chrisser
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- 1987
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Been working on the underside of the bed. Got all the rust and holes taken care of, then epoxy primered it, followed by rustoleum and then spray on undercoating. Came out pretty good.
Bedsides are off. I now have the bed flipped over and it occured to me there aren't any drain holes in the bed.
I noticed that where the bed floor meets the front panel, there are gaps especially on the high spots of the bed corrugation. I suspect this is why I had to replace my front support under the bed - it had corroded into a rusty skelton. Also had rust in the bed floor up front that I had to repair by cutting out and replacing the first 6" of the center bed panel.
So I was thinking of putting some seam sealer there so water doesn't drain and ruin my new support, but then I would think I need a place for accumulating water to go - was that gap Ford's idea of a drain?. I have a plastic liner insert I'm probably going to put back in, so I don't want water trapped underneath.
Anyone put drains in their bed? Just curious what you did, how many and where you did it. Just a simple hole, or something more elaborate?
All ideas welcome, including that I'm overthinking this (although once you fix rust, you want to do everything you can to make sure it doesn't come back)
Bedsides are off. I now have the bed flipped over and it occured to me there aren't any drain holes in the bed.
I noticed that where the bed floor meets the front panel, there are gaps especially on the high spots of the bed corrugation. I suspect this is why I had to replace my front support under the bed - it had corroded into a rusty skelton. Also had rust in the bed floor up front that I had to repair by cutting out and replacing the first 6" of the center bed panel.
So I was thinking of putting some seam sealer there so water doesn't drain and ruin my new support, but then I would think I need a place for accumulating water to go - was that gap Ford's idea of a drain?. I have a plastic liner insert I'm probably going to put back in, so I don't want water trapped underneath.
Anyone put drains in their bed? Just curious what you did, how many and where you did it. Just a simple hole, or something more elaborate?
All ideas welcome, including that I'm overthinking this (although once you fix rust, you want to do everything you can to make sure it doesn't come back)