Raptor Black Urethane Spray-On Truck Bed Liner Kit, Protective Paint with Spray Gun, for Tailgates & Trucks, Vehicle Undercoating, 4 Litres

Let me start by stating that I bought and applied the Raptor Spray-On Bedliner approximately 3 months before this review was written and I am 100% completely satisfied and happy with the results. A little more background info...I have painted 3 or 4 other bedliners in the past using different brands, including Rustoleum and Rhino. Raptor is by far the best so far. I am also nothing more than a guy who likes to do things for himself. I'm not a mechanic or professional "car guy" in any way. In fact, aside from changing out my own head light bulbs, I won't touch anything else on my truck. I'm also not a contractor- my truck gets used for hauling things frequently, but not on a daily basis, so I probably but it through a moderate amount of abuse, but not intense, daily abuse.Ok, to start, I chose this Raptor kit after reading many reviews and watching several online "how-to" videos. In the past I used brushes and rollers to do the job, but I was never fully satisfied with the results- look and durability. I wanted to try the spray-on method to see of it would turn out better. I'm glad I did! Also, I applied this liner to a 2013 Chevy Silverado short bed that was new to me and in great condition, not a beater truck by any means.VERY IMPORTANT- prep is the most important part of the job so DO NOT get lazy and cut corners!!!I started the job in the morning by removing the already installed drop-in plastic liner and sanding down the bed and bed walls. I did not apply to the tailgate as it had the plastic portion installed already and removing it to spray in the Raptor meant having to mess with the wiring for the backup camera and I wasn't interested in doing that.I used a Ryobi cordless sander and a Black and Decker corded electric hand-sander to remove the paint. I probably went a little too far down in some areas and exposed the bare metal, but not a problem because I also sprayed in a couple coats of U-Pol Acid Etch Primer #8. But before that, I washed out the bed with TSP and water followed by a wipe down with Acetone and then taped off all parts I did not want getting painted. Blue painter's tape worked just fine. I also wrapped most of the rest of the truck with plastic painter's tarps so that no mist or paint got on any part of the truck I did not want it on. Once the bed was sanded down, cleaned, taped off and primed, it was on to the bedliner.I chose the Raptor brand because of the spray-in feature, but I did not have an air compressor. I had planned on renting one for a few bucks, but my neighbor had one I borrowed. Nothing heavy duty, but enough to reach the recommended PSI (60??? double check the directions). I also had to buy an adapter (3 or 4 bucks from Advance Auto) because the supplied gun was not compatible with the compressor hose. Not a big deal and easily addressed. Spraying in the liner was easy, but it took me a little bit to get the hang of it. Definitely watch a few videos online to see how others did it. My kit came with 4 bottles of liner and 1 bottle of activator. Make sure you wear gloves- I did not and I paid for it with black hands for a week or so. Follow the directions that come with the kit for mixing and then paint. Its a simple process...make slow, smooth passes with a slight overlap. The first coat should be light and you can go heavier as you do more coats. I think this kit gave me 3 or 4 coats. When I painted in the liner, I actually ran out of daylight as I finished the 3rd bottle. As a result of rushing and trying to finish the job before the sun went down, that last coat was not sprayed evenly and when it dried, there were light and dark splotches that looked like I used 2 different shades of black. Not a problem. The next day I sprayed on a final top coat with the 4th bottle. I took my time, moved slowly and smoothly and in the end everything looked great.I did not use haul anything in the bed for about 2 weeks after spraying in the Raptor liner. I don't remember what the directions recommended, but whatever time frame was, I gave it a couple more days to be extra careful. In the end, I am extremely happy with the results and definitely recommend this product to anyone thinking of doing their own bedliner. It was very easy and in the end mine came out looking almost professional grade., All told, including buying the primer, tape, adapter, tarps, etc. I paid less than $200 for a bedliner that would have cost me hundreds more to be professionally sprayed in. It took me just over a day to do and 3 months later, it looks as good at it did the minute I finished and I haven't noticed any wear whatsoever. I hope this review helps and good luck!

Awesome! My truck is a work truck. Over the last few years the bed has taken a lot of abuse. I had bare metal grease and rust, so my prep was a bit harder than a new truck.I sanded down the rust to bare metal, acetone, and etching primer. Scuffed up the rest of the bed with 80 grit.Then put plastic sheeting over the whole truck. Taped off the bed, removed all the bed lights and ac plug. I put little balls of tape to cover the threads for the screw holes for those items.Time to spray. I mixed everything with the measuring cup provide, shook it real good. Set my preassure to 46psi. (I had a full cover paint suit, nitrile gloves, and a dual respirator) test shot on the amazon box that it came in. Then went to work.The prep work probably took me 4-5 hours. Spraying took maybe 20 minutes. Stuff goes on nice. Not as thick as a rhino liner, but it feels pretty darn tough.For reference the bed liner places were around 600-800 ( to clean, prep, spray)This system, all in buying sand paper, primer, acetone, mineral spirits, tape, and plastic sheeting. Was about 180.I have a 6.4 foot bed. There was one can left.If you have time I say go for it!

Shipping was quick and the package was packed well. Product was easy to use. Just make sure you have done the proper prep. Did the inside of my 2012 Jeep Wrangler.

This stuff is FANTASTIC!!! Key is in the prep work. Only took 10 min per coat to spray on. Used 3 of the 4 bottles supplied and did 2 full coats.

The prep is the hardest part. I bought a 6” Abrasive 180 Grit Nylon Bristle Cup Brush and that was the key to getting the bed prepped. I started doing it with a sanding pad and an orbital sander and that was going very slowly. Once I started using the bristle cup things started moving quickly and it was so easy to get all of the uneven (and even) surfaces. I could have done 99% of the bed with just that. The next hardest part is tape and plastic over everything you don’t want coated.The 4 bottle Raptor liner kit was exactly perfect for my 5’7” bed and tailgate. I did a very thick and thorough application of the entire bed and the tailgate and that took three bottles. The fourth bottle was used to go over everything again with another nice coat. The finish turned out extremely even and it’s a decent thickness. Some folks buy two of these kits (8 bottles total) for a super thick finish but my truck is only used for light duty stuff so I don’t need that. I will say that the spray in factory bed liner coating in my old truck is probably 5 times thicker than the raptor liner, but it is what it is. I chose cost savings over extreme thickness. If I used my bed for work or every day, I would go pay a shop to do it instead. I don’t need that.Words of advice- you WILL need a respirator even if the garage doors are kept open. The odor is insanely strong and almost unbearable. I bought a cheap $20 Amazon one and even though the odor is so strong, it did work ok. You could not spray this without a respirator!Bottom line is I would recommend this product as long as you know it may not be as thick as other more costly options. I’d love to have another 4 bottle kit to make the finish thicker in my truck, but we shall see.