Bedliners can be sprayed on, rolled on or dropped in, all for a custom fit, all to protect a truck bed and, oftentimes, to better protect and help stabilize items placed on the bed.

Spray-type systems can offer such versatility (depending on the type) as custom colors or applying the compound to other vehicles or even vehicle areas, or to other surfaces such as trailers, marine craft, boat ramps, swimming pool walkways, even animal enclosures or shed roofs.

But it’s truck beds you’re most concerned with. And as spring is just around the seasonal corner for pickup owners — including those who will be looking to buy soon — now’s a good time to gather information and consider your options on the bedliner systems you want to offer your customers.

4 BEDLINER PRODUCTS

Rhino Linings Corp., San Diego, offers four bedliner items with chemical, corrosion and impact resistance. All are two-component, rapid-curing, elastomeric lining systems in 2:1 and 1:1 formulations. TuffGrip for truck, Jeep, trailer, boat, flooring, building, military vehicle, etc. HardLine for consumer and commercial vehicles, heavy equipment and machinery, flooring, loading ramps. Solarmax’s aliphatic chemistry combines durability of elastomer with color and gloss stability of urethane topcoat. Rhino Extreme applied exclusively with high-pressure plural-component spray equipment.

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TINT-MATCH & BLACK KITS

SEM, Rock Hill, S.C., presents its ROCK-IT LINER™ designed for use in truck beds, restoration projects and sound deadening. Both the 42250 Black and 42260 Tintable versions are urethane technology to provide a durable coating to prepped metal, wood, concrete, SMC and fiberglass. Applies with a standard undercoating gun; no special equipment is needed. Tintable kit offers fade resistance and color match capabilities. Kits packaged with a disposable mixing cup for error-proof mixing.

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PEEL-&-STICK ELASTOMER PROTECTION

GatorHyde Protective Coatings Inc., Wagoner, Okla., offers its Peel-N-Stick polyurea coating. This new product is designed for use on light- and heavy-duty work trucks, heavy haulers, pickups and more. It is available in various textures, patterns and hardness. The material will bond to most surfaces, providing abrasion and slip resistance with cosmetic appeal. It features fast, easy installation and is applicable for the OEM industry.

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UV-STABLE CLEAR, COLOR BEDLINERS

Creative Materials Technologies Ltd., Palmer, Mass., offers its CrystaLiner®, a clear aliphatic UV-stable bedliner, as well as precious metals, metallics, UV-stable colors and an aromatic including black. Multiple markets — one set of equipment; no spray booth required. Additional applications available utilizing safer, MDI-free, zero-VOC chemistry. Also offers additional series of liquid-applied products.

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ADD-IN BEDLINER

Penda Corp., Portage, Wis., presents its Pendaliner bedliner. Made of a durable polyethylene material that is chemical resistant and skid resistant. Provides truck bed protection, tailgate cup holders and a distinct appearance for the truck.

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METALLIC-FLAKE LINER SYSTEMS

Scorpion Truck Bed Linings, Cloverdale, Ind., makes available its applicators to spray metallic flake bedliners. Products can be applied on any surface and in any color. Non-hazardous, VOC compliant, minimal equipment and worldwide distribution.

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BULK BEDLINER COATINGS

Fabick, Madison, Wis., offers its bedliner coatings to any high-pressure bedliner spray shop. By producing its chemicals in-house, the company controls the quality from raw materials to finished product. Can customize a formula to create the coating for the buyer. Central Wisconsin location enables product to be shipped anywhere in the continental United States within days.

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DROP-IN SKID-RESISTANT LINER

STK LLC, Lemont Furnace, Pa., presents its Line-A-Bed SR™ bedliner molded of durable, high-density polyethylene with black finish. Skid-resistant surface on all models helps keep loads secure. Molded-in supports enable two-tier stacking and the high-ribbed floor pattern promotes drainage and creates additional cushioning against denting.

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SINGLE-USE SPRAY CARTRIDGES

Armadillo Liners, Houston makes available its “Point, Spray and Throw Away” bedliner spray installation system. No need for 55-gal. drums, mixing or large inventory, because each case comes six kits to a case. Free training CD included. For small shops to single-job starter packages to full-business starter kits to mobile needs. Use pre-loaded throw-away cartridge tubes with spray gun.

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VARIABLE-SPEED SPRAY SYSTEM

Langeman Manufacturing Ltd., parent of Reflex Truck Liners, Leamington, Ont., offers its GXPro to apply professional-grade truck liners. Insulated stainless steel tanks with low-voltage conduction heat. Precision-metering pumps; variable-speed flow control; wireless remote control spray gun; and more. Compact, portable package.

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CARTRIDGE SYSTEM

Pinnacle West Enterprises Inc., Sumas, Wash., provides its Indy Blast cartridge spray system as an entry-level unit. For polyurea hybrid material that sets in seconds and comes packaged in disposable cartridges. Cartridge system connects to standard air compressor and requires no electricity. Primarily used for lining truck beds, van and SUV interiors. Other automotive uses include undercoating and rocker guard protection.

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NO-MIX, QUICK-DRY SPRAY SYSTEM

Qwik Liner / Ultimate Linings, Houston, presents its QWIKLINER® spray-in bedliner system. Requires no mixing or cleanup; dry to touch in 10 seconds. Delivered using standard air compressor, the system utilizes a disposable material cartridge Installation controlled by your technicians. Ideal for car dealerships, aftermarket accessory shops and body repair facilities. Offers protection from rust, dents, scratches and chemical corrosion.

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SPRAY-ON BEDLINER REPAIR

Line-X Protective Coatings, Santa Ana, Calif., offers its ReNew™, a bedliner enhancement system used to repair any brand of spray-on bedliner. Linex-X Renew is a proprietary surface treatment that adheres to any polyurethane and polyurea coating, creating a permanent bond to the original bedliner. Renew completely resurfaces the entire bed with Line-X’s surface texture repairing, and restores the bedliner to its original condition.

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