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!

Great value for the price. Took me almost two days to finish because for this job prep work is everything. Quality is top notch. Very easy to mix and apply. I am very pleased with the result. No complaints so far I hope it will last.

The application of this product was easy to use and looks great. The product application kit allows a professional result, and I would recommend this product. This review is based on the application and visual result upon completion. I used it on a short box truck (6'-10") and used all 4 cans in the kit.

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!

What: Raptor lined my utility trailerProduct used: Black and Tintable Raptor linerProduct used where: My garageTips, make sure you tape off everything you don’t want to get spray on. Originally thought I could use a box( As a shield) to hold up to areas where I didn’t want liner, but you just need to tape and paper everything off.The gun it comes with works easy, but can spray a little chunky if you don’t have the PSI on your tank turned up to 60 PSI. The spray gun doesn’t come with a quick connect to attach to your air compressor hose, so I bought one and attached it to the gun that came with the liner. This way I could easily disconnect/connect the gun while switching from bottle to bottle of liner and then easily connecting to my hose.I saw some guys online do it at 40 PSI, but it definitely sprayed better at 60 PSI.I used my little Dewalt pancake air compressor, which I believe is a 6HP or so. They recommend a bigger air compressor, but it worked fine.I Raptor lined my trailer Black & Green. I thinned out the tintable liner with a Urethane based (Reducer/thinner) and it definitely made it easier to spray and gave it a less chunky look. For some reason it’s called a reducer, which has the same effect as a paint thinner but due to the material type it takes a “reducer”The Black Raptor liner I did not have to reduce. It’s easier to work with than the tintable. I think this is due to the tintable having the paint in it as well as a thicker starting consistency.If you use tintable, here is the breakdown per bottle.One Bottle of Tintable Raptor Liner3 ounces of Paint (I used a custom green color)5 ounces of urethane reducer ( Reducer is like a paint thinner) I got this from Autozone.8 oz of Hardner (comes with liner)I emptied the bottle into a 2 Quart Mixing cup and then added the 3 ounces of paint and mixed with a paint stir stick. After mixing the two I then added in the Urethane Reducer. At first it sits at the top, but after you stir the mix itgets to a thicker paint like consistency. Last you mix in the 8 oz of hardner. After mixing for a minute or so use a funnel to get the material back into the bottle. You need the material in the original container because the spray gun attaches to the bottle.Set air compressor to 60 PSI and spray.Wear a mask, gloves, painting suite & goggles. Lay down plastic drop clothes if you’re doing a trailer or something that’s not a truck bed. Material will get in the air and you’ll have liner on stuff.Make sure you wear a mask and safety items that I mentioned. Material gets in the air and you don’t want to breathe it in.