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PROS

A professionally applied spray-in bed liner looks very good when applied correctly

Spray-in bed liner can be applied wherever you like as long as the source is prepped as described above. This means you can use it on your bumpers, fender flares or even on the entire body of your truck if you want.

The texture of the spray-in bed liner will generally prevent cargo from sliding around in the truck bed compared to the slippery plastic of a drop-in bed liner.

CONS

The process of installing a spray-in bedliner necessitates destroying your existing factory paint in your truck bed. This will invalidate your truck’s corrosion warranty on any parts with a spray-in coating.

Installers of spray-in bed liners need to be professionally trained and have a meticulous attention to detail to do the job accurately and carefully without future problems arising. If shortcuts are taken the results can be terrible. You can find plenty of horror stories about installation failures on several websites.

You cannot remove spray-in bed liner. Once it’s applied there’s no turning back. Ok, actually, it is possible to remove spray-in bed liner but it’s a very difficult and a painstaking process that typically leaves the truck bed looking very bad.

Spray-in bed liner warranties are not the greatest and come with many limitations. This article on PickupTrucks.com goes into more detail.

Lack of protection from dents and dings when loading or unloading cargo. It is essentially a paint and does not protect your truck from dents.

Tough textured surface makes it painful to kneel in the truck bed when working.

Expense. The cost of a spray-in bedliner can be as little as $425 and as high as $700 or even higher if you want a color tint or the tailgate covered.

Essential Factors When Choosing Spray In Bedliners

• Always look at reviews for different brands of spray in bedliners so you can identify what will be best for you.
• Some spray in bedliners may be applied as a DIY activity if you can perform the installation steps.
• The strength of the spray in bedliner is determined by the extended period of time the liner must stay on the surface of the track.
• Don’t mismatch the liner with the color of your truck. Keep in mind, the color may change depending on the method of installation. if you over-apply, it will darken the finished shade.
• Only use the liner amount you need. You can save a lot of money by measuring accurately.

Cliff’s Welding Inc. offers Spray In Bedliners in Mesa, AZ