Before I write my review, observations and lessons learned, I need to disclose that I used this product on a motorcycle trailer, not a truck bed.
(1)I quickly found that one should not use a plastic roller pan with this coating.Why?The Dupli-Color Coating degraded and ate completely through the bottom of the plastic roller pan.Luckily I had a metal pan nearby.
(2)The coating is thick and difficult to work with.Even with a brush it was hard to cut-in hard to reach places, crevices and indentations.I thought about thinning the coating, however I didn't see anything in the documentation stating you could or could not do that.I'm sure the thickness/viscosity of the product is how it is intended to be.
(3)It is also very, very temperature sensitive.It emulsified, clumped and crusted-over very quickly during summertime heat (even in the shade).I'd recommend to others a spring or fall application of the coating.
(4)I used a roller - with mixed results.The texture of the finished coat was far from uniform.I used both the recommended "texture" roller cover and a standard roller cover with a medium nap.Neither out-performed the other; in fact, in some areas the texture cover did better but in other areas the standard nap roller yielded a better result (better is defined as both "a more uniform thickness" and "a uniform visual appearance").
(5)I like the bed liner-like texture of the coating on the metal-grid section of my motorcycle trailer deck.It should provide more stable footing when wet.However, it was hard to apply to the grid-deck.I became so frustrated that midway through this part of thejob, I spray-painted the steel grid with Rustoleum to ensure everything was covered.Then I went back to the Dupli-Color Coating (I used two types of roller covers, sprayed Rustoleum, then I went back to the Dupli-Color Coating via a paint brush, then I rolled one more time with the texture roller cover).
(6)I would like to see how a spray gun performs with this product.I'm far from an expert, but I assume a top-grade spray gun may be needed.Due to the viscosity of the product I assume it would need to be thinned if one used an inferior or cheap spray gun.
In summary, my review title says it all. It is what it is: a Do-It-Yourself substitute for a professional job.Applying via a roller, no one should kid themselves that their finished product will look anything close to a professional "spay-in bed liner".Given my results, I would never apply this to my truck bed!But for what I used it for - to protect a 2003 motorcycle trailer - it served its purpose.If the Dupli-Color Coating proves to be durable, the effort & expense will have been worth it.Only time will tell.
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Excellent product! These are a great option for adding a roof rack system to your vehicle. Installation is fairly easy - for those with a bit of mechanical ability. This is the second set I've installed on my vehicles and have been able to transfer one roof rack system over without having to buy a whole new system.
