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i'm wondering if anybody knows how to get dents out the side of beds.not dents going inward.they kind of look like someone hit the inside of the bed and the dents are protruding outward(never seen it before)i don't think i could grind them down.the dents are pretty good sizes ranging in nickel size up to a head of a hammer.they make my truck look like crap in the sun

Try using a body hammer and dolly. Then a little filler to get it smooth. The goal is to have the dented metal be perfectly smooth (yeah right!) or have it go slightly inward toward the bed so that filler can be added to make it smooth on the outside. There may be slight bumps on the inside of the bed, but the outside will look good.

Mike

mine is still like that. but its got ALOT more serious body problems

the reason it happens is the LUV does'nt have a double sided bedside so when ever some thing hits it from the inside of the bed (ie: toolbox sliding around from me trying to do 90mph on country roads )

however the good thing is its fairly easy to fix and the bedside dont rot out as bad, look at a old s-10

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If you ever get your sides straight, i recommend the Rhino Lining. It's the best thing you can do for your truck bed. It has a lifetime warranty and looks great. Bryan

thanks for the info guys.larphead now that you made me think i probably put most of them in there.i'm the same way about speeding around corners.i love dirt and gravel.i'm going to print this out so i can get started on the bumps

i need to just take a sandblaster to mine, strip it down to nothing, and fix EVERTHING.
but im afraid of not having a body left
damn termites

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I like my steak like I like my women, young, tender and bloody.

All I need is my weed, women, and wine. -Edge City Outlaws

I had a body shop do my paint and body work, when he saw the bed, he said this is never going to be strait cause of the single wall construction. So what he did, is inset all of the dents, filled, sanded then painted. Afterwards, I took the bed and had it sprayed with Linex bed liner and you cant even see the inside bed dents.

I was thinking about putting in a spray in bed linning but is it removable?

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1980 Chevrolet LUV stock 1.8L longbed
1980 Chevrolet LUV parts truck shortbed
1983 Suzuki Gs550 Sportsman
1989 Nissan King cab P/u <totalled> 4/1/06
1986 Full size Chevy P/U
1993 Volvo 850 GTL

not easily removeable if that's what your asking.

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it is meant to be a permanent thing, its not made to be taken out, if you even could take it out in one peice... you can remove it but it cant be re-used

There is such a body hammer that the head is swirled, so when you start hitting the metal it actually "shrinks" the metal, thus, eliminating some of your dents. I still think the best thing to do....if you planned on keeping you Luv & possibly using the bed is once you have the sides straight, have a panel welded on the inside from the top of the bed down to the floor & then redrill you drain holes to accommadate the new panels. The only bad thing about spray in liners is if you're in an accident. They chip all up & are hard to have look as good as when originally sprayed.
food for thought Six Out.