subject: Benefits Of Hmw And Uhmw Plastic Truck Bed Liners [print this page] The truck beds of various large industrial trucks such as garbage trucks, dump trucks, tandem trucks, and trucks used in agriculture are constantly scraped and damaged by the tons of abrasive materials that are unloaded on a daily basis. Truck bed liners made of heavy duty plastic materials have been created to help minimize the damage done to truck beds that dump their contents.
There are basically two kinds of truck bed liners available: UHMW and HMW. They are both plastic, seamless liners that provide a non-stick surface for materials to slide easily out of the truck bed. They are available in various widths, thicknesses, and grades to fit any size truck bed.
The UHMW plastic liners have the added benefit of a special silicone to make it even easier for materials to slide out of the truck. The UHMW family of products includes:
Blue Iron contains 2% silicone added to its heavy-duty plastic materials. The added silicone gives it 4 times more abrasion resistance than the standard HMW plastic liner. The Blue Iron plastic liner is also UV stabilized to withstand direct sunlight and can be repaired with a hot air or extrusion welder. This gives the Blue Iron a longer lifespan and saves you money in replacement costs.
The Blue Iron plastic truck bed liner is especially good for abrasive materials such as sand, gravel, clay, coal, limestone, sludge, and agricultural materials.
Blue Stripe is an economical alternative to Blue Iron and the best choice if this is the first time using a truck bed liner. It has some of the same features of the Blue Iron such as UV stabilization and is repairable with a hot air or extrusion welder. It is used as a medium-duty truck bed liner for materials such as clay, dirt, sludge, snow, salt, fertilizer, sand, and gravel. It is available in several widths and thicknesses so fit the size of any truck bed.
Red Hot is specially made for high-temperature materials such as hot asphalt, fly ash, sand, gravel, clay, dirt, and rocks. It includes glass to reduce heat expansion, resist hot materials, and to add hardness to the UHMW liner. It also contains 2% silicone, is available in various thicknesses, widths, and lengths, and is repairable.
HMW truck bed liners are an economical alternative to the UHMW line of products that provide excellent release of materials while providing high-quality protection to your truck beds.
Blue Stripe saves wear and tear on your truck beds while providing good release action. It is best used for trucks that haul clay, dirt, sludge, snow, salt, fertilizer, sand, and gravel. Blue Stripe is a 100% virgin HMW liner with no recycled materials used. It is also treated to resist damage from direct sunlight and is repairable with a hot air welder to save replacement costs.
If you need a more affordable alternative to UHMW liners you will not be disappointed with Blue Stripe.
Your trucks work hard for you every day. You have made a great investment in your equipment. The longer your truck beds last the more money you save and the more money you make. Consider lining your truck beds with UHMW or HMW liners.
