Has anyone tried a do it yourself liner kit ? Where did you get it and who made it?

 

If you are refering to bedliner, I have tried the Herculiner on a jeep tub. It is rough, gets a weathered look quickly, has resonably good skid resistence and is cheap. In the Jeep, it is just rust protection so I don't really care what it looks like. I would hesitate to put it in the bed of my truck. It looks home brewed and does not stay attractive. Then again, if yours is seeing severe work duty and all you care about is a little rust and ding protection, it may work for you.

 

I agree with RKCRWLR on the home brewed part. I put the the Herculiner in my last truck (8' box) and would not do it again. You have to buy an additional pint (total cost: ~$100) to cover the 8' length and even then, it was not very thick in places and the bed still showed through in some areas. Preparation is the key in do it yourself kits. I used scotch-brite and steel wool to scuff the entire bed and then used acetone (or acetate, don't remember) on a rag to remove the dust. After that, I used a tack cloth to get the bed as dust free as possible. It took about 3 hours to prep the bed. Then I rolled on the liner with the kit. It could have used a second coat but I never did it (total cost would then be ~$200, a spray in at the time would have been $300-$350 and a lot less aggravation). I said "If I ever buy another truck, I will get a spray in". That is what I did on my new truck.
Just my .0000002c

 

As hotdram did, when I got my truck I had the Rhino sprayed in. It has been for ~20 months now and it has held up tremendously. It did grey a bit, but i owuld not even consider another brand for my truck. Trying to get a buddy to have his done, he works construction.

 

Get lin-ex on your truck. it looks awesome and has a nationwide warranty