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a few weeks back someone posted that they were considering painting bed liner sealer on the floor of their cab prior to carpet etc to reduce noise, rust etc.

Has anyone ever done this? Is there any real value to doing it or is it wasted effort? I would assume it would help prevent rusting, but I don't find many cabs rusting from the inside out anyway!

I dunno the brand name of the spray on bed liner stuff but it's very thick and should help reduce interior noise as anything that dampens out vibrations & reduces ' drumming ' of sheet metal
helps a lot - I glue pads inside my door skins and cab for exactly this reason and my '49 is very quiet inside in spite of it being a rattly old POS .

Did this to the floor and interior step area of my 59. Got the idea from a kid who had done the whole inside of his off road IH. Main reason I went this way was figured the bed coating would be a lot more resistant to rub thru than paint even if under padding and rubber mat. Don't think the liner material will cut down on noise and heat all that much but is pretty much bulletproof. I used Duplicolor which is available at parts houses and WalMart and used a short nap roller and brush for application. Turned out nice looking but not tested for wear as yet. If you go this route you definitely want to apply outside on a breezy day as this stuff will put you in orbit quick.
Bruce

I did it to the tub of a Jeep, and it did not help as much as I had hoped, but it did make a nonskid surface. A better result can be obtained from stickon noise mat on the underside and carpet.

Peel & Seal from MFM Mfg. Reasonable $$. Saw it here on Stovebolt, got it at Menards, and tried it. Did wonders on my '56. Almost as quiet as my '96 Caddy.