Bed liner preference

Mkarban said:

What do you prefer? Spray-in or drop-in liner, hard or soft cover? I've never used anything in the past but want to keep this one looking somewhat nice. Any advice

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Zeke555 said:

I prefer the spray in, drop in one still have a chance of getting dirt behind them and then rubbing and rusting. I have had both soft and hard coatings. My first truck I had Rhino-liner put in as it was a bit soft, worked great for my shepherd so he had a bit of traction in the back. Only real downside I found was it really held the soap in it from cleaning it no matter how much you rinsed it.
I have had Line-X in my last truck (2002 Dodge 1500 I had for 13yrs). It lasts forever and does not need more then a little rinsing. I hauled about 24 or 25 loads of large rainbow rock with my Dodge (about 4" in size) as well as a few loads of clay and dirt. After it was rinsed off you could not tell I hauled anything.
My Raptor has the Ford spray in liner that came on it from the factory but it is lasting good so far as I have only had the truck for just over a year.

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ZaneMasterX said:

Could you confirm something for me....Does Ford spray over bedbolts or do they remove them before liner spray in?

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ZaneMasterX said:

Drop-in will trap moisture and dirt which will scratch up your bed.

Factory spray in is somewhat close to line-x but not as thick and it doesnt adhere as well nor does Ford remove bed hardware to spray it on so they will spray over bedbolts (I think, not 100% on that) and not behind tie downs.

Line-x adheres better and is sprayed on thicker. They also take off all hardware so you get better coverage and will be able to remove bed bolts if necessary. Line-x also has a lifetime warranty. Fords is 3/36.


Here is a good video of a 2016 Ford spray in vs Line-x remove and install.

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