual Liner also offers the best paint protection, the best dent protection and the best cargo protection in the industry. Who are you going to trust to make sure that your truck is taken care of the way that you would want it taken care of? You or some guy? I don’t think that your are going to hop up in your trucks bed and grind the finish off nor would anybody who truly is aware of this destructive method. Dual liner carries a lifetime warranty and it will not void your trucks warranty like a spray on. Take care of your truck and get a bed liner that your truck will thank you for. Dual Liner truck bed liner systems.

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