Spray on truck bed liner

[Jeff Kavanagh]

I was thinking one of the last things I'd do on this Jeep I am working on fixing up is to do the entire inside tub with spray on truck bed liner.
Just curious what others might think of this idea?

 

[Hedgehog]

You hear good and bad about bed liner. Make sure you use the expensive stuff and clean the metal very well. Before you do it make absolutely sure you are done with any modifications you might want to make. Remember bed line is thick stuff and it's tough. When applied it goes everywhere, over bolts, over tie downs, over and around everything. We've had members who needed to remove bolts and body mounts that have cursed the day they used bed liner on the floor of their CJ's. Then again there have been some beautiful applications.

 

[WHATROAD]

Painted surface has worked great in my jeep for 33 years. Easy to dry it out when wet, easy to turn the water inside and let drain out the plugs when dirty. Can be toweled down if need be and it agrees with bare feet, elbows, and knees when just climbing around working on it. If it starts to look bad, reapply paint. I guess, from my way of thinking, Painted surface is the way to go.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

IF you go this route. Don't use black. You'll fry in the summer sun.
Me-Just never saw the need for it in my Jeep.
LG

 

[Torxhead]

Once you decide on just how you want to redo the bed, I would suggest something like an indoor-outdoor carpet to lay down and protect it from any further damage. I personally do not fancy the bed liner in a CJ and still have the oem surface, it is not a show rig either.

 

[HackFabrication]

I had mine spray inside and bottom. Did that in black Scorpion liner. The lower parts of the roll cage were done in color matched to the Jeep. Looks good, and it's tough. Also helps seal the seams.

If you decide to go this route, don't cheap out. Use quality materials, applied correctly. Like has been posted, prep is key to a good final product.

On a side note, I had my utility trailer done in Line-X. Good thick stuff. It was applied over epoxy primed plywood, and has held up well.

 

[gert]

I am going to have mine sprayed when I'm done painting it, I plan to have the heater core and dash out so they can spray the firewall real thick. I also want to have all four wheel wells sprayed while I'm at it for the noise reduction. Line x is sprayed on the Pentegon and has been featured on the discovery Channel with them putting a bomb onset the bed of a truck to test its bomb prove properties that sold me on them. Home|LineX

 

[Hedgehog]

The Mythbuster programs where they used bedliner to bomb proof different items sure was impressive. Want to make your vehicle bomb proof - Bedliner
Want to make your house bomb proof - Bedliner
Very impressive stuff.

 

[Peanut Butter]

As you can see with some questions you will get a verity of answers. It boils down to what do you want. Keep in mind that bed liner has it pros and cons as mentioned. There are other things that you can use too. Lizard Skin is one of them. The make a sound barrier spray and a heat barrier spray. With any liner expect the surface to be rough compared to a good paint job. At any rate have at it, it's your Jeep.

 

[Jeff Kavanagh]

Yes thank-you for all of the responses everyone.
I really like hearing all the different opinions as it gives me a ton to think about.
I am really attracted to the bed liner for it durability and ability to protect things. I also like the weatherproofing it seems to provide. Even though I have a couple of hard tops for the Jeep (black/ white) I honestly don't think I will ever put one on it. That may change in the future who knows. I don't plan on using it in the winter time actually. I have my 4x4 long box, 4 door truck for that. Maybe put a bikini top on it at most right now. Take the dog bird hunting, bow hunting, drive around in the summer sun, that kind of thing.
One of the things which will likely be a big negative for the liner is once it's on there, it's on there to stay. I don't suspect it comes off if in the future I were to change my mind.
I don't have a center console on this Jeep and I am glad for that.

 

[djnineball]

i did my 86 CJ7 this summer and i am happy with the results. i called around and shops wanted an arm and a leg to do the job, and while line-x had some great reviews they were also the most expensive to do. the two somewhat local places that i found wanted $1050 and $1200 to do the inside, and that was with me removing everything but the driver seat and belt before i took it in. did some online searching and decided on the rustoleum brand diy kit. took me a full day to remove everything (only 3 broken bolts total) and apply 3 coats in my driveway. total cost was under $200 and that includes all new grade 8 hex head bolts for the roll bar and seat belts (torx heads suck!).


here you can see the areas i used painters tape and the first coat still wet.




finished product

 

[gert]

i did my 86 cj7 this summer and i am happy with the results. i called around and shops wanted an arm and a leg to do the job, and while line-x had some great reviews they were also the most expensive to do. the two somewhat local places that i found wanted $1050 and $1200 to do the inside, and that was with me removing everything but the driver seat and belt before i took it in. did some online searching and decided on the rustoleum brand diy kit. took me a full day to remove everything (only 3 broken bolts total) and apply 3 coats in my driveway. total cost was under $200 and that includes all new grade 8 hex head bolts for the roll bar and seat belts (torx heads suck!).

Holy Smokes I sure hope they havent gone up that much. The last quote I got was for $500 under the rail or $550 for over the rail

 

[JimsCJ5]

We used Monstaliner in the CJ5 . Really worked great and is holding up just fine. If you go that route ask them to send you extra rollers. We did the entire tub and still had 1/2 gal left but were out of the stiple rollers.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Jim-Do you run the Jeep without carpet then.
How much radiant heat do you get from the sun, if you are run the inside 'bare'?
LG

 

[ksouthw80]

I went kinda cheap with a time proven original.. Herculiner... Scuff the surface well and clean well and apply. you will have a surface the is skid proof, easy to clean and durable. Never seen it scuff but if it does just reapply over it and youre good to go. Also Duraliner has many colors but ive not used them. Just my thought. also they say it can be scuffed and painted auto color...??

 

[JimsCJ5]

Jim-Do you run the Jeep without carpet then.
How much radiant heat do you get from the sun, if you are run the inside 'bare'?
LG

No carpet. We always have the top on so I can't speak to radiant heat. The color is olive drab so it's better than black. We think it looks awesome and well worth the money.
If I did it over again I would request the extra rollers from Monstaliner so we could have used up the whole gallon.

 

[Jeff Kavanagh]

Wow those look really good!