At 3:58 PM -0400 7/13/00, Dodgezilla69@cs.com wrote:
>their is a company that makes a foam mat that covers the bed befor you put
>the liner in it also absorbs thewater that might get in
Yikes! The last thing you want is a big sponge under there
holding the water.
> ..im not sure of the
>company name but but the product name is bed mat ...id never put in a drop-in
>with out one its only like 30-40 dollars more ..but well worth it ...ill try
>and find out the name for ya if you want ..
If you don't want to scuff up your bed paint, never put a
plastic drop in bed liner period. Especially the ones that cover the
lip of the bed. These things are just like nose bras. I love to see
people put a bra on their car only to leave it there for years
without ever taking it off and cleaning the "sandpaper" like dirt out
from behind the bra. Totally defeats the purpose. A bed liner is
worse, though, because it is a hard object and it doesn't need dust
build up to take the paint off. It just needs a load of wood or
other heavy object(s) and time.
Over time, anything in direct contact with your paint will
remove the paint if the item is allowed to move around in the
slightest.
Unfortunately, except for soft blankets, there is nothing you
can put on your bed that will prevent the paint from being scuffed.
Plastic bed liners will. Even rubber mats will eventually take the
paint off. The spray on liners require paint removal as part of the
process. If you want a perfect pickup bed, don't put anything on it.
Otherwise, just give in and realize that it's a pickup. Your
supposed to scratch up the inside of the bed. Just try to keep the
rust down, and try not to scratch the outside of the bed. A scratch
free pickup bed requires diligence. On the other hand, a spray on
liner is probably the best compromise.
Mike
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Michael Lohmeyer
(408) 573-8400 x104
mike@akhara.com
San Jose, CA
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