Sealed up the bed, but not the traditional way.

[Kevin_D]

After seeing your original post, I looked for it at Amazon and got an "extra sticky 3M" version of the tape. Product at this link. So far it has held up really well - and I've been pleased at how well it works. Thanks for the original suggestion!

So if you get water in the bed, will it drain out through the fuzz?

Kevin

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[AEsco48]

After seeing your original post, I looked for it at Amazon and got an "extra sticky 3M" version of the tape. Product at this link. So far it has held up really well - and I've been pleased at how well it works. Thanks for the original suggestion!

Looks to be the same as what I have. Can you take some picks of the tape so we can compare.

I was thinking of even using the real good 3M industrial double sided tape and cutting some strips for the curved portions.

Ill take some detailed pics of what I bought

 

[AmosMoses01]

So if you get water in the bed, will it drain out through the fuzz?

Kevin

That's exactly the reason I thought this was a great thing to try instead of going directly to the full rubber seal method. My tonneau does a good job at keeping water out, but not 100% perfect. I've checked the bed the afternoon after some heavy rains and a little bit of water would be in there and found there was nothing in the bed, though you could see tracks where there was a bit of water that was there but did drain out/wicked through.

 

[AmosMoses01]

Looks to be the same as what I have. Can you take some picks of the tape so we can compare.

I was thinking of even using the real good 3M industrial double sided tape and cutting some strips for the curved portions.

Ill take some detailed pics of what I bought

Here you go, hopefully it helps. I did wipe down the paint with alcohol pretty good before applying.

 

[AEsco48]

So if you get water in the bed, will it drain out through the fuzz?

Kevin

Yup, thats was my thinking.

 

[AEsco48]

Here is what I got: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B081JXKP75?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

THis is the type of double sided tape that sticks really really well

 

[AEsco48]

Here you go, hopefully it helps. I did wipe down the paint with alcohol pretty good before applying.

Is it like a very thin paper layer of double sided tape?

 

[AmosMoses01]

Is it like a very thin paper layer of double sided tape?

Yes - exactly, just like your top pictures. The double sided stuff you got looks like it would be super - did you get that from Amazon?

 

[AEsco48]

Yes - exactly, just like your top pictures. The double sided stuff you got looks like it would be super - did you get that from Amazon?

Yup. Posted a link above.

 

[Kevin_D]

THis is the type of double sided tape that sticks really really well

That’s the type of tape that’s used for body moulding: it should hold weatherstripping just fine.

Kevin

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I did as you AEsco48. Except my reasoning was to keep snow out. I'll see in a couple months if it worked.

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