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crumbly chipboard under carpet
#725597 July 12th 2017 4:35 am
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Still doing the refit of bits n pieces after the respray.

while fitting the locks/handles etc in the cargo doors I noticed bits of wood/sawdust by the edge of the carpet. On investigation I found the baseboard had been wet at some time over the past few years and was crumbling away. I`m sure this was caused by the fact that when I bought the van there were no door seal rubbers on the cargo doors, allowing water into the floor.

I took my time and peeled back the carpet and underlay which is still in good condition. The baseboard was pretty much stuffed so I measured back to solid wood and cut out the bad.
Now to the timber yard tomorrow, buy a new piece - marine ply if I can get it and make it all good again.
Happily I can say again there is no rust in my van, pulling back all that carpet just confirmed it.

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Matman #725599 July 12th 2017 7:54 am
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You might take this opportunity to add some protection to the metal floor. i am planning on using a roll-on truck bedliner on my floor to protect between the metal floor and the wood.


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great idea tuner4life the roll in truck bedliner also tends to deaden road noise a bit too. Right on man.

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Matman #725617 July 12th 2017 9:24 am
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I`ll be using the cartridge spray on material I had on my ute. It`s like a liner, very tuff, sound deadener too.


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