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Confusion is a Primary Motivation

DIY or Dealer

You search the internet for keywords: bedliner, spray bedliner, rhino lining, diy bedliner, professional bedliner installation and a few other logical keywords. Of course there are thousands of results and companies talking about polyurea bedliners, polyurethane bedliners, polyurea/polyurethane hybrid bedliners, roll-on, spray on, paint-on….
Not too un-typical the guy who has heard of the big names and wants to find out more in general walks away 2 hours later feeling violated and not really having any return for the time spent. We know this is true because we have spent many hours researching brands of bedliner and verifying the actual differences between different products on the market.
One thing we have found is that different companies use boast a certain high end product, but rarely do they actually sell it and if they do it’s not something that can be bought retail (online or in-store). Instead you are directed to a dealer who charges much more than expected for a bedliner product.

So, who do you listen to???

Unfortunately, even reviews of bedliners are confusing. And why is that? Well, the majority of reviews and statements on blogs are produced by bedliner companies themselves looking to increase their rankings online. There are quite a few truck blogs that are actually owned by companies like Scorpion Coatings, Line-x, Speedliner and others. So, how do you know when you are getting genuine feedback from real customers versus plugged social marketing? There is no easy answer for this.
Look for things like extremely positive feedback, a limited group of topics related only to a specific brand of bedliner and sites that link primarily to one other company. These are dead give aways.

Who do you trust???

You can Trust Spray-Lining for Bedliners

With a strong focus on customer support, Spray-Lining offers an superior customer experience compared to the others. We really care about repeat customers and conversions from DIY bedliners to dealers. Because of this and our general business directive to provide expert applicator we are the trusted bedliner company that compares to Rhino Lining and Line-X in quality of material.

Buy a Quality Bedliner Without a Bunch of BS

Find what you need at Spray-Lining for your bedliner solution:

  • Best options
  • Color Options
  • Variable Texture Options
  • Product Selection

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The Real Difference – Rhino Linings, Line-X, Scorpion, Spray-Lining

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Line-x Bedliner

Line-x provides polyurea/polyurethane blend bed liners. This yields a hard abrasive bed liner that serves a purpose, but also can be a liability. It can actually damage sensitive cargo. As well, under extremely cold conditions, Line-X can get brittle. This is one of the draw backs of extremely fast setting polyureas. Overall it is a successful formula, but it is very expensive for dealers to become a Line-X dealer.

RhinoLining’s Tuff Stuff

This is 100% polyurethane bedliner solution that claims NO VOCs or Isocyanates. Rhino Lining is a soft flexible liner that offers high durability and good texture. Their polyurethane solution is very popular because of their very successful marketing initiatives. However, from reviews of many customers, long term issues with cracking, tearing, and loss of color are not uncommon. Not to say it’s not a good product, but at the cost to be a dealer, it is definitely not the best product.

Scorpion Bed Liners

Scorpion Coatings also offers a durable long-lasting polyurethane material that is not much different from Rhino Linings. It does not require respirators or high pressure systems, making it a straight forward application process. Learn about polyurethane versus polyurea bedliners

Spray-Lining Bedliners

Spray-Lining provides a high quality durable spray bedliner that like Scorpion does not require a respirator or paint booth. It has no VOC’s and no Isocayanates. Unlike the other top brand bedliners, Spray-Lining ™ is much more profitable for dealers. Even the DIY bedliner kits provide more material and our company provides expert technical support for it’s clients.

Are they that Different?

There are numerous coatings offered by major vendors and usually one is their main product that they do 90% of their business with. However, they provide very similar protective properties to each other and their competitors equivalent. At the end of the day, any consumer or dealer should focus on a quality profitable product, not name brand. When we say profitable, we mean things like:

  • Franchise costs
  • Additional equipment needed to apply
  • Discount on volume purchasing
  • Dealer Incentives

Don’t be Fooled by Marketing

The reality is that low VOC’s, isocyanates, respirators, booths, special equipment are all topics that are simply not discussed honestly on the websites of large companies. Spray-lining strives to bring these topics out of the dark to help the consumer and business owner make an educated decision about bed liner solutions. Whether you are buying a DIY Bed Liner or opening a spray bed liner dealership, you need to know the differences.

A Summary of Polyurea and Polyurethane

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What is a quality Spray Bedliner made from? If you do research about the large bedliner vendors (Rhino Lining, Line-X, Scorpion, etc) you will see boasts about polyurea bedliners as well as the words polyurea/polyurethane and polyurethane. When trying to understand the differences between materials one can be overwhelmed quickly.

What is a Polyurea

A polyurea coating is the result of a one-step reaction between an isocyanate component and a resin blend component. The isocyanate can be monomer based, a prepolymer, a polymer or a blend. For the prepolymer, amine- and/or hydroxylterminated resins can be used. ……. uh, what?

Though a true polyurea has no VOCs or solvents, it is a product of isocyanates which makes it caustic and dangerous.

What is a polyurethane?

Polyurethanes are in the class of compounds called reaction polymers, which include epoxies, unsaturated polyesters, and phenolics. Polyurethanes are produced by reacting an isocyanate containing two or more isocyanates groups per molecule (R-(N=C=O)n ? 2) with a polyol containing on average two or more hydroxy groups per molecule (R’-(OH)n ? 2), in the presence of a catalyst………. Again…. What?

What are the benefits of polyurea versus polyurethane?

  1. Both of these materials are excellent for spray coating applications. Here are functional differences/similarities of polyurea and polyurethane:
  2. both systems can use the same or similar “A” components. Therefore, the main properties differences are provided by the “B” component side of the system.
  3. In polyurethanes, The “B” component is comprised of various polyols (polyether, polyester) and typically need a catalyst to support fast curing. Because this catalyst can be adjusted to control the reaction profile to fit the application it is seen as a benefit. The result is a smoother finish though variable textures can easily be achieved.
  4. When the material is required to flow into the corners or hard-to-spray areas and need a few extra seconds before gelling, polyurethane is a great choice because it can be set to cure slowly compared to polyurea. The catalyst can be adjusted for a urethane to cure as fast as 10 secs and at low temperatures.
  5. Polyurea is very reactive and does not require a catalyst (auto-catalytic polymer). This reactivity usually between 5-15 seconds and cures well on cold surfaces.
  6. The reaction time also causes polyureas to be moisture insensitive and do not easily react with humidity and moist substrates.
  7. Pure Polyureas are not the correct solution when requiring a smooth surface or a delay time before the system gels.

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Read a detailed explanation of polyureas and polyurethanes

With these observations made, let’s discuss the strength of a quality bedliner. What are the real differences between the strength and durability of vendors like Rhino Lining, Line-X and Spray-lining? The truth is Spray-Lining offers a spray bedliner just as durable and long-lasting than Rhino, Scorpion Coatings and others. Read about Rhino Lining, Line-x, Scorpion Coatings and Spray-lining qualities?

Polyurea and Polyurethane Detailed

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Professional Grade Bedliner

The truth is there are very few true polyurea bedliners. They are very expensive and dangerous. This topic is obfuscated with terms like poly hybrid, polyurea/poly polyurea/hybrid, etc. The reality is that pure polyurea is extremely expensive and has dangerous properties that keeps it from being applied without great precaution in some states.

A professional grade bedliner is differentiated from DIY retail bedliners by the fact that high grade bedliners are manufactured from polyurea hybrids versus polyurethanes. You will see large vendors such as Rhino Linings and Line-X boast polyurea. We are here to inform you that NO bedliner is a true polyurea. These are extremely expensive and caustic.

Formulation Basics between polys

Resin Part Chain Extender System Type
Polyetheramine Amine Terminated Polyurea
Polyether Polyol Amine Terminated Polyurea/Polyurethane
Polyetheramine Glycol Polyurethane/Polyurea
Polyether Polyol Glycol Polyurethane

What is a polyurea

A polyurea coating is the result of a one-step reaction between an isocyanate component and a resin blend component. The isocyanate can be monomer based, a prepolymer, a polymer or a blend. For the prepolymer, amine- and/or hydroxylterminated resins can be used. On the other hand, the resin blend should only contain amine-terminated resins and/or chain extenders and not any hydroxyl reactive polymer components. All the polyurea coatings mentioned in the paper comply with this requirement.

Though a true polyurea has no VOCs or solvents, it is a product of isocyanates which makes it caustic and dangerous.

Major Bedliner Differences

Are any commercial or retail bedliners true polyureas?

The answer is NO. Eventhough companies like Rhinolining and Line-x use the word polyurea, they are actually mixtures of polyurea and polyurethane. This is primarily to reduce cost and issues with environmental factors.

What is a polyurethane

A purely polyurethane coating is the result of a reaction between an isocyanate component and a resin blend made with only hydroxyl-containing resins. The final coating film will contain no intentional urea groups. A polyurethane system will most probably contain one or more catalysts. Polyurethanes for truck bed liners have elastomeric polyurethane which provides high tensile, elongation and elastic properties.

Primary differences between polyurethane and polyureas

The main distinguishing characteristic with the polyurea technology over polyurethanes is that amine terminated (-NH2) resins are used rather than hydroxyl terminated (-OH) resins, commonly referred to as polyols. The reaction of the amine terminated resins with the isocyanate component results in the formation of a urea linkage. Since this is a polymer and these units repeat, the term polyurea then applies.

Other Differences

– effect of moisture on elastomer density
(Density of elastomer is decreased in polyurethanes compared to polyureas)
– set time
– effect of ambient temperature and substrate temperature
– polyureas are amorphous while polyurethanes are crystalline in nature

What is a Poly Hybrid?

Polyurea/Polyurethane hybrid formulations can be defined as the result of a chemical reaction between an isocyanate and a mixture of polyol and amine reactants. These mixtures result in a polyurea product that displays some of the properties of polyureas and is less expensive. Polyurea hybrids are normally associated with use on ?non-critical? items that generally do not require immersion or extreme temperature conditions for application. Some examples of these applications include sprayed-in truck bed linings and balcony deck coatings.

Why do retail bedliner kits use polyurethane
Who uses polyureas and polyhybrids
Who uses polyurethanes

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Compare Dualliner to Spray on Bedliner

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Why Commit to Dualliner?

There have been articles written by dualliner marketing departments about the benefits of a drop in bedliner over a spray on bedliner. These articles include information like, “When you don’t want to spring for a permanent bedliner”. These articles also imply that being committed to a bedliner may not be your purpose. In our opinion if a consumer is looking at paying more than 300 dollars for any type of bedliner liner protection, that would be considered ‘committing’, right?
The truth is there are plenty of solutions for a permanent spray on bedliner that are less than 300 dollars. If you do your research you will see that spray in bedliners are a superior solution to drop in bedliner for numerous reasons:

  • True zero-space between liner and truck bed which is critical for rust/corrosion protection
  • Simple application method with superior results
  • Superior sound dampening properties
  • Custom textures and colors are simple to product

What are the benefits of Dualliner

No Serious Equipment

The installation of the Dualliner bedliner is a few steps and involves lining up some panels, removing hardware and reattaching. So, from this perspective, it’s fairly simple. Unless of course, you have an older truck and you have issues with the original hardware.

Ships Easily

Dualliner is the most efficient drop-in system when it comes to shipping. This is probably the main reason they are in business.

Benefits of Spray Bedliners to Dualliner

The Price

Few dualliner bedliners are sold since they?re so expensive: Over $350.00 for a 5 piece drop in bedliner that you do yourself. So there?s little said about them. For about 1/3 the price you can get a DIY, high grade spray lining kit. For $350.00 or little more you can get a certified Spray-Lining Dealer apply a real spray on that?s 125 mils thick with Lifetime Unconditional Warranty with a transfer form. Spray-lining professional spray bedliners are the best priced bedliners because we are a professional grade bedliner manufacturer that provides products directly to the public. Shop Bedliners.

Dualliner Warranty – Worth Anything

From Dualliner.com warranty : “DualLiner warrants the DualLiner bedliner against defects in material and workmanship for the life of the bedliner. Warranty is transferable to new owner of truck or bedliner. Failures due to improper installation are not covered. The ZeroSkid? Rubber Floor is made in the USA from 100% post production recycled material. This material is an oil-based compound and is warrantied under DualLiners? LifeTime Warranty for performance but does not extend to the finish of the product. Deep voids or non-fill areas that can be classified as a hole not created by the customer during or after the installation process would be covered by the warranty; light non-fill areas, areas on the underneath of the mat and certain manufacturing marks and irregularities are allowable and not considered a warranty issue. Any manufacturing defect as described above must be detected prior to installation and reported within 30 days of receipt. DualLiner reserves all rights and privileges with regard to warranty determination.”

This warranty basically says, if anything goes wrong your product is no warrantied. The fact that the materials must be inspected prior to installation means that there is no warranty once installed. Spray-lining bedliners are warrantied for the life of your vehicle including transfer of ownership. This is true piece of mind. View the Spray-lining bedliner warranty

On top of that, shipping costs about $200 to ship back and is very tough to get the warranty satisfied. Read the story.

Bedliner installation and customizing

The Dualliner drop-in takes a whole day to install from opening the box to closing your tail gate. Spray bedliners may require a compressor, but only take about 2 hours to install once prepped. As well, because you are getting the liner in liquid form you can modify the color and mix the components differently to create rubbery, anti-slip, hard, semi-hard and other textures. This is a huge benefit over Dualliner’s bedliner.

At the end of the day, Dualliner might be right for some who don’t need a highly durable and rugged bedliner, or are not concerned about the corrosion of their truck bed. But, if you need serious protection from the environment and any materials being introduced to your bed from hard work than you need a professional, fully warranted product that can hold up to anything you throw at it. Learn more

Spray Bedliner Quantity and Quality Scam

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Simply not Enough Material

Most DIY Bedliners come with about 1 gallon of sprayable material. If you review the coating calculation [1 gallon at 1 mil = 1604 sq ft / mil height = actual sq footage], you will see that 1 gallon is just not enough material to do a great bedliner job.

DIY versus Professional Grade Quality

You get what you pay for…. DIY bedliners are ok if you expectations are not too high. However, if you are looking for a durable, professional bedliner that can stand up to contractor grade abuse then a DIY is really not sufficient. Professional grade material applied in body shops by certified professionals is the level of quality needed to last in an extreme environment. Most DIY kits have insufficient material to properly coat a full size truck bed properly. On top of that these DIY bedliners are inferior in quality of material.

Spray-lining has identified this fact and has continued to go after large retail companies by offering a higher quality bedliner that comes with 2 times the amount of sprayable material.

Learn about Spray-Lining DIY Bedliners

VOCs Versus Isocyanates

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What are VOCs

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary, room-temperature conditions. They have a low boiling point which yields a high vapor pressure. Because of this a large volume of molecules evaporate (sublimate) from the liquid or solid into the local air.

VOCs include both man-made and natural chemical compounds. VOCs are the primary cause for odor in chemicals. Not all VOCs are harmful to people. One must understand that because something has VOCs in it does NOT mean that it is dangerous to use in open air environments.

VOC Regulation

The definition of VOCs is not straight forward as it is based on the laws and codes in the state it is being regulated. Anthropogenic VOCs are regulated by law, especially indoors, where concentrations are the highest. VOCs typically effect people slowly overtime which makes them hard to study. The United States Department of Labor and its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulate VOC exposure in the workplace. Volatile organic compounds that are hazardous material would be regulated by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration while being transported.

What are Isocyanates

Isocyanates are a class of compound that includes a functional group of elements -N=C=O. The logical difference between VOCs and isocyanates is the fact that VOCs are logical and include a vast array of molecules and compounds where Isocyanates are exact in form.

VOC free Bedliners are the Way to Go

External links

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Isocyanates, from the website of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Health and Safety Executive, website of the UK Health and Safety Executive, useful search terms on this site – isocyanates, MVR, asthma

What is Polyurea

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Two-part polyurea spray elastomers were brought to market in the 1990s after being invented by Bayer in Germany?the aspirin company. They are useful coatings for large surface area projects because of their fast reactivity and relative insensitivity to moisture. They can be applied at nearly any temperature, bonds easily to concrete and metal surfaces, cures to full strength in as little as a half an hour, is flexible enough to bridge small cracks and withstands high temperatures when cured. Some polyureas reach strengths of 6000psi (40MPa) tensile and over 500% elongation making it a tough coating. Due to rapid cure time, many coats can be built up quickly.

Is Polyurea Really this Good

The biggest factor that determines how well a polyurea will bond and last is preparation of the substrate. Moisture vapor emmission rate and proper solids content are also important factors in developing a proper bond. When those conditions are met, you will experience a truly professional polyurea coating system.

Polyurea Applications

The reported applications range from a new way to topcoat concrete floors to sealers for concrete countertops to impermeable coatings for concrete bridge beams as well as spray on linings such as bedliners (The history of Spray Bedliners) and floor coatings.
In the decorative concrete arena, the most intriguing potential applications are as a replacement for epoxy/polyurethane coatings for floors.

Is a polyspartic a polyurea?

All polyureas are two-part systems, meaning that a resin has to be mixed with a catalyst to create the curing reaction that hardens the material. Polyurea has been used very successfully for corrosion-resistant coatings and repair materials, although application is awkward since it has an extremely short pot life?about 3 seconds, so the two parts must be mixed at the spray tip, requiring lots of maintenance on expensive high-pressure equipment.

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