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'Budget' Box Liner

Has anyone used the texturized rubber undercoating as a poor man's box liner? I'm thinkin a couple cans of non-paintable 'sticky' undercoating will be a good substitute for a couple hundred dollar box-liner.
 
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IMO there's a reason its called rubber under-coat. Its for underneath and will not take the abuse a bed liner would. I'd buy the hurculiner kit I believe I paid 100 bucks for it and it has held up well. I was in the same boat as you I didn't have the cash for linex and got tired of everything sliding on my plastic liner.
 
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Hmmm. Only thing is I've heard in order for it to work properly you have to grind down to bare metal and I really don't want to have to deal with rust issues. Have you had any issues or did you do something different to rust proof it?
 
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I just scuffed the bed up till it was smooth and it looked grayish. Then cleaned it with degreaser and rolled it on.
 
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Raptor liner or Durbak
 
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the Under Coating doesn't do well with the sun it will fad and look terrible. i have hurculiner and i have a rubber made box in the back under my tonneau cover not tied down and it hasn't moved at all
 
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Well. Guess that solves that problem. Herculiner it is. We can't have bush trucks looking terrible
 
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Well. Guess that solves that problem. Herculiner it is. We can't have bush trucks looking terrible
Stuff is garbage
 
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Can I get the other stuff in Canada though, that's the rub of it.
 
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Or just get a rubber bed mat....
 
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Bed mats don't protect the sides. I realize its a bush-beater but I really can't stand trucks with scratched up boxes. And I'm planning on have my shovel, Hi-lift and axe on mounts on the side of the bed.
 
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Can I get the other stuff in Canada though, that's the rub of it.
Online you can

http://www.nonslipcoating.com/

U-Pol Raptor Truck Bed Liner Kit - TP Tools & Equipment
 
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Haha, I know you can get anything online. I just don't wanna get raped in the with shipping, duties or companies not realizing the exchange is basically at par.
 
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Haha, I know you can get anything online. I just don't wanna get raped in the with shipping, duties or companies not realizing the exchange is basically at par.
Oh opps not sure
 
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I'll do some digging around. I sit in front of a computer all day at work anyway.
 
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