Originally Posted by AZjeff
Originally Posted by philipp10
Originally Posted by tony1679
Neither. Seriously. What's so bad about scratching the paint in the bed? I've never understood this
If you use a drop in, they collect water like crazy and rust out the bed.
If you use a spray in/roll-on, you completely and effectively ruined the paint anyway. Do you know what's involved getting spray-in bedliners removed? The paint has to be scraped beyond any recognition. So why not just leave it alone, save the cash, and roll around with a few scratches here and there? Think of it as a badge of honor. It shows you ACTUALLY use a truck AS a truck.
Spray-in bedliners are for Raptors that haul around car seats, where the biggest payload they'll ever see is the Power Wheels version of said Raptor.
agree. What's the point of a truck if you don't want to scratch the bed? Never understood the baby hauler truck.
The point may be that some people just like to take care of their stuff. I haul lumber and gravel and metal and bikes and camping gear in my trucks without beating the crap out of them. Plus, at some point REAL MEN who scratch their trucks get to buy nice used ones. My neighbor has a Raptor like described...so what? You should be happy.
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IT'S A TRUCK!!! No matter what, it's going to get beat up if it is used AS a truck. Whether you scratch the paint, rust it out/unevenly fade the paint with a drop-in, or fubar the bed with a spray-in, the end result is the same. The paint (which is the main attraction of the argument here) is still screwed. Just save your cash. With said saved cash, use it to buy an extra car wash, higher quality oil, oil filter, air filter, and/or tires. That's the best way to take care of your stuff.