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The body of pickups is just like the inside of a toolbox. The sheet metal there does not have an easy life, at least if the pick-up is not only purchased for show purposes.

High demands must therefore also be placed on the protective lacquer layer in the container.

Fortunately, in the US of A, where in many states pick-ups are the largest group of road users, a solution to the protection problem of pick-up bins has been devised: Bedliners.

In the most luxurious form, these are plastic insert boxes that fit into the box like a foot in a flip flop or shoe.

But more common, because cheaper, is the use of a very durable, often provided with rubber particle filling, varnish that is also sold under the name bedliner.

The DIY spray cans with that stuff deliver limited protection to our information. A special spray nozzle is required for a much more durable professional spraying of the paint.

That lacquer with rubber particle filling can also be easily put on with a roller.

And from the shipbuilding world comes the information that industrial lacquers are used in that sector that are also very suitable for the inside of pick-up bins.

So if your boat goes into winter storage again soon, it is handy to ask your marina manager for the name of those shipbuilding lacquers.

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