Filling holes in bed
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Filling holes in bed
This truck that im looking at is really nice exept for that it has 3 or 4 holes in the bed... there are holes in the bedliner and it was a fleet vehicle so my guess is that something was dropped into it and left the holes... they arent rusted yet but getting close cuz theyres some orange spots... any ideas of how to fix it because i dont want to end up buying it then having them rust through...
im thinking that i can just take the bed off and have my cousin weld a small peice of metal onto the bottom side, then bondo it and get it line-x'd....how well would this work?
any help would be appreicated....
im thinking that i can just take the bed off and have my cousin weld a small peice of metal onto the bottom side, then bondo it and get it line-x'd....how well would this work?
any help would be appreicated....
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If you have access to an Oxy/Acetylene torch and a couple of brazing rods I would just braze them up and then grind them down smooth...Shoot some primer on them and then a coat of matching paint. If there around the fuel tank, make sure you use a heat shield (a large piece of sheet metal pushed up between the bottom of the bed and top of tank during the welding).
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i was just looking at the bed of my truck now to see how hard it would be to get the bed off and it seems pretty straight forward.... anyone know of anywhere that has a how to or something in that regard so that i dont accedenly not remove a bar or something and end up breaking something....
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I would not bother removing the bed for that. But if you want to you'll need to remove the bed liner (if you have one), then unhook the fuel filler, tail light wiring, and then the bed mounting bolts (Torex) on the floor of the bed. There maybe some wire hangers underneath the bed so take a good look around. I think thats all you'll need to do to remove it....if not Im sure someone will chim in and correct me.
The reason I recommend brazing them is because the braze will coat the metal like solder sealing the holes on both sides and the brazing material is as strong as the sheet metal but yet soft enough to easily smooth out. And no Bondo is needed nor will you need to remove the bed.
The reason I recommend brazing them is because the braze will coat the metal like solder sealing the holes on both sides and the brazing material is as strong as the sheet metal but yet soft enough to easily smooth out. And no Bondo is needed nor will you need to remove the bed.
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