Wow, I just can't catch a break with this truck. After the water fiasco in the cab I thought I'd turn my attention to the exterior of my truck. The PO had installed a carpet bed liner from the factory. It looked nice but didn't serve my mnt bike hauling purposes. I had planned on building a rack to hold three bikes in the upright position.
Anyhow back on topic. So I get the bedliner out to clean and get ready for roll-in bedliner. I noticed some rust under the seam sealer gm used on the floor to bedside seam. It just looked like a bit of rust under the caulk like glue. As I'm tapping on it with the tip of some channel locks it just keep flaking away, and farther away, little farther....oh crap! I can see the drive way through my bed!
Now I've got to weld up a patch for a whole the size of a cue ball. Argh I swear, used trucks.
Any advice? I was going to barrow a buddies small 110v wire feed and just make a small patch after cutting out the cancer. I'm thinking about doing it from underneith the bed that way I don't leave a lip I can catch if I toss a shovel or a board in the bed.
Anyhow back on topic. So I get the bedliner out to clean and get ready for roll-in bedliner. I noticed some rust under the seam sealer gm used on the floor to bedside seam. It just looked like a bit of rust under the caulk like glue. As I'm tapping on it with the tip of some channel locks it just keep flaking away, and farther away, little farther....oh crap! I can see the drive way through my bed!
Now I've got to weld up a patch for a whole the size of a cue ball. Argh I swear, used trucks.
Any advice? I was going to barrow a buddies small 110v wire feed and just make a small patch after cutting out the cancer. I'm thinking about doing it from underneith the bed that way I don't leave a lip I can catch if I toss a shovel or a board in the bed.
