Truck bed mat?

I have had bed liners they rust out the bed and you don’t see it till it’s too late. Used carpet when I was poor got spray on in the latest truck like it the best. Stuff doesn’t slid around

Name brand spray on, only way to go as far as I am concerned.

some stuff I know...

my '97 F150 has has a liner in the box ALL of it's life, ZERO rust from it being in there.

3 trucks next door,used for /landscaping/snowplowing had sprayin liners, all 3 rust rotted from top front lip down and other spots. All three now have new beds($$$$!!) and liners

How a bed holds up depends on what you haul, how often and how you cleanup. Haul sharp gravel and shovelling it out will chew the factory off, so rust will begin. Haul bags of salt that bust...... the bad rust cycle will begin( and never end).

I look at sprayon bed liners like powdercoat, unless applied 100% right, over 100% of the box and allowed to 'cure' 100% before install, you've got 100% future problems.ANY knick, gouge, knife cut and water(especially salty water) WILL get in..then the trouble begins.

With a liner ,you can (with 2 guys), easily remove and inspect the bed. Aside from 'paint wear', mine's fine. A rotted out box with liner, to me indicates water from the liner got through a hole and sat in the box, because the drain holes in the box were plugged up.

In the end what kind of protection you add depends on what you use the box for. What I do know is that any box with a sprayon liner is NOT repairable.

3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112
Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)

Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water

Well there you have it! The best is a spray on. Except for liners. Except for rubber mats.

½" Plywood with a 2x4 at the front (toward the cab) and hinged at the tailgate. With the tailgate down, makes a flat surface almost to the end. Finished with two coats of machinery grey enamel. Made for a 2007 Canyon, it is now in a 2015 Canyon. Great for hauling and sliding firewood. Gets a little slippery when wet, and can be removed to clean.

R. Musgrave

I have an 89 Chevy with a plastic bed liner since new. It is the only area where this truck has NO rust. My 05 Chevy, same thing. The 89 has 250,000 on it and got used hard. Also the plastic liner is ideal for using that Loadhandler as seen on TV.

put a topper on it

shameless dude wrote:

put a topper on it

I hate toppers. If I wanted a suburban, that's what I'd buy!

Yea and as soon as ya do that some one wants it.

1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp

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