To drop $30,000+ on a new truck then try to save a couple of bucks on something as important as a bedliner seems like false ecomomy to me.

 

Next time I get a spray in bedliner I am getting UV protection.
My 98/01 and now the 04 look REAL faded and old.
They work great but I learned that I need to get the liner treated so its gonna look good for more then one season.

Scotty

 

You could always do like I did and go with a concrete bed liner. It offers many benefits. It provides weight for better traction and a smoother ride. When finished properly, it provides a smooth "garage floor" like surface for working off of. It is pretty much indestructible. It will not allow heavy things thrown into the bed to dent the bottom of the bed. The list goes on and on.

If you absolutely MUST have spray in...you could always try shotcrete instead of concrete.

 

Here's a thought! Wait till your bed is screwed up before you line it. I've had my truck for over a year now and have yet to line it. I plan on putting one in but not till it's all scratched up. It's getting there but not yet. I've hauled dirtbikes, wood, rocks, fishing gear ( a ton literally). It's like putting a bra on a brand new car. Sure you keep it from getting chipped but the bra is this big black thing sitting over your new paint. Wait until after the chips happen, then cover it. Once you line it, it's not like you can take it off and see shiny new paint.

As to liners, Line-X is a tougher material. Period. The downside is it's typically harder and less grippy. If you want things to slide easier, go with Line-X. If you want things to grip, go with the Rhino. For my fishing gear needs I'm currently leaning towards Rhino. The softer material should keep my gear from getting tore up. Considering how well my paint has held up, I think in my case, the Rhino will last. I once saw a truck used by a commercial lighting company with a Line-X in it. The liner was several years old and had sharp metal pieces slide in and out constantly. The Line-X looked more used than I've ever seen on but there was no paint showing. I doubt very strongly Rhino would have held up as well.

That is my completely un-biased opinion.

 

I forgot to say you can use the money to buy a Bully Dog Programmer.

 

Watch out for companies that sell added on UV protection. Rhino does this, it is a clear sealer sprayed over the top. Problem is that if you actually use your bed it is easily scratched off and then you got nothing. Rhino dealer told me to figure on get the UV resprayed once a year, what a joke.

That was the reason that I went with Reflex, one of the only companies that I found that is not suppose to fade and with color that is pretty important.

Mine is about 7 months old now and shows no sigh of fade, guess it will be a couple of years before you know for sure.

 

I've had a Rhino and a Speedliner (and a BedRug). Seen Line-X on a number of trucks, but haven't had one.

Spray-in I'd say Rhino. I really liked mine, and like someone mentioned before it was not hard as nails and kept things from sliding around. I never could damage it either. The Speedliner I had was as hard as a plastic liner. Stuff slid around on it like and you'd get a bang when things hit. Impacts were more muffled with the Rhino..........

All that said. I put a BedRug in this truck. If you are hauling pallets and things, it wouldn't be smart. But, for hauling smaller things I love it. Easy installation. Soft and keeps things from sliding. You can kneel on it and it doesn't hurt. It fills the ribs in the bed. It's waterproof, petroleum doesn't bother it, and it's all washable. It protects the whole bed and tailgate which bedmats can't do. And I also added Wade tailgate and rail covers to protect the tops of the rails as well.
But I gotta say one of the things I like best about it...... The tailgate and bed pieces are one. It covers the gap between them so I don't get things falling in there anymore. I've dropped screwdrivers, gravel, etc. in there and always scratch the truck. Not any more, the gap is closed. It's a small thing, but I like it.

 

I had Rhino in a previous truck, it fades real fast in the Texas sun and gets chalky looking. I have a Line-X in my CTD and had one in the F150 I had before this one. The LineX in my opinion looks better after weather exposure than the Rhino. I have a friend that has a Rhino in his truck that he uses for construction work. It looks a mess with cuts and scratches. Mine doesent get put to heavy or rough use, but the few times I have dragged things thru it didnt bother it a bit.

 

Rhino supplies a cleaner for their bed liners that brings back the original color quite easily. In our case we have a 98 with the black rhino liner and use it all the time.. Once it starts to look a little faded or white looking (grey actually) we just wash the truck and bed really good and rinse it out then spray on the rhino liner cleaner stuff. Looks as black and shiny as it did when new.

 

LineX makes the same stuff for thier coating as well. It really works.

 

I'm planning on Rhino, over the rails. I'm also going to get them to spray a thin layer on the load floors to keep things from sliding around when I use them.

In TX, the price was about $450 or so, up here in New England, they're over $500... I'll be trying to haggle some on that!

 

Go to http://www.rhino-liners.com for a $35 off coupon.

www.line-x.com has a $20 off on-line coupon.

 

I just had Rhino over the rail done on my 05 short bed for $545 +tax. But They did an awesome job.Like they say You get what You pay for.Rob