Pickup Truck Flareside Plastic Side Panel Repair

Some pickup trucks have urethane side panels on the pickup bed, often referred to as "flareside" or "stepside." These panels can be expensive to replace, but if you can find a donor panel from a salvage yard, you can save a lot of money by repairing the original panel.

Urethane is a thermoset plastic, meaning it cannot be melted, so nitrogen welders cannot be used. However, an airless plastic welder can be used to create a hot-melt glue-style repair.

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