| Truck bed liners protect your pickup from the | | | | Carpet bed liners work especially well under tonneau |
| damage that any kind of hauling causes. One option is | | | | covers or bed caps. Carpet makes the best bed |
| the plastic drop in version. Here's how plastic linings | | | | liners if you need cushioning and if you like non-skid |
| are better than other types and what you should | | | | material. Not that carpet liners aren't tough, it's just |
| look for in the best liner. | | | | that carpet is harder to keep clean if the hauling gets |
| Spray On For Permanent Protection | | | | grimy. |
| Spray on liners often are seen as the premium | | | | Roll On For Cheap |
| choice. They certainly rank at or near the most | | | | You can get the look of a sprayed on liner for a lot |
| expensive. Professional spray on liners provide a | | | | less money by doing it yourself. A roll on bed liner |
| custom, finished look since every liner is a custom fit. | | | | looks almost just like a professional version. It's not |
| The coatings are after all paint coatings, but it is | | | | as durable though, simply because do-it-yourself liners |
| special paint. The material is a two-part, fast drying | | | | aren't nearly as thick. Though not as tough as the |
| paint that contains lots of rubbery texture. The | | | | pro version, it may be plenty good enough especially |
| guaranteed durability of the liners is partly due to the | | | | for older pickups that mostly need a freshening up. |
| thickness of the coating. A typical spray on liner | | | | What About Mats? |
| takes almost 5 gallons of liquid paint to do the job | | | | Now here's a deal. Cheap bed mats, either carpet or |
| For a permanent liner that's repairable and tough, a | | | | rubber, can protect as well in some cases as much |
| spray liner is a great choice. | | | | more expensive choices. In fact it makes sense to |
| Plastic May Be Better | | | | put a mat over a more expensive liner just to |
| That's because the plastic liners are so tough. Thick | | | | protect the liner itself. Mats are the cheap liner that |
| plastic material used for these is all but impossible to | | | | protects even better than many more expensive |
| damage. It protects beds from scratches, but the | | | | ones. |
| thick liners also cushion impacts and almost | | | | Truck liners protect truck bed paint and let you use |
| completely eliminate dent damage too. Cheaper than | | | | your truck like a truck. Each liner design has best |
| spray liners, plus easily changed if it gets beat up or | | | | applications. No matter what your budget either, |
| damaged. | | | | there's a liner to help you protect your truck. |
| Carpet For Padding | | | | |