Spray/brush on bed liner; opinions?

[cc_bob]

I've used Raptor liner, Herculiner and some of the rattle can stuff.

• Rattle can stuff was decent but I didn't use it in an area that gets wear. I used it to cover a dash pad.
• The Herculiner worked really well but rolling it on a large surface is a PITA. I coated the underneath of a 50C deck with it and it's held up well.
• The Raptor liner goes on awesome and looks great however it's somewhat slippery so I wouldn't use it if it's somewhere you step. I used it for the bed of my truck and the inside of the cab (no carpets for me). The inside if the cab has dirt on it and it's not that slippery but the bed is VERY slick when wet.

[cadzag72]

I used dupli-color spray bed liner on my 125 foot rests, and they've both held up to constant use showing no wear and been very functional, having good grip even with snow and water.

[fourinchdragslicks]

I have used duplicolor ratle can and rustoleum rattlecan, as well as spraying duplicolor, gator guard, some 2 part epoxy stuff i cant remember, and the SEM black bedliner stuff (the cheaper of the two options they made at the time) the rustoleum and duplicolor do fade faster. My best experience was with SEM. Pretty durable for a urethane.

I did a horse trailer about 18" up inside and out with duplicolor, a utility bed and a pickup bed with gatorguard, and 3 pickup beds with SEM. Duplicolor came out nice, but ages fast. Gator guard had a sandy additive in it, it was a pain, and I didn't like the final finish.

For what it is worth, I used the schutz style gun and hated the amount of time it took. I switched to a texture gun (used for shooting texture on walls and ceilings) it gives better control over the texture (fine to "pebble") and the hopper would easilly hold a gallon of product at a time. If you go this route, go buy the cheap $20 one from harbor freight. It worked great for me, and even though i never have the two part urethane set in/on the gun (I cleaned up pretty quick when i finished) it would not have been the end of the world.

As cheap as the hopper gun was, I would not consider rolling. Regardless of what you do, prep is key. Start with clean paint, scuff it (I used a sandblaster to etch the paint,) remove the dust and wipe down the whole surface with laquer thinner. As soon as the thinner evaporates, start applying your product. I would spray a "coverage coat" on the whole surface then build and finish on that, all in one spraying, not letting it dry first (maybe start to tack).

IF YOUR PRODUCT SAYS JUST ONE HEAVY COAT, THEY MEAN IT. Don't ask how I learned, it was not pleasant, and I did not use that product again.