Removing a spray in liner

[hoorders]

My 2000 1500 Z71 has a spray in bed liner that doesn't seem to be holding up too great. Its chipping and pealing on the rails and in the bed. I bought the truck with the liner in it so I have no idea what brand it is.

 

Has anyone ever removed a spray in liner or does anyone have any suggestions??

 

Thanks..........any help is much appreciated......

[GMCStepSide]

I had a Ford that I bought used and it's bedliner was horrible. I took it to three difference bedliner shops and they all shook their head. One said he could apply a primer and reshoot it, and said he would compensate for the areas that were missing bedliner material so that it was all flat. The other two said they could do the same but offered no guarantees. I asked if it was possible to remove it, and he said sure. He said he would be reight back with the kit and I thought "Cool! This is great!" He returned with a grinder and said I could bring it back when I was done. He knew there was no way I would take that grinder home....I ended up having it reshot by the first dealer and it turned out fairly well.

 

I sold the truck two years later and have seen it around since, and the bed looks like the day it was reshot.

[ManyCamaroz]

The only other option that comes to mind would be to have the bed sand blasted. Never heard of removing this material. I would think that a sand blaster woudl do it. I'm sure it would be a time consuming task.

[Guest chevydeerhunter]

Man, oh man. My truck was wrecked and after they replaced the driver's side skin, they had to reshood the bed. The tailgate still had the original liner, but the prep job was horrendous so it started peeling. Under the liner, it looked like they got a key and barely scratched the surface of the paint all over. There's no wonder it started peeling cause there was nothing for the liner to adhere to. I ended up taking a grinder to it, but watchout because a grinding wheel is extremely aggressive. When I took it to the new dealer, all they had to do was clean the surface and spray it since I roughed it up pretty good!

[Scott02Z71]

I had a similar problem with my 98. I got cheap and bought the Herculiner (sp) kit. Well, either I did not prep well or the product sucked and started to peal and chip away. I wanted to get it professionally done, no one in my area would spray over it.

I actually rented a good pressure washer and blasted it. It took a long time to do (about 4 hours) but it worked OK. It took some paint with it, but I didnt care as I was getting it sprayed soon after.

 

Good luck!

 

Scott

[lowrider]

You could always put a drop-in bedliner and bedcaps over it.

 

Lou

[hoorders]

Thanks for everyones replies and feedback.

 

I was sort of afraid that the answere was going to be be what you all suggested..........taking a ginder to it or something like that.

 

I might just opt to put a drop in liner rather than spend a day trying to remove the crap thats in it now.

 

Thanks again.......and Happy New Year Everyone!!!!..........

[ManyCamaroz]

Thanks for everyones replies and feedback.

 

I was sort of afraid that the answere was going to be be what you all suggested..........taking a ginder to it or something like that.

 

I might just opt to put a drop in liner rather than spend a day trying to remove the crap thats in it now.

 

Thanks again.......and Happy New Year Everyone!!!!..........

 

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Mt brother just bought a 2500 HD Duramax and he had a bed liner installed with sid caps that had a slide free floor in it. It seems to grip well, nothing slides around.

[Impalacat]

Man if your gona go the grinder route, I'd try chemiclas first, you might be able to find some sort of solvent that will disolve it, like they take paint off of cars(acid)Sounds like the paints, comin off either way, If you use a grinder, get a flapper wheel, sanding disc start at 40 grit and see how this works, if you use a grinding wheel be carefull, or you'll start making divits in the sheet metal. I'm talking about a 4 1/2 inch grinder.

[hoorders]

Man if your gona go the grinder route, I'd try chemiclas first, you might be able to find some sort of solvent that will disolve it,  like they take paint off of cars(acid)Sounds like the paints, comin off either way, If you use a grinder, get a flapper wheel, sanding disc start at 40 grit and see how this works, if you use a grinding wheel be carefull, or you'll start making divits in the sheet metal. I'm talking about a 4 1/2 inch grinder.

 

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I don't think I am going to go the grinder way...........I might try some paint stripper or something like that............if that turns out to be too much of a pain in the rear.....then its going to be a drop in bed liner.

[Guest chevydeerhunter]

Remember that these liners boast that they're chemical resistant and such. I don't know if thinner will get it done. If you're going to try acid, say buh-bye to your metal because if you get a little on the paint or bare metal, eventually it'll eat it's way through. I think the best bet is to contact the manufacturer and ask their opinion since they're the ones who developed the stuff.

[Tucson_02Silverado]

fastest, cheapest is to replace the bed.

[hoorders]

Remember that these liners boast that they're chemical resistant and such.  I don't know if thinner will get it done.  If you're going to try acid, say buh-bye to your metal because if you get a little on the paint or bare metal, eventually it'll eat it's way through.  I think the best bet is to contact the manufacturer and ask their opinion since they're the ones who developed the stuff.

 

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The problem is that I have no idea who the manufacturer is of this spray on liner..........it was already there when I bought the truck...............maybe a shop that installs spray on liners might have a suggestion.

[redbugdave]

I think a 4 1/2 inch grinder with one of the cup shaped stainless steel wire brushes should do it. A stainless steel brush is harder than the regular brush type and will scour almost anything off. I would not use any abrasive type wheel. Make sure you use eye protection!

 

One chemical that may dissolve the liner is MEK, (methyl ethel keytone). It is used in many solvent solutions, such as paint remover. It is the stuff in PVC cement. I use it around the workshop for all kinds of projects. The last project, I used MEK to dissolve the coating inside a gas tank and recoat the metal after etching with acid.

[silverado3500]

Use a putty knife (like for plastering) and just peel it off. I've had to do that twice, once on a ford bed, and once on a friend's dodge. It took me about an hour each time. Once it starts peeling, it comes off fairly easy. (especially if its not installed properly.