Factory GM spray in bedliner, just my thoughts on it.

CadillacLuke24 · February 16, 2019

On 2/14/2019 at 8:25 PM, Grumpy Bear said:

The girl that prepped and shot my Line-X asked me how much I wanted done and did it. Full coverage plus the rear wheel wells. Stripped the wells, bed and tailgate, prep and shoot. Zero overspray on any exterior surface. Very nice job. She's moved on to another shop so I need to find a new dealer but the bumpers are next. Love this product. Not so much the dealer network granted, but there are good ones out there. Just have to find them. Job now three years old and looks new yet. Easy to clean. Did I mention I love this product?

Mine turned out well, not impressed with some of the prep work (they sprayed over the VIN tag on my tailgate, thanks buttholes) but otherwise very well done, very rugged, and looks fantastic in color match as well. I love mine too!

Grumpy Bear · February 16, 2019

20 hours ago, steve8 said:

My piece of plywood has worked great!

Yes it will I dents in the floor are your only concern.

AJMBLAZER · February 16, 2019

...and rust.

towdog333 · February 16, 2019

I guess my only complaint is that the spray on is slippery, I put three anti skid rugs down n it's help big time

FDHog · May 13, 2019

On 2/14/2019 at 4:26 PM, newdude said:

I would imagine they are sanded. Pretty sure they are all hand sprayed as well.

GM does the liners off site. Fort Wayne has a building a road over from the plant. Ground Effects LTD is who sprays them for GM, Ultimate Linings is the brand. Ultimate Linings also does the Ford and Ram spray liners.

If that's the truth, then the beds aren't sanded. I saw a Line-X video where they compared Ford Spray in liner. Once it was cut, it peeled right out.

HondaHawkGT · May 14, 2019

On 2/13/2019 at 10:50 AM, Black02Silverado said:

Just a quick observation on the factory spray in bedliner. After looking over my truck and installing the bed cover, here is my thoughts.

1. This factory or should I say GM SIBL is exactly what one would think, not a very high quality product.

2. It is very thin.

3. They didn't spray up under the bed rail.

4. It doesn't even looked like the bed was sanded.

I wish I had the option to not have it on the truck but it comes with the package. I guess we will see how well it holds up. I know you will ask, why do you need it sprayed up under the bed rail. I probably don't, but it could have at least went up a little higher under there than just cutting off at the bottom of where the rail edge hangs over into the bed, it isn't even painted black like the rest of the truck. Just the primer like what you see on the underside of the body.

It kind of looks like they take the truck, tape off everything but the bed and then robot arms come in and spray the liner and that is it, which is probably exactly how it is applied. I wonder if they even sand the bed.

Again, just my thought on this. Considering what one pays for these new vehicles, one would think there would be a little better quality on something like this.

I doubt they sand it. Ford doesn't before applying their factory bedliner.

FDHog · May 14, 2019

I checked the bedliner on my 19 AT4 and it's sprayed up under the rails. It's not as thick as The Line-X I had in the past, but it's thick enough for homeowner use.

Loco-diablo · May 16, 2019

I've had a few.. LineX, Rhino liner.. My friend did my Rhino and put ti on extra thick.. I'd say the GM is almost as thick. I'm happy with it.. The only difference I've noted is that it's more slippery than the other brands..

econometrics · May 16, 2019

The real question is... does it withstand a heavy toolbox falling from the bed rails at an angle? LOL

FDHog · May 16, 2019

1 hour ago, econometrics said:

The real question is... does it withstand a heavy toolbox falling from the bed rails at an angle? LOL

That video has been debunked. It's on youtube. Chevy edited it and doctored it to get the results they wanted.

econometrics · May 16, 2019

2 minutes ago, FDHog said:

That video has been debunked. It's on youtube. Chevy edited it and doctored it to get the results they wanted.

Yeah, my comment was very tongue-in-cheek. ;)

Texas Daddy · May 16, 2019

The process of applying a liner involves scratching the hell out of your bed. Dont get one when new - use the truck, then have one sprayed a few years later so its just like new again...

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Imcrazy · May 16, 2019

1 hour ago, Texas Daddy said:

The process of applying a liner involves scratching the hell out of your bed. Dont get one when new - use the truck, then have one sprayed a few years later so its just like new again...

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Unfortunately some option packages come with the spray in liner so that's not a choice for everyone..

W/ that said my truck is going on 4 years old and 70k miles, I am not easy on my truck and I have had no issues...

FDHog · May 16, 2019

1 hour ago, Texas Daddy said:

The process of applying a liner involves scratching the hell out of your bed. Dont get one when new - use the truck, then have one sprayed a few years later so its just like new again...

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Don't think Line-X warranties it on a beat up bed. I might be wrong.

Londawn · September 25, 2019

Factory spray on Bedliner on my 2017 Chevy Silverado wearing the paint off tailgate where the gate and box meet. Bare metal! Only 4500 miles on it. Spray looks like it overhangs the box. Going to call the dealer about warranty coverage. Happen to anyone else? Solution?

Edited September 25, 2019 by Londawn
Add year and miles