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Re: Truck bed liners

To: Elton Clark <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
Subject: Re: Truck bed liners
From: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:16:27 -0700
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 10:35:45AM -0500, Elton Clark wrote:
> 
> There's an alternative to the plastic liners and the spray-on coatings.
> Costs very little and has none of the water retention and rust problems.  A
> full size thick rubber mat protects the floor and keeps things from sliding
> about.  The inner sides can still get a little dinged up when you haul the
> firewood but it works for me.  A hard plastic cover to shield the inside of
> the tailgate is a good addition and allows one to use the tailgate as a
> "horizontal work surface" without dinging up the metal.

On a truck I had in the 80s I bolted a piece of 1/2" plywood
to the tailgate.  The latch mechanisim had four nice
big bolts on the inside of the gate, so I just used slightly
longer bolts to hold the plywood on.  A couple coats
of varnish and some thin padding to keep it from
marring the 'gate completed it.

It made a good flat surface to work on (and a table
for truck camping).  1/2" was a little
thick and made the gate a bit heavy, I'd try 3/8 next time.


Eric

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