How to fix holes in your truck bed with pictures! :)

so as a few of my local TW members found out or saw.. I installed a Hi-Lift mount in my bed by drilling holes into the bed itself and installing the mount.
well long story short.. I wanted to remove it, but it left ugly holes (8) in the bed.

So anywho I ended up using an Epoxy from West-Marine for fiberglass and plastic.

Since on the back of my bed I ended up bending a spoon and taping it to a screw drive to place as a backing for the holes...( you will just have to play around with objects that work best)

Once I let it set and harden I sanded area down w/ 80 grit until it was flush against bed, keep in mind this also scratches off top coating off our beds.


Once Sanded and flush with bed body I used Dupi-color trim paint($7.00) (1 can equals 1 coat)



These are pictures of it as its drying but as you can tell.. no white epoxy circles..




I hope this helps for anyone who wanted to undo what I thought couldn't be done..
and definitely cheaper than line-x

 

I wish you posted a picture of the product you used.

 

Right now I have a 1st gen but I'm going to get a 2nd within a year and with every truck I've ever had I have drilled a couple holes in the bottom of the bed up near the cab for rain drainage. Do these composite beds have anything like that?

 

Yes

 

Yes^

 

Link to the product(s) you used? I just removed a fridge slide from my truck and would like to fill those bolt holes. I know nothing about epoxy or fiberglass.

 

any pictures with good lighting so we can actually see how it looks? everything looks good with the lights off