Roll on Bed Liner - Cheap Alternative to a Spray on Bed Liner

Is a roll on bed liner really a good way to protect your truck bed or a waste of time? A do it yourself bedliner is so much cheaper than a professional spray on liner, it's natural to wonder whether it's worth the trouble to install one yourself.

Well, based on living with a do it yourself bed liner for about two years, I can tell you that this kind of truck bed coating makes good sense in some truck s. Let's face it, for an expensive new truck , there's no way I would install a brush on bed liner. For one thing, I couldn't stand to sand away on new paint on a late model truck . Of course, that's part of what you have to do to prepare to paint... rough sanding.

On the other hand, for an older truck , especially a rough work truck , it's a really strong option. Look, a professional bed coating costs more than many truck s are even worth. Who can justify putting that much into a bed liner? Not me. You can't just cover up a damaged bed with a plastic liner either. That damaged bed needs some maintenance work anyway to prevent future rust and corrosion. That maintenance work is just about as hard as putting on a coat of truck bed paint.

There are several tricks to a successful roll on bed liner. That's what we reveal at our web pages. For example. Do you know why you should clean before you sand? There's a good reason. How about... do you know why you must use a certain type of cleaner?