Bed Liner

[Gadoozle]

Hi everyone,

I have a 1972 Chevy C10 with a steel bed that is pretty thrashed, and has several holes and rusty spots in it. I found a man that is selling a steel bed that is in okay condition. How good of condition does a truck's bed have to be in, in order to have an Arma-like bed liner sprayed into it?


Thanks!

[w3lfd]

I would guess no holes and no rust would pretty much cover it. If it has rust, it would need removed correctly or you're basically throwing money away.

[dkb1970]

I've been wondering the same question. Obviously the rust would need to be treated, but if I was to fix the holes (some as big as a dime) with fiberglass and spray/roll bedliner over the interior of the bed, wouldn't the bedliner give it strength when it dries? I figured I could spray undercoating on the bottom side to prevent future rust? Didn't mean to highjack your thread but it's a similar question. Thanks for posting.

[Gadoozle]

Originally Posted by dkb1970

I've been wondering the same question. Obviously the rust would need to be treated, but if I was to fix the holes (some as big as a dime) with fiberglass and spray/roll bedliner over the interior of the bed, wouldn't the bedliner give it strength when it dries? I figured I could spray undercoating on the bottom side to prevent future rust? Didn't mean to highjack your thread but it's a similar question. Thanks for posting.

Yeah, that's fine, I was about to ask the same thing.

[spike38]

we use a rhino liner type at work to cover holes around piping.
It's actually a spray in bed liner material, Minus the rubber.
We fill the holes with spray foam, Shape it, Then spray the liner
on top. It puffs up to about 1/4" thick. Some of these holes are a foot across.
And I've seen people jump on top of them. It's tough sh!t.
But the question would be, If you are going to put that much
into it, Why not do it right.

Spike

[Gadoozle]

Originally Posted by spike38

But the question would be, If you are going to put that much into it, Why not do it right.

Spike

Do you mean, why don't they just patch the holes with steel and do an undercoating instead of using spray foam?

[spike38]

Originally Posted by Gadoozle

Do you mean, why don't they just patch the holes with steel and do an undercoating instead of using spray foam?

Why not just correct the bed, Weld in the patches, Before applying the liner.

Spike

[Gadoozle]

Yeah, I might, but I found a guy on Craigslist selling the bed metal for my truck for pretty cheap. It doesn't have any holes in it, and has less rust than mine.

Do you personally recommend a brand of bed liner?

[spike38]

I can't tell you one is better than another, But I use Herculiner.
I can get it from Tractor supply, For $50 a gallon. And I think
when I do the underside of my cab, I will use a splattergun
to apply it.

Spike

[cam.man67]

I've used both Linex (on my '69) and Rhinoliner (my dad's '08). I prefer the texture of Linex, but I'd recommend both. If you've got the money to do it, it's well worth it. I can carry around all my guitar equipment and never have to worry about messing up the bed.