Spray-In
Bedliner Cost:
2026 Price Guide

How much is a spray-in bedliner? Published prices compared

Published prices for a professionally sprayed liner on a full-size bed run from about $470 to $800. We pulled every dated price we could find from the pages that rank for this search, plus two shops that post price lists, and took the median of the low ends and the median of the high ends: $525–$700.

National brands: LINE-X and Rhino Linings

LINE-X publishes its own average: $600–$700. Rhino Linings doesn't publish a price, and says each retail location is independently owned and sets its own. Third-party reports put Rhino jobs from under $500 to about $750. Both brands sell tiers: LINE-X lists Standard, Premium (adds UV protection) and MAX (UV plus a 25% thicker floor coating), and Rhino sells several liner formulas including an aliphatic, UV-stable one. So "LINE-X cost" or "Rhino liner cost" depends on which tier you're quoted.

Independent shops

Independent shops tend to land at the low-to-middle of the band. The two we found with posted prices charge $499.99 and $549.99 for a short bed, and exactly $50 more for an 8-ft bed. Some shops also advertise fleet and dealer pricing.

What ArmorThane applicators charge

Straight answer: it depends on the shop. ArmorThane-certified applicators are independent businesses. We supply the material, the equipment and the training; they set their own prices, and nobody at our end tells them what to charge. The only real number for your truck is a local quote, so find a bedliner installer near you and run what they tell you through the checker further down.

Whole-truck and exterior coatings

A full-body or exterior bedliner coating is a different job: more area, more masking, often trim removal. It's quoted by the vehicle, not the bed. Our guide to bedliner paint jobs covers what drives that price.

What you're paying for: material, thickness and prep

A spray-in bedliner price covers four things: a plural-component material sprayed through specialized equipment, a thickness measured in mils, a few hours of prep and masking, and a warranty. Two quotes at the same price can differ on all four, so those are the things to compare.

Polyurea vs polyurethane (high vs low pressure)

Professional liners come off two kinds of equipment. High-pressure rigs mix the two sides by impingement at roughly 2,000–3,000 psi with the material heated to about 150–160°F. That's how polyurea is sprayed: it gels in seconds and is walk-on in minutes. Low-pressure rigs run at a few hundred psi and spray slower-reacting polyurethane, which works well but needs longer before you get the keys back. Our bedliner equipment cost guide explains the machines, and polyurea vs other coatings covers the chemistry. Both are legitimate liners. Neither label tells you the thickness.

Thickness and gallons: the number most quotes leave out

Liner thickness is measured in mils, thousandths of an inch. Our certified applicators typically spray 80–125 mils, and Rhino Linings says its liners start at 1/8 inch, which is 125 mils. Most ArmorThane applicators use about 5 gallons on a full-size bed; on an F-150 5.5-ft box that works out to roughly 90 mils by the calculator's geometry. LINE-X's top tier is sold on a 25% thicker floor. Thickness is the one thing you can't see in a photo, and the easiest place to save money on a job, so ask for it.

Prep and masking

The factory finish has to be scuffed or sanded, cleaned and degreased so the liner can bond. Drain holes, tie-down cleats, latches and the bed rails (on an under-rail job) get masked. Rhino Linings puts a professional install at about 3 hours; LINE-X says "a few hours." Much of that is prep, and prep is what makes a liner stay put.

Warranty: read who it covers

Almost everyone advertises a lifetime warranty. The fine print is where they differ, and it matters more than the headline.

Spray-in bedliner vs drop-in: cost and trade-offs

A spray-in liner costs more up front, about $525–$700 against $200–$500 for a drop-in, and it's permanent. In exchange it's bonded to the bed, so nothing shifts, nothing holds water underneath, and it fits every contour. A drop-in is cheaper, goes in without sanding the factory finish, and comes out when you sell or turn in the truck.

Bed mats and bed rugs

A rubber bed mat is usually the least expensive way to protect the floor, and it lets air under, so it doesn't hold water. It leaves the sides and the tailgate bare. A full carpet-style bed rug covers more and is kind to cargo, and Capital One notes a full rug can cost as much as some spray-on liners. A mat on top of a spray-in liner gives you both, if you want a softer floor.

When a drop-in is the better buy

We make spray-in liner material, and we'll still tell you a drop-in or a mat is the smarter call in a few cases:

• Leased trucks. A sprayed liner is permanent and its prep scuffs the factory finish. A drop-in goes back out.
• You'll sell soon. If you won't keep the truck long enough to use it, $600 is hard to justify.
• Work trucks relying on a brand warranty. National spray-in warranties exclude commercial use; some drop-ins cover it.
• You want the bed paint untouched, for a collector or a truck you plan to show.

For everyone keeping a truck for years and actually hauling in it, spray-in wins. Our older piece on drop-in or spray-on bedliners covers fit and texture in more depth.

DIY bedliner kits vs a professional spray-in

A DIY kit costs $110–$165 and a weekend. What you give up is thickness: one gallon spread over a full-size bed goes on at roughly 15–30 mils wet for both coats combined, against about 80–125 mils for a professional liner. For an older work truck or a trailer floor that can be fine. For a new truck you'll keep, it rarely is.

What the kits cost and cover

The thickness math

One U.S. gallon spread 1 mil thick covers 1,604 sq ft. Herculiner's quart covers about 15 sq ft in two coats, so a gallon covers about 60 sq ft: roughly 27 mils wet for both coats, and thinner once solvents flash off. A professional liner at 100 mils puts about 5.5 gallons into an F-150 short box. A thinner film has less to wear through before you're back to paint. It isn't the brand. It's the film.

Prep is the same either way

The maker's instructions for the roll-on kit: clean the bed, mask, scuff every painted surface until nothing is glossy, and wipe it down with xylene, acetone or MEK. The spray kit wants 65–90°F. Skip the scuffing and any liner, DIY or pro, will peel.

When DIY makes sense

• An older work truck where appearance doesn't matter and $600 is a real share of the truck's value.
• Trailer floors, toolboxes and touch-ups.
• Re-coating a worn DIY liner you already have.

We've written more on this in spray-on bedliners vs DIY kits.

Install time, cure time, weight and the warranty question

Plan on a few hours at the shop and a day before heavy hauling. Rhino Linings puts a professional install at about 3 hours and recommends waiting 24 hours before heavy-duty use; LINE-X says a few hours to apply and about 24 hours to fully cure. A spray-in liner adds roughly 40–60 lb, and it doesn't void your truck's warranty on its own.

How long does a spray-in bedliner take?

Most of the time goes into prep. High-pressure polyurea is dry to the touch in seconds and tack-free in minutes, so the spraying itself is quick. Low-pressure polyurethane needs longer before the truck can leave: same day rather than same hour. Either way, give it the full day before you drop a pallet of pavers in it.

How much weight does it add?

LINE-X puts it at 40 to 60 pounds, depending on thickness and type. That lines up with our gallon math: 5–8 gallons of material, less the overspray that never lands in the bed.

Does a spray-in bedliner void your warranty?

Not by itself. Under the federal warranty law, a manufacturer generally can't require you to use its own parts or service to keep your coverage, but it can deny a claim for damage that a non-authorized product or service caused. The FTC's guidance for businesses says exactly that. In bedliner terms: if the bed rusts because prep went through the factory coating and the liner let go, expect an argument over that repair. Read your truck's corrosion coverage, ask the dealer if you're worried, and keep the invoice. The liner brands have their own rule too: both the LINE-X and Rhino Linings warranties apply to original factory beds, and Rhino's to original paint.

Does it stop rust? Can it go over rust?

A bonded liner keeps water and grit off the metal it covers, which is most of the rust story in a truck bed. It can't fix rust that's already there. Surface rust has to be ground or blasted off before spraying; rotted or missing metal has to be cut out and patched. Our guide to repairing truck bed rust covers the steps.

Can it be removed or repaired?

It's designed to be permanent, and taking it off is slow, messy work. The upside of that bond is that damage can be repaired: a gouge can be scuffed and re-sprayed, and a sound old liner can be scuffed and coated over. A peeling liner is another matter. It has to come off first.