HERCULINER HCL1B8 Roll-on Bed Liner Kit,Black, 1 Gal.

What can I say? I installed this and absolutely loved it. It helped me cover a part of my bed that was messed up. I did something silly and ended up with a 9in hole in my bed. I welded the hole up, but it looked hideous following the fix. I decided to go with a bed liner for protection and a cover up. My bed looks great now. Make sure you tape off the portions you don't want the bed liner. It is very sticky and thick. Make sure you prep the bed for the liner. I've had this installed for roughly a year. I'm still impressed by the quality. I did have some come up in a few spots, but that's because I was lazy in prepping. I bought the spray can herculiner and you can't even tell the difference.

I didn't want to pay roughly $800 for this '78s bedliner, so I took a chance and bought this product with the recommended rollers and a couple of cans of Herculiner spray for the corners/nooks/crannies. I didn't use anything other than two rollers, one old paintbrush, and two-thirds of this can. 1)Pressure wash 2) Mask off the edges/corners/sides/firewall etc with painters tape 3) Sand all glossy/smooth areas down with 100 or 220 grit sanding blocks 4) Pressure wash again 5) Dried overnight and wiped down again with alcohol rags the next morning. Mixed the can with a drill and paint mixer attachment.Here we go... I poured the bedliner into a paint tray and brushed/dabbed the corners of the bed. Dabbing this stuff down keeps the material from smearing thin. Once dabbed nice and thick into all corners/seams I immediately began rolling the walls/sides with the bedliner; don't press too hard 'cuz you'll possibly thin out the texture of the liner. Work from the firewall to the tailgate...This stuff gets everywhere! Any material that got onto the truck where it wasn't supposed to be wiped off easily with an alcohol wipe/cloth (do it quickly though). I waited about two hours then slowly peeled off the tape. I think it came out great. The spray can version of this stuff came out more like gloss black spray paint.... I would not recommend that product, but stand by this one 100%! Hopefully, it stands the test of time.

This worked great and saved a ton of money. Not sure what paying a company to spray your bed goes for but i know at least $1,000 like 10 years ago. Probably double that today.Block out an entire day, wake up early, have lots of rubber gloves, knee pads, sanding gloves (harder tip protection), acetone bottle and some extra rollers, paint trays and brushes cant hurt. I used what came with the can, the sand paper, rollers and brushes and it turned out great but the paint brush and rollers hardened after the first coat. Was able to get 2 coats with one can and had a little left over. They make a spray on bed liner than you can use for touch ups over the years or to get spots you may have missed or better straight lines.My only issues were caused by my impatience, not taping off properly and not anticipating the drips. Even though it is thick, its runny when you first opem the can. If i could go back and do it again, i would have used a wooden spoon or cheap long instrument to scoop the thick grit from the bottom of the can and mixed it in the tray with the rest that i poured out. On my last coating it thickened up substantially with a lot more grit than it initially had. First layer was more clear and runny black like water color paint in some spots but as it dried i went back over it, prior to doing the 2nd coat. I lathered this stuff on THICK as well. However, i have a 2024 Colorado with a 5ft x 5ft bed. Use that info to help you plan better for your ride, maybe youll need a spray can to help you finish out or buy another can.All in all, great product. Cheap and reliable so far. No chipping or cracking and it looks great (when its cleaned😂) i’ve been camping several times, turned the back into a pool on the 4th of July and hauled a ton of furniture, wood and a few dump runs and just took the photos after all that. It looks pristine when its cleaned. Everyone has said it looks professionally done

What did I like about it- I got a can that was said to be used from Amazon Warehouse but I really doubted it was used because I don't think they could offer this type of product after it was opened. I paid 67.00 for it as a result of the posting of it this way. It arrived and at first I thought its new product but upon opening I could see this package had been dropped and the can oddly dented around. After trying to get it open had to basically puncture it like an old oil can and pour the liner into another bucket. The material itself was good and I stirred it up well to mix the grit into it well. It came with a roller and cheap brush. I think I was supposed to get a scuff pad but really the roller and brush were all I used. I didn't get a pad.I applied it on top of the previous spray/roll/brush whatever it was liner. That liner was probably a good 12 or 15 years old. Dried, cracked, scuffed, dented. I prepped the old by filling the cracks or cuts with a glue and sanding everything so the new would adhere well. I'm sure I at least roughed it up. I vaccumed and cleaned it per the instructions before applying the liner material. I used both the roller and a brush applying a coat letting it sit and another coat hitting the bed a bit heavier then the sides although I did coat the top of the stake area because it was previously coated that way. The final looks pretty good. Its very gritty textured. I couldn't do anything about some small dents in the wheel well areas but it looks much better than before and the cuts that were in the previous liner are filled in. For a 17 year old work truck it looks pretty decent. It will suffice till I find a pristine box to replace it with. About the material, wear gloves and some clothes you will be okay if you had to toss them because even wearing gloves this stuff can find you and its hard to clean up. The roller can splatter a little or brush drip, believe me somehow some way this stuff wants to stain you lol. I will post a pic.

Easy to apply and was a great solution for my old Tundra. Don't skimp on the prep work and your results will be much better.