Diamond Plate?!
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Diamond Plate?!
The previous owner of my 66 f250 put diamond plate in the bed. It is a pretty shotty job. I want to repair it, i got the pics of it. I still see original bed underneath but the corners are rusting out. should i replace the bed or can i repair it?
Last edited by Scifi266; Jun 2, 2007 at 10:43 PM. Reason: more info
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Anything can be repaired.
The 4 corners of the bed IIRC are just flat panels. Only the center of the bed has the pressed raised pattern. Unfortunately, no one is making a bed patch section at present. To match the pressed portion you need to cut an unrusted section out of another bed and section it in.
Usually the beds rust along the front edge as Ford didn't allow any drain holes up there, one of the dumber things they did (or in this case, didn't do). I've seen really bad beds rust across the front and then down the front sides allowing the bedside to actually become loose and start to drop down past the floor. If you've got one that bad, it's probably best to look for another bed.
The 4 corners of the bed IIRC are just flat panels. Only the center of the bed has the pressed raised pattern. Unfortunately, no one is making a bed patch section at present. To match the pressed portion you need to cut an unrusted section out of another bed and section it in.
Usually the beds rust along the front edge as Ford didn't allow any drain holes up there, one of the dumber things they did (or in this case, didn't do). I've seen really bad beds rust across the front and then down the front sides allowing the bedside to actually become loose and start to drop down past the floor. If you've got one that bad, it's probably best to look for another bed.
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I could be wrong (it happens frequently) but I believe that the bed floors changed in 67. I've got a couple of holes in the bed of my 66 that are in the ribbed part. I've got a rusty door that I'm going to rob the good metal off of to attempt to make patch panels with. Hopefully it won't look like crap. I feel your pain on the diamond plate. I had an 80 flareside that a previous owner had slapped diamond plate down on top of the factory wood bed. Cutting that stuff back out wasn't alot of fun.
