Does anyone know what kind of damage is caused to the aluminum when removing a lineX or Onyx spray in bed liner from a new F150 ?

Just recently brought my brand new truck to receive a spray in bed liner and midway through they ran out of material. The following day they attempted to finish it didn’t come out right. So they told me they would need to rip up the liner and respray it. Everything I’ve seen online for removing spray in liners is air hammering and chiseling. Im very concerned this is going to dent and score the bed on my brand new truck........any thoughts or recommendations would be helpful.

Thanks
jon

2017 F150 Raptor

 

They need to use liquid nitrogen.

 

I guess the nitrogen freezes the bed liner so it chips or peels easy?


At any rate they have to make it right without damaging your bed, especially on a brand new truck. If that means paying for a new bed so be it. If you don't get satisfaction from the shop that messed up your truck contact the parent company (Line-X, Rhino or whomever) who licensed that shop to install their product.

 

Sorry to hear about that, it must be very frustrating, especially on a brand new truck. If this happened to me, I would have them explain to me ahead of time exactly what the removal process was and I would also demand to see the bed after they stripped off the old material prior to re-applying the new material. That sounds like a rookie mistake running out of material during the application process, I would keep a very close eye on their work.

 

Wow, what an idiot. I really can't believe they were dumb enough to not check the level of material. I mean that stuff dries in seconds so there is little to no margin for error. If they have multiple guys spraying, I might request they use the pro. And dear god if it was the pro that did that they are just hopeless.

 

Sorry to hear about your issue. I would have strangled them... talk about BRAIN DEAD!! No excuse for that happening... Anyway start looking at the video at the 5:50 mark. They will show exactly how LineX is removed from a tailgate. It's not pretty but it can be done without damage if the dealer knows what they are doing... Good luck

 

After watching that video, I'm glad I went for the LineX and not the factory spray! In knew about the extra coverage that LineX provides, but I didn't know about the extra thickness or adhesion properties. Definitely a good video to watch if you're trying to decide between factory & LineX!

 

I was told that for the spray in bedliners to adhere properly you need to prep the bed anyway. That includes scuffing and scratching the surface. It should be all scratched and sanded anyway. short of denting it, the rougher it is the better the liner sticks. Check around 2 minutes into this video:


If it was applied with the scuffing prep done, it will be more difficult to remove than the unscuffed (factory?) one in the first video. I would ask how they plan to remove it. Maybe it would be better to just get another layer on top that evens things out?

 

40KPSI hydroblasting is the best way to remove it. I've done numerous spray in liners from all of the places that spray them in. I can blast one out in about 45 mins to an hour. Usually end up using anywhere between 30-33KPSI to remove it. It does zero dmage to the truck. The blast technician has to figure out just how fast to move the nozzle to leave a proflie for the coating to adhere to.

 

Trust me, you dont want to keep adding layers. It just gets worse. I've blasted out plenty of examples of what not to do.