Items Needed: Acetone, Gloves, Making Tape

Recommended: Many Newspapers, 3M Rust removal wheel, and make sure that masking tape is of good quality, extra scotch-brite pads, drill operated paint mixer, Old clothes.

Prepping the surface:

1. First off let me say bed- liner's suck! As I started to remove my factory bed- liner I removed the plastic shell and tailgate protector to find that the bed-liner had literally scarred my bed.  I would throw this POS in the garbage but want to sell it to recoup some of the cost from doing this project (which incidentally is cheaper than most plastic bed- liners.)
2. Since it had scarred my bed so badly there was a lot of rust to remove, thus the reason for the 3M Rust removal wheel which I happened to have laying around from another project. I used the wheel to ground down all rusted areas and areas around the rust.
3. I then removed all hardware I did not want coated and also removed my tailgate so I could do that separately from the bed.
4. After that I preceded with the instructions and began to scuff my entire bed area using the Scotch-Brite pad provided in the kit to a dull- non glossy finish. While I did do my entire bed with this single pad it is recommended to get a couple more just in case.
5. I then masked off all the areas I did not want the coat on. At this point I decided to wrap the coating up over my bed-rails. One reason being that my bed-liner had scarred those areas and I did not want to have to repaint them.
6. I then Scotch-Brited up to the masking line going in the direction of the tape as to not lift it accidentally.
7. I first used my trusty CO2 bottle (since I still do not have a compressor) and blew all residual dust from the surfaces
8. I then wiped the entire bed area with Acetone to remove the rest of the dust and any oils and to prep the surface for coating. They recommend using gloves and so do I... I didn't and paid for it in dry, sore hands.
9. I then took newspapers and masking tape and hung newspaper along the bed rail tape line, the cab area, and the tailgate to cover my bumper and lamps. Covering all areas I did not want to be coated.
10. All bolts for items from the bed, I wrapped in masking tape then reinserted them into their holes so that the coating would not get into the threads.
11. I'll warn you ahead of time... this takes a lot of time to do properly and just like painting the more prep time- the more it will show in the finished product. This prep work alone took me at least 3 to 4 hours but then again I am very picky about things like this.

1. Ahh The first coat.... I started out by opening the can of Herculiner and mixing it using a drill operated mixing attachment. This really got the liquid mixed up quite nicely and evenly.
2. As per the instructions I used the brush to go over all hard to reach corners.
3. Then used the roller to cover all "flat" surfaces starting by coating the front wall by the cab then working back through the bed to the tailgate, then doing the bed-rails last.
4. The unfortunate thing is I had to work the next day. So after doing the first coat, I pulled all of the masking tape and paper off while the coating was still tacky. Using quality masking tape makes a difference- I had no bleeding of the coating to areas I did not want coated.
5. The next morning the coat was set- normally you would wait 1 to 2 hours then do your second coat. Since this is a polyurethane based coating I was not worried about the coating not sticking to itself.

1. I re-masked all of the areas I masked before and re-papered the cab, bumper and sides of the truck.
2. I re-mixed the coating with the drill attachment and went to work.
3. The second coat I slopped on thick and basically mirrored what I had done for the first coat.
4. After coating all surface I then preceded to remove all masking tape and newspaper. This is recommended to do while it is still tacky so that the masking tape and paper doesn't become part of the finished product.
5. Then I let it set- by the next morning it was all set and you could use it lightly.

1. I honestly left everything go for a couple days- I probably did not have to, but I did anyway.
2. I removed bolts I had reinstalled and removed all tape from them.
3. I reinstalled all of my hardware and my tailgate.
4. Voila!! I now have a coated bed at a fraction of the spray on price. Another positive about this coating is you can touch it up as needed.

• Fraction of the cost compared to a bed-liner or spray on coating.
• Durable.
• Can be touched up as needed.
• Do it Yourself!!
• Looks great when finished.
• Hid minor bed blemishes... scratches, small dings.

• Messy.
• Smells- do this in a well ventilated garage where you can open the doors..
• Does take a lot of time to do well- set aside a full day to do this.
• and again MESSY!!!