I used my truck as a truck this weekend, hauling 6 loads of topsoil. When I finished, I gave the bed a good washdown, and just when I thought I was done I pointed the hose at the edge of the bedliner (plastic drop-in type, factory installed) and sprayed some water up in there. A whole lotta mud came out, meaning lots of dirt got up under the bedliner.
I kept spraying water under there until it came out clear, but I'm just wondering how much I need to worry about dirt and stones up under there - not that I'll ever see it under the bedliner, but I imagine the paint under there will get scratched up pretty bad over time, leading to unseen rust. Should I worry about that, or not?
It's a truck. It's made to get dirty, and I'm not the type to get my shorts in a bunch over some scratches in the bed - I just don't want to end up with a rusted out truck bed in 10 years. I don't haul dirt that often, but I will on occasion. Should I consider the drop-in liner temporary, and plan on replacing it with a spray-in liner in a few years? Or figure the rest of the truck will fall apart long before the bed rusts out, and not worry about it?
I kept spraying water under there until it came out clear, but I'm just wondering how much I need to worry about dirt and stones up under there - not that I'll ever see it under the bedliner, but I imagine the paint under there will get scratched up pretty bad over time, leading to unseen rust. Should I worry about that, or not?
It's a truck. It's made to get dirty, and I'm not the type to get my shorts in a bunch over some scratches in the bed - I just don't want to end up with a rusted out truck bed in 10 years. I don't haul dirt that often, but I will on occasion. Should I consider the drop-in liner temporary, and plan on replacing it with a spray-in liner in a few years? Or figure the rest of the truck will fall apart long before the bed rusts out, and not worry about it?
