Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build

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Originally Posted by Bad71chev406sbc

Nice build and what a great learning experience, right? I'll be staying tuned. And don't worry....one of those daughters may end up with a guy who's a complete gearhead!! .

That's not something I really want to think about just yet.

Originally Posted by Bad71chev406sbc

If you go with the real spray in bedliner, it does not like to be modified. It'll peel up like a sheet off a matress. The only real way of doing a good job is stripping it all off and re-shooting. If you were going to do more bed work to it, I suggest doing it before having a nice, professional spray-in done. If you do the DIY kit stuff(roll on, rattle can), that's easily stripable and re-applied in certain areas. The real stuff is a much different case.

I've been looking it over lately and will probably patch the rust spot on the one that needs it, and pound out as much of the dents as I can. Then use some filler to smooth it out. It will look better than it is now. I think I'll be using Al's Liner.

If I was really concerned with having a great looking bed, I'd have to replace the whole floor and both wheel wells. But because I plan on using the truck to haul stuff later, that's not my goal. But it could be done later if that's what I wanted down the road.