Sleepers

[greg334]

The tool boxes may be powder coated, not painted. I have two boxes that claim to be painted but they sure are powder coated and flake. Maybe one day I will get off my a** and sandblast them and paint them the right way.

Painting a sleeper isn't hard, it is flat surfaces that help a lot and can be prep'ed easy with some of the sealers and primers we have today. A good one step epoxy, even boat paint will work well.

 

[layoutshooter]

The only problem Greg is that I would most likely have to move the cargo box to get to ALL of the damage from that AlumiBunk paint job. I also have to relace a tool box. I don't know if that is AlumiBunks fault or not. Whoever installed the battery box in it did so without isolating the steel bolts from the aluminum box. What a mess, the bottom of the tool box is just turning to powder. I have patched it as best I could but that will not hold very long.

My problem is I don't like the Alumibunk box, but of course it is NOT a standard size, so I either replace it with an identical box or I have to move brackets. Nothing is ever just pull and replace on this truck.

 

[Slo-Ride]

I was talking about the tool boxes that are built into the bunk,,,right below the sleeper door and on the other side,,thats where I am losing the paint,,inside those door frames and along the outside edges..
Layout,,,I just bought a used add-on tool box and brackets from aluimn-bunk,they where suppose to bolt right up...Guess what,,It didn't happen,,, none of the bracket holes lined up with my frame bolts..So instead of drilling the frame I slotted the holes in the existing bracket holes until they lined up with my frame bolts,,,I got lucky I didn't really want to drill new holes in the frame..Glad ya made mention of the bolts and dissimilar metals,,,I did isolate the box from the brackets with a large rubber strip,,,but I never gave the bolts a thought,,I will have to change that when I get to the house..