Herculiner - HCL1B8 - Brush-on Bed Liner Kit

The product appears to be equal to the more expensive comercial spray in products that cost 6x the price. The trade off is elbow grease. You have to prep the bed, and degloss the surface. The small sanding sheet provided would take too long and certainly never do a fullsize pickup. I am skeptical that it would give the surface the scuff it really needs to hold for a lifetime. I used a 5 inch random orbit sander, took my time (4 hours) and then applied the product. It put it on a new 2006 truck, and it took courage to sand down the bed thinking if it didnt work well that I just ruined my new truck. The roller that was provided worked well. The handle has a threaded end for a pole so pick one up, as you will need it to recoat the bed when you have completed the first coat and can't get back in the bed. Time will be the utimate test but it looks good, seems tough and worked well. Also pick up a 3 dollar paint stir attachment for your drill. You need to keep the small particles suspended...Read more

I already had a spray-in bedliner in my truck, I actually used this product under the body line to protect from chips while off-roading etc. I must say, when all was said and done, I thought the Herculiner was as good looking, if not better than the spray-in.

The supplies provided are actually fairly quality. The roller is smooth, the brush doesn't gum up, the scuff pad seems like a real Scotch pad too. All I had to buy was a roll of blue tape, a paint pan, and some Xylene, if no Xylene can be obtained some acetone or MEK will suffice. So about 20 bucks in additional supplies.

The steps are simple once you've acquired the extra supplies: Wash, tape, scuff, wipe down with Xylene, let dry and roll the Herculiner on. You should make certain to have mixed the product thoroughly. After a good while (as the product takes a while in 45 degrees to cure) it's time to re-apply; when it's about to lose it's tacky feeling. Pull the tape while it's all still curing...Read more

I just want to start off by saying I tried the duplicolor stuff first and can honestly say it wasn't worth the price I paid for it (which was nothing). Herculiner is certainly a step better. It looks tough and has a good texture. It adheres well and the kit comes with almost everything you need to do the job. If you don't have a good power sander and some acetone handy this probably won't work out well for you. For the $100 total investment ($75 shipped on ebay, paint stir attachment for my drill and acetone) it was well worth the money. My IH scout needed a little more than the gallon to even out the texture but that includes the floor pan under the front seats too.

The downside to this over a professional job (at least in my experience) is the textured material will get clumpy and leave uneven spots. I carefully took a grinder to the high spots and touched up but it shouldn't do that in the first place. It also is taking a LONG time to cure. I finished painting...Read more