IS BEDLINER BULLETPROOF?
IS BEDLINER BULLETPROOF?
As spraying the entire vehicle in bedliner material has become more and more popular, so too has the question, “is bedliner bulletproof?” This is not an odd question by any means, and indeed, it is not a rare question searched on Google. Even Mythbusters tested whether a bedliner is bulletproof back in 2017.
One of the first videos is from YouTuber JustDustin, showing some items being sprayed and shot at. Luckily, we don’t use the material used here, so it’s a great opportunity for us to mess around with some ArmorThane ArmorLiner, our most widely used material, and show just how much stronger our material, is than others on the market today.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
BED LINER ADDITIVES
& TEXTURES
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BED LINER ADDITIVES
& TEXTURES
The great thing about bedliner, is you can add various textures and additives to the material to give the customers the protection they need and want. A few of the various additives used in ArmorThane bedliners are Teflon, rubber crumb, and granules; vinyl flattener is one of the most popular ones used depending on the method. The gripper and rubber crumb are renowned for their aggressive look and granules for more non-skid surfaces, like sidebars running boards, or steps.
Textures can also range from rugged and rough when spraying a bedliner to flat and smooth. Regulating the air pressure, nozzle size, and spread can all alter the appearance of a bedliner. For our standard size, we have dialed in our guns to give a fine and tight texture. This is standard and done every time unless you, the customer, specify differently.
Textures can also range from rugged and rough when spraying a bedliner to flat and smooth. Regulating the air pressure, nozzle size, and spread can all alter the appearance of a bedliner. For our standard size, we have dialed in our guns to give a fine and tight texture. This is standard and done every time unless you, the customer, specify differently.
ARMORTHANE AND PERFORMANCE HSOOTING
Now, let’s discuss what we have prepared for a test. We are taking this car door and coating it with ArmorThane bedliner material. We will then exercise our 2nd Amendment rights and have some fun—err….I mean, do some serious testing and record that data!
We have chosen to do a simple spray-and-shoot test. We are doing this because there are plenty of videos in which companies will spray layer after layer, apply an additive, and then layer some more material again. We feel this is unrealistic and a bit misleading. In real life, most people will go with the typical thickness of a bedliner. We want to show what our material can do without additives to get a realistic look at what you will be getting. We have tested with three thin layers. We tested hard and soft materials and layered them on top of one another. The test proved to be a success. None of the bullets from the 9mm handgun were able to penetrate the material.
We have chosen to do a simple spray-and-shoot test. We are doing this because there are plenty of videos in which companies will spray layer after layer, apply an additive, and then layer some more material again. We feel this is unrealistic and a bit misleading. In real life, most people will go with the typical thickness of a bedliner. We want to show what our material can do without additives to get a realistic look at what you will be getting. We have tested with three thin layers. We tested hard and soft materials and layered them on top of one another. The test proved to be a success. None of the bullets from the 9mm handgun were able to penetrate the material.
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