How Best to Repair This Steel Bed Floor Damage? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

badpeanut · 01-09-2007, 10:44 PM

I have a better bed floor for my Blazer, but behind the rear wheel on the passenger's side is a dent which "acordian folded" the corrugations of the floor inward as shown in the picture. I've tried pounding this out, but it is very stiff. Am I best off trying to find a patch and welding that in?

BarryB · 01-09-2007, 10:54 PM

Have you tried putting heat on it. There is also an attachment that goes on a slide hammer, that acts like a clamp . it clamps onto the metal and then you take the slide hammer and hammer it. It is made for dents such as this.
My .02 worth

01-09-2007, 10:44 PM	#1
badpeanut Not a bad nut after all.. Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: ND Posts: 1,759	How Best to Repair This Steel Bed Floor Damage? I have a better bed floor for my Blazer, but behind the rear wheel on the passenger's side is a dent which "acordian folded" the corrugations of the floor inward as shown in the picture. I've tried pounding this out, but it is very stiff. Am I best off trying to find a patch and welding that in? Attached Images __________________ '05 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 '72 GMC LWB 4x2 driver '72 Chevy LWB 4x4 plow truck '71 Blazer 4x4 driver '70 GMC LWB trailer

01-09-2007, 10:54 PM	#2
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: How Best to Repair This Steel Bed Floor Damage? Have you tried putting heat on it. There is also an attachment that goes on a slide hammer, that acts like a clamp . it clamps onto the metal and then you take the slide hammer and hammer it. It is made for dents such as this. My .02 worth

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