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For 30 years our LINE-X STANDARD Spray-On Bedliner has been trusted to protect millions of trucks worldwide. When you're looking for durability, function, and peace of mind, LINE-X's proven formula is what you need.
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LINE-X® PREMIUM couples the abrasion and impact protection you already trust with our STANDARD formula bedliner with the UV protection a bedliner needs to keep its’ luster. Like a sunscreen, LINE-X PREMIUM safeguards your truck bed from solar burnout and fading. Visible damage from intense UV rays can happen fast. Don’t leave your truck bed exposed, get LINE-X PREMIUM!
LINE-X PLATINUM uses a pure polyurea technology that combines strength and flexibility to create the toughest bedliner on the market. LINE-X PLATINUM is the total bedliner package — toughness, durability, and UV stability. Combine the benefits of our Premium bedliner, but even tougher!
In the automotive aftermarket, customization is the name of the game. That’s why LINE-X® is available in a full spectrum of color options. Whether it’s coded to match your vehicle or your favorite color, LINE-X products can be customized for an even more personalized look.
Starting with a sample of the color code, LINE-X technicians can pigment just about any of our high-performance coatings to your liking. Color options allow you to create a custom look for your truck with the added confidence of LINE-X protection.
LINE-X XTRA provides additional protection against scratches, gouges, and punctures that traditional automotive paints cant match.
Ultraviolet-light radiation can affect the appearance and color of your bedliner. Like a sunscreen, LINE-X XTRA helps minimize UV damage.
LINE-X XTRA provides a long-lasting rich gloss that gives your truck bed that just-sprayed look.
LINE-X XTRA permanently bonds to your LINE-X bedliner, creating a seamless topcoat of color and added protection.
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Protection from whatever life puts in your path
PROTECTION THAT GOES BEYOND YOUR RIDE
LINE-X protective coatings deliver durability to more than just four wheels. From home projects to industrial applications, get long-lasting protection that gets the job done and looks great year after year.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the questions that come up when customers reach out to us. If you want to know more, check out our Bedliner 101 blog post or reach out to us by phone or email.
LINE-X is a two part elastomer, meaning it is made from a hardner (isocyante) and a resin and that has elastic properties. Our primary options are either a polyurea or polyurea/polyurethane hybrid, but there are others materials as well. It is applied using specialized spray equipment using a high temperature and high pressure application process that heats the chemicals up to 150-160 degrees and sprayed at over 2000 psi. Find out more by following the link to our Bedliner101 blog.
Most DIY options and some aftermarket applicatiors use polyuethanes. While they may look similar to our product, they are not. Polyurethanes are cheaper than polyurea but they are also typically harder, more brittle (meaning more likely to chip) and do not have the elastic properties that polyurea or hybrids have. The elastic properties reduce the likelyhood of the material chipping under severe use.
LINE-X offers a nationwide limited lifetime warranty on all its bedliner products. The warrantly is against any bubbling, cracking , peeling or flaking. It doesnt cover neglect or abuse. The LINE-X bedliner is tough, but it can be gouged or chipped. The warranty is limitied to the original purchaser and for non-commercial use. The warranty is honored at any LINE-X location across the country with over 500 locations.
A LINE-X spray-in bedliner is custom matched to your vehicle. All vehicles have variation in manufacturing tolerances and drop-in bedliners are made at the smaller end of those tolerances to fit every truck, so you can have gaps that do not fit well. With LINE-X spray-in bedliners, they fit like a glove made specifically for your exact truck.
Drop-in bedliners can wear paint off the body which can cause the metal to be exposed to the elements and then trap water in between the drop-in and the sheet metal and causes corriosion.
Drop-in bedliners are also hard and material can slide around in the back of your bed when driving.
Drop-in bedliners can also hold water in the bed, thus giving you an unexpected bath when opening the tailgate in certain conditions.
The first major difference is the application area. Application processes may vary by location, but our LINE-X spray-in bedliners cover more areas of the truck bed. Factory bedliners will leave areas of the truck exposed because they are sprayed with the tailgates closed. Our LINE-X spray-in bedliners are sprayed with the tailgates either opened or removed, giving us access to areas that do not get sprayed with the tailgates closed.
A second difference between our LINE-X spray-in bedliner is the prep process. Factory bedliners do not spend the prep time to scuff up the surface to be sprayed. Factory bedliners may apply an adhesion promoter, but this is only applied around the edges making it more likely to peel in areas where the adhesion promoter wasnt applied, plus the adhesion promoters do not hold as well as the physical bond created by scuffing up the bed. Scuffing up the surface gives us a good mechanical bond by increasing the surface area. Want to see more? You can find videos on the internet displaying of how easy a factory spray-in bedliner is pulled out versus our LINE-X spray-in bedliner.
A third difference is the material and thickness. Spec sheets will show the tear, elongation and other physical properties, but that is testing done at a specific material thickness and is only relevant if the material thickness are similar. Factory bedliners are usually sprayed at 50%-75% the thickness of ours. Thicker material application gives you a stronger end product.
A fourth difference between our LINE-X spray-in bedliners is the options. WIth factory spray-in bedliners, you only have one choice. With our LINE-X spray-in bedliners, you can get the standard, you can upgrade to our Premium that does not fade from the sun's UV rays, or our Platinum which offers the UV protection of the Premium and a 300% stronger base material. If you really wanted to make your truck unique, you can upgrade to our LINE-X Xtra color matched options that will match the color of your truck.
A fifth difference is the warranty. Our LINE-X spray-in bedliners come with a nation-wide limited lifetime warranty. Factory warranties are only covered with the bumper-to-bumper warranty, which in some cases, is 3 years/36,000 miles. Plus, if you have to have a factory warranty worked on, it is typically sent to an aftermarket shop like us.
No. LINE-X is only sprayed in aftermarket retail locations. Several manufacturers use a company called Ground Effects to spray their bedliners. Ground Effects is owned by IXS Coatings, which also owns LINE-X, but they are not the same.
Independently owned LINE-X stores do work with dealerships to provide spray-in bedliners and other accessories to dealerships so you can get a LINE-X spray-in bedliner or accessories from a dealership. But not all dealership offer LINE-X bedliners or accessories, dont forget to ask for it by name.
You can see some variation in chemicals that aftermarket applicatiors use. Each chemical variation has different advantages and disadvantages. We believe that we are in the Goldilocks zone where we offer a material that is hard enough to be durable, but also have good elastic properties so that we do not chip as easy as others. Check out our Bedliner 101 blog if you want more details.
As a LINE-X Platinum Standard certified installer, we have strict guidelines we have to adhere to when it comes to applications. These standards make sure you get a high quality product. We promise to spray to required material thickness. Other applicators may not be spraying as thick material as us or could be using a cheaper material, thus cutting corners and saving them money. To find out more about the material, check out the Bedliner101 blog post.
Another thing to watch is the low temperature/low pressure appications, which applies to most DIY options, can shrink. This can cause the material to pull away from the substrate and be more prone to failure. Our high pressure/high temperature material does not shink.
The process can take anywhere from 2-4 hours depending on your choice of spray-in bedliner options. Typically, if you drop your truck off between 8:00-9:00 AM on the day of your appointment, we will have it done by the end of the day.
We do have a waiting area so that if you want to stay here at the shop while we install the bedliner or other accessories, you are more than welcome to hang out with us. Just be sure to let us know you plan to stay here with it so that we do not schedule another customer staying with it at the same time and we can get you taken care of as soon as possible.
This can vary depending on which product choice you make. The standard bedliner is ready to be used for light duty use about 10 seconds after its sprayed. We advise to not put anything heavy into it for 24 hours to give the product time to cure otherwise it could leave an indenture.
The Premium top coat could take a an hour or two to cure to touch, depending on the temperature. If you shut the tailgate before it cures to touch, it can come into contact with the bedliner and seal itself shut. With the Premium spray-in bedliner, you do not want to put anything into it or close the tailgate for 1-2 hours after it has been sprayed.
But typically, you can use your LINE-X spray-in bedliner any way you want after 24 hours of application.
Of course. Typically, a bedcover or other accessories can be installed immediately after the LINE-X spray-in bedliner is applied. Keep in mind, if you choose an option with the Premium top coat, that can take a little longer to set up and if the top coat is not cured, it can rub off on hands and clothing, losing some of its sheen and protective properties. Please let us know if you plan to install any accessories that use factory holes, weld nuts or threaded studs so that we mask them off.
Typical maintenance is just normal cleaning using regular car wash detergent, a bristle brush or a pressure washer under 1000 PSI.
We advise to avoid any product with silicone in it because can turn the bedliner white. Its just a cosmetic issue and will not affect the integrity of the bedliner. The two biggest concerns here are protectants and paste or liquid waxes. Car wash with wax options and car wash detergents with wax in them are usually diluted enough that it will not affect the bedliner.
Typically, no. Smaller holes can obstruct some drainage, but majority of the trucks are designed to allow water to exit the bed even with a spray-in bedliner.
Just about anything. The few things we do not spray are certain plastics (polyethylene and polypropylene) and treated wood. We just do not adhere well to polyethylene and polypropylene unless it is fully encapsilated. The chemicals in treated wood causes our chemicals to bubble and peel.
Certian GMC and Toyota pickups do have a composite material for their bed and they can be sprayed with our LINE-X protective coatings. However, it does require an additional step that requires us to spray a primer to the bed before adding the LINE--X protective coatings and this adds to the timeframe to complete (usually takes a full day to apply) and the overall cost of the job. Besure to let us know in advance if you have the composite bed so that we can schedule accordingly.
Keep in mind that LINE-X is a high temperature and high pressure application process. Our material is heated up to 150-160 degrees and sprayed at over 2000 PSI (needing to be sprayed from about 5 feet away), so there are limitations as to where it can be sprayed and getting into narrow areas can be extremely challenging.
Yes, but its very difficult. It ususally requires removal with a hammer and chisel and does take a significant amount of time and effort. If you have not removed LINE-X before, we do not recommend doing it yourself.
Can you buy LINE-X and install it yourself? No, LINE-X is only sold through authorized retailers and requires specialized application equipment and processes.
DIY options may look the same but they are not. We use a high temperature and high pressure application process that produces a product that is superior to the DIY options in strength and longevity. It is the only way to apply our polyurea and polyurea/polyurethane hybrid coatings.
When applying a DIY liner, initially, it can look similar to our LINE-X coatings. But what you will see typically over time, is because it was installed by a DIYer, its not going to be as thick as our coatings. Most DIY coatings are low pressure/low temperature processes. It typically means a polyurethane is applied. These are typically more brittle and do not have the elastic properties that our LINE-X protective coatings have. And to apply a DIY option at similar thickness as our coating, your cost will often be as much if not more than what we charge for our products.
Do I need to do anything to prepare for spraying of LINE-X
Typically we just ask that the vehicle is clean of debris. We do charge extra for removal of excessive debris, removal or masking off accessories such as bed covers, gooseneck hitches, afternarket lighting or tool boxes. We do not charge extra for removal/masking of factory lights, plugs and switches.
LINE-X can cover some very minor imperfections, but outside of the very minor ones, dents and gouges can show through. If you plan to have any dents fixed, they need to be fixed first.
We do install gooseneck and 5th wheel hitches. We recommend bringing it to us for both. We can drill the holes for the hitch, spray the bedliner and then install the hitch and plug to give the cut edges corrosion protection and give you a nice clean end product.
This is typically not an issue if the vehicle has the original factory paint. If a refinished surface has not been properly prepped before applying paint or has not been "baked" on, it is a risk. We recommend a minimum 90 day curing period for non-baked refinished surfaces to reduce the risk of paint peeling.
Yes. We can repair minor damage to the LINE-X spray-in bedliner. In more severe cases where there is a significant peeling of the bedliner, it may be required to re-spray the entire bed.
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LINE-X of Louisville in Louisville, KY, can be reached at 502-961-0404. We look forward to hearing from you.
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