Ultimate Application Process To guarantee customer satisfaction with every application, the staff at Smith's Ultimate Linings are trained to follow a precise step-by-step process in installing your Ultimate bedliner, paying special attention to detail and quality workmanship. 1. Clean and disassemble This step includes the removal of any dirt, oil or other foreign substance from the bed of the truck to ensure proper adhesion. Also, all rubber plugs, tie downs and access panels are removed and sprayed separately if necessary. 2. Taping and Masking We use only the best Edge Cutting Tape to acquire extremely clean and straight lines, a quality that cannot be achieved using knives and ordinary tape. Our lines closely follow the natural curves and contours of the truck bed to give a factory-installed look. 3. Cover All exposed areas of the truck, from roof to tires, are covered with plastic and/or paper. This is done to prevent overspray from getting on any surface other than the truck bed. 4. Sanding. The paint is scuffed up with a nylon brush to enable greater adhesion. All edges are hand-sanded so that every inch of the liner is permanently bonded to the truck bed. 5. Spray Each application is professionally sprayed to a thickness of approximately 1/8" on sidewalls and bulkhead. High-wear areas such as the floor, wheelwells and tailgate are sprayed to a thickness of approximately 1/4". Specialty items may be custom sprayed to virtually any desired thickness. 6. Trimming and reassemble After the Edge Cutting Tape is removed, all edges are hand-trimmed and sanded to produce smooth edges. All rubber plugs, tie downs, access panels and hitches are reinstalled. And lastly, the bedliners are wiped clean. The result is a sharp-looking truck with the best possible bedliner around!