Truck parts prices change partly by supply and demand just like anything else. It's been my observation that parts prices and availability for Chevy, Ford and Dodge trucks have been such that driving old trucks "forever" worked well. Sheer numbers of these trucks on the road guaranteed a supply of used truck parts plus a demand for new parts too. However with the closing of many parts plants, doesn't it make you wonder where the parts will come from to keep older trucks on the road.
Plastic material used to make the drop in linings can hardly be damaged no matter what the job. It isn't that the plastic liners just protect beds from scratches and scrapes either, which they do.
Spray liners are after all really a paint application over the existing bed paint. But it is special paint. Partly it is special because it dries and cures very rapidly. The paint usually is a two part product mixed right at the spray gun. Engineered to cure fast, that means the time to get the project done is very short. Usually that means the truck only has to be at the applicator just a day or so.
Another major feature of the coating is thickness. Up to one-fourth inch thick, the lining durability relates partly to the large volume of material applied. The thickness of the coat means much paint can be torn or scratched away and the metal of the bed still is not touched. It isn't that the liner is so hard to damage, it's that there is just so much of it there.
The guarantee that comes with liners is not that the liner won't be harmed, it is that it will be repaired. Repair just means a respray, that's all. Another basic feature of liners professionally installed is proper preparation. Like for any paint coating, proper surface prep really is key to a coating that sticks. Scrimp on surface prep and the coating likely will be gone with the wind.
Truck parts for older American pickups have historically been relatively cheap and easy to get. That may change as the auto industry changes. That means many serviceable and valuable vehicles will die an early death from lack of affordable service parts. That surely seems like a shame. - 29952
Plastic material used to make the drop in linings can hardly be damaged no matter what the job. It isn't that the plastic liners just protect beds from scratches and scrapes either, which they do.
Spray liners are after all really a paint application over the existing bed paint. But it is special paint. Partly it is special because it dries and cures very rapidly. The paint usually is a two part product mixed right at the spray gun. Engineered to cure fast, that means the time to get the project done is very short. Usually that means the truck only has to be at the applicator just a day or so.
Another major feature of the coating is thickness. Up to one-fourth inch thick, the lining durability relates partly to the large volume of material applied. The thickness of the coat means much paint can be torn or scratched away and the metal of the bed still is not touched. It isn't that the liner is so hard to damage, it's that there is just so much of it there.
The guarantee that comes with liners is not that the liner won't be harmed, it is that it will be repaired. Repair just means a respray, that's all. Another basic feature of liners professionally installed is proper preparation. Like for any paint coating, proper surface prep really is key to a coating that sticks. Scrimp on surface prep and the coating likely will be gone with the wind.
Truck parts for older American pickups have historically been relatively cheap and easy to get. That may change as the auto industry changes. That means many serviceable and valuable vehicles will die an early death from lack of affordable service parts. That surely seems like a shame. - 29952
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