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Old Nov 28, 2023 | 01:22 PM
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Hi I haven't been working on my truck for a while. I noticed I have cracks starting on the wood bed floor near the cab side. The rest of the board is in great shape. Any way I can save these boards? I plan to take them out and these boards sand and lightly stain them. It's not a show truck but I don't want it to look nasty. Any ideas?
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Old Nov 28, 2023 | 03:03 PM
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Take them out and glue and clamp them with good exterior glue. Sand them. Then paint them your choice of color.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2023 | 12:58 PM
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you can also drill into the side of the crack and shoot a screw into it to squeeze it together and help the glue.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2023 | 07:52 PM
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CA glue works great...the choice for most woodworkers especially in the repair of splitting wood.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2023 | 08:16 PM
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Lumber yard works good too...lol
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 08:07 AM
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your best bet is to use lots of glue and a screw with a pilot hole.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2023 | 08:39 AM
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You could do what boat builders do if the cracks aren't too bad. Get some epoxy and fill the cracks with it, then clamp across the cracks to pull them together. Let dry for at least 24 hours before taking the clamps off. Then sand the boards to even out the epoxy and stain.
 
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