At 11:01 PM -0500 8/7/00, Alex Harris wrote:
> > But, since the spray on bed liner requires removal of the
> > paint in the first place, either way, your going to scuff
> > the paint. :-)
>
>I've seen this point made in every bedliner thread I've read, and I don't
>get it. The spray-on liners are *permanent* so it's immaterial whether the
>paint is scuffed - you'll never see it again. If you're considering a
>spray-in liner it's for protection of the bed, not of the paint.
And this is probably exactly why everyone makes the statement.
People buy bed liners for the same reason people buy car bras. With
the plan that they will remove the bra or bed liner and see their
original wonderful paint again (good for resale - toss the bra or bed
liner and the paint underneath looks brand new). But, in the real
world, a bra only helps if you remove it regularly, clean off the
dirt from underneath it and then heavily wax the paint (otherwise,
the dirt destroys your paint!). Just the same, with bed liners, it's
a nice idea, but in practice, the liner invariably takes off some
paint, even if you take it out, clean under it and wax the paint.
So, yes, my statement above seems kind of silly in the context
you present, but I guess the point is, how permanent is the spray on
liner. For most people, it is permanent enough, and will protect the
*metal* from rust while still looking nice. When it comes time to
sell the vehicle, however, you can't remove it (easily) if the spray
on stuff starts to look like crap (which I hope generally is not the
case).
Mike
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