How to apply Bedliner. Avoid these DIY MISTAKES. Herculiner roll on bed coating. 

I watched a guy do some testing on all the major bed liner brands and he did a pretty good job, like adding 15 lbs weight to a garden tool and dragging it over the finish so it was reproducible between tests. The Herculiner did pretty well. But what it didn’t do well with was extreme heat it started to get soft at temps that can occur in an area like phoenix. So that is something to consider.

@OrangeTree253 - I haven’t seen the testing you’re talking about, but I live in central ca. and today it’s 117* - so far the Herculiner has held up great.

@@BadAtHunting that is about phoenix level, and good to know. I ended up buying the raptor stuff and put it in yesterday. I should have worn gloves, cannot get it off my hands and fingers. What a marvelous product, lol

Yeah, I had the same trouble with the Herculiner. It was a pain to clean off.

Yeah I watched that video as well, for my bed I’m using Heculiner, to paint the whole truck I’m using Raptor.

Thanks.

I think it was 80. Hope that helps.

Yeah, and who knows how long it sat on the shelf at the store.

Every little bit counts. :)

I went with a very rough grit, I think it was an 80.

@@BadAtHunting you should have went with the 120. Also I wish you started the video before the prep because I haven’t seen any videos of GMCs

Mine didn’t look much better before the prep- it’s been used by a contractor. :)

Yeah, I agree. If I had to do it again I’d try and spray it. The main problem I had was I didn’t mix the parts properly.

Rolling is fine. Probably the product was stored in the wrong temperature

Yeah, i think you’re right. I could tell it had bean sitting on the store shelf for a while - so who knows what happened to it while it was in storage there.

@@maxaddicks1743 so the thirty dollars for the gun assumes you have an air compressor already right? Love the idea of spraying it on, but don’t feel like buying a compressor

I’ve never used raptor liner, but I’ve heard good things.

I chose Herculiner just because that’s what Home Depot carries in-store. I didn’t have a real preference for brands, just wanting to find a cheap DIY kit I could use.

Some guy did a video on the durability of multiple bed liner brands and the raptor tested by far the worst in cracking and chipping and adhesiveness. Herculiner is your best bet.

​@@aidanhanna9981That was project farm . He does the best tests. How I ended up here.

Yeah, it is thick.