Hey Guys,

New to the forum, great stuff so far.

I have an 01' F-150 super cab, Long Bed, 4x4. I bought the truck in North East ohio so there is a fair amount of rust in the bed. There is one problem area in particular that i want to work on.

I am planning on
1. Removing the bed (prolly gonna have to cut the bolts).
2. Cutting out the bad rust spot and welding in a new piece of metal.
3. Grinding out all the surface rust on the bottom of bed as well as inside the bed.
4. Coating the underside of the bed with some kind rust repelent product.
5. Rolling in a DIY bed liner.

My questions are.
1. What do i need to treat the bare metal with before the roll in liner.
2. Can i use generic carriage bolts to put the bed back on.
3. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ARE MORE THAN APPRECIATED.

Thanks
Matt

 

I too am interested in this as I just bought a truck with traces of rust... did you ever find a solution elsewherE?

 

As for a rust repellent, i hear por 15 is great for completely stopping rust from forming

 

well for under the bed paint i would use chassis saver http://www.magnetpaints.com/underbody.asp

for the bed bolts try to remove them if that doesnt work just cut the top head off and remove the bed and you should be able to heat the bolt up and remove it from the frame

oem bed bolts are cheap and not all the bolts are the same size but you still could use a standard bold if you choose

 

por 15 is supposed to legit

 

this seems very interesting, id like to see some pictures of the process and final product.