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Roll on bed liners are the do-it-yourself way to a better looking truck bed and improved bed protection too. We have lived with a do-it-yourself bed liner for about three years now and here’s what it took to get the liner on.

The Tools and Materials For A Bedliner

The easiest way to get going is to just get a kit. Herculiner is the leading brand with a kit, but now other liner paint companies offer the one stop material solution.

You’ll need the paint for starters. Plan on at least 5 quarts for a full-size truck bed. The more the better. That makes sense when you realize that professional liners consist of about 5 gallons of paint. That’s 5 gallons, not just 5 quarts. So, don’t be satisfied with just a gallon of bed liner paint.

You’ need an applicator, preferably a roller and some cheap brushes. Don’t worry. As the paint dries, it settles and the roller or brush marks just fade away.

Cleaner is a must, but a simple solution is to just get regular automotive grease and wax remover. That’s really the cleaning problem, getting rid of wax and grease.

Then you’ll need masking tape, quite a lot really. You do not want bed liner paint anywhere except where it should be. It’s so sticky, it’s hard to clean it off once it’s where it shouldn’t be.

Finally, don’t forget the sanding material. That can be sanding paper or it can be abrasive pads. In any case, get plenty to get the job done.

Getting Started Right

Clean surfaces are key to paint that sticks. Getting rid of the old wax and grease is a must to get a coat that sticks. Don’t even think about sanding before cleaning. If you do, you drive the wax or grease into the paint. The sanding doesn’t get rid of it. That’s a sure road to peeling paint. So clean first or else.

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