COLORED Truck bed coating, I love the color, wife was dead set against it, I won. (Actually, she allowed it)

Mr_Priest · Jun 11, 2025

(My first post, as a jeep owner) I bought Durabak-18 Textured Truck Bed Liner in bright RED. It matched my trim colors and my dashboard. I think it helped the looks, and I know it's going to help protect the bed. My wife strongly suggested black, but I just couldn't bring myself to become a lemming. I've always had a vision on what accessories would look like before I put them on and I think I'm justified in RED. She relented because the color really wouldn't matter when I put the retractable tonneau cover on. 6 hours of sanding, tapping, cleaning and two coats of textured bed paint later, here it is.

Jeep Gladiator COLORED Truck bed coating, I love the color, wife was dead set against it, I won. (Actually, she allowed it) 20250529_115133

Jeep Gladiator COLORED Truck bed coating, I love the color, wife was dead set against it, I won. (Actually, she allowed it) 20250526_174945

Jeep Gladiator COLORED Truck bed coating, I love the color, wife was dead set against it, I won. (Actually, she allowed it) 20250529_111739

SoCal Gunner · Jun 11, 2025

Looks great!

Now, you say you won... but has your wife admitted you were right? This may be a day for the history books!

wchevron · Jun 11, 2025

Too much red for me but to each his own. Raptor bed liner will custom tint bed liner for a slight upcharge. Just an FYI for anyone else thinking of doing this. Looks like it came out well. Good luck with it.

imallcrawl · Jun 11, 2025

I don't know how I feel about this

DirkG · Jun 11, 2025

Not my style but more importantly, Mr_Priest 1 , Wife 0 :beer:

pnbld · Jun 11, 2025

Nice

D_JT · Jun 11, 2025

Yikes. Well, this is a prime example of "Just because you can doesn't mean you should". Your wife was 110% correct. Also not a very clean job. Messy lines, way over textured, looks very thin and screws for the tailgate access panel left in.

Volt0 · Jun 11, 2025

Almost perfect for deer season

bill61 · Jun 11, 2025

I think it looks real nice.

Stan H · Jun 11, 2025

Mr_Priest said:
(My first post, as a jeep owner) I bought Durabak-18 Textured Truck Bed Liner in bright RED. It matched my trim colors and my dashboard. I think it helped the looks, and I know it's going to help protect the bed. My wife strongly suggested black, but I just couldn't bring myself to become a lemming. I've always had a vision on what accessories would look like before I put them on and I think I'm justified in RED. She relented because the color really wouldn't matter when I put the retractable tonneau cover on. 6 hours of sanding, tapping, cleaning and two coats of textured bed paint later, here it is.

Wife was right !
They are always right ✅️

Just go ask and see if I am right.
I know if I ask my wife she would tell me she is always right ✅️

Rusty PW · Jun 11, 2025

wchevron said:
Too much red for me but to each his own. Raptor bed liner will custom tint bed liner for a slight upcharge. Just an FYI for anyone else thinking of doing this. Looks like it came out well. Good luck with it.

Line-X will do color too. They did my front bumper on my Power Wagon.

Jeep Gladiator COLORED Truck bed coating, I love the color, wife was dead set against it, I won. (Actually, she allowed it) Rausch Creek 5.JPG

Hootbro · Jun 11, 2025

I am on the wife's side of this.

Farmer Fran · Jun 11, 2025

I like the color contrast

Reddout99 · Jun 11, 2025

D_JT said:
... screws for the tailgate access panel left in.

If you ever need to replace your 3rd brake light, that panel will need to be removed.

Vtur · Jun 12, 2025

Why many seams to be worrying about what the wife's thinks? Why's the need to ask them for an opinion or permission about adding or stuffs added to our trucks?. Maybe my wife is just different as she has never commenting on how any of my vehicles looks, just like i don't be saying anything about her kitchen or interior designs. We also don't like the same stuffs either, no conflicts of interests. Maybe it's why we're still together after 26+yrs. My toys, my choices

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