Bedliners can be sprayed on, rolled on or dropped in, all for a custom fit, all to protect a truck bed and, oftentimes, to better protect and help stabilize items placed on the bed.

Spray-type systems can offer such versatility (depending on the type) as custom colors or applying the compound to other vehicles or even vehicle areas, or to other surfaces such as trailers, marine craft, boat ramps, swimming pool walkways, even animal enclosures or shed roofs.

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With football linemen, basketball players and pro stock drag racing engines, conventional wisdom implies that bigger is inherently better.

For mobile techs, however, when it comes to paint spraying equipment, that’s not always the case.

To see how this is so, let’s look at the three major components that make up the paint spraying apparatus:

Bedliner systems, coatings and equipment —  spray-on, drop-in, roll-on, etc. — were created to protect truck beds and give them longer life, as well as protect the sundry items people place, lay, set, shove or throw into the beds. Like any safeguard, each has its benefits based on driver preference. Following are some of the bedlining systems to consider as you show your clients what might best be suited to their own purposes.

Not just the truck bed can get protection from abuse, so can a grille guard. Photo courtesy of GatorHyde.

It is unquestionably a recurrent theme for 2009: This will be a critical year for many businesses due to a difficult economy. And the aftermarket is no exception.