A very good client of ours brought his Special Edition 1986 Ford Quadratrack 4WD Van in to us here at Mike’s Truck Bay Area. Some of you may know this Van as Hank the Happy Tank AKA ‘The Black Duck”. You may or may not be aware of this but there is a Facebook page with more than 35 likes (www.facebook.com/hankhappytank) photo journaling some of the Van’s adventures. As you can see, this 1 Ton Diesel has quite a bit of wear and use that needs to be re-aligned to put this Van back to it’s youth. Well Mike’s Truck Bay Area is just the right place for that. When we’re done with it, it will be back to being the Off-Road monster Van it once was!
The Goal: Make it like new.
Fix all rust and corrosion inside and out.
PHASE I: After identifying rust and weak areas, we remove the mirrors, accessories, bumpers & roof rack. All rust and corrosion is sand blasted and/or sanded off. That nasty drip rail is re-welded. Holes are patch welded. Seams are made smooth. The whole exterior is scuffed & cleaned up for PHASE II.
PHASE II: Mask out & primer gray the surface. Next, apply a coat of paint color Polyurea See details here: mikestruck.org/?p=
PHASE III: Put everything back together and take some glamour shots!
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Mike’s Truck of Silicon Valley partners in local Safeway promotion
Big brands such as Pepsi and NFL promote tail-gating events and they invited us to participate in this one. NOW that the South Bay is the NEW HOME of 49’er madness!! There’s a whole new electricity in the air!
The NEW Safeway [in South San Jose] has taken things one step further — and we are happy to be a part of that! – by promoting Bay Area teams with a brand new ‘Tail Gate Store’ located right inside Safeway! You will see the display has Mike’s Truck of Silicon Valley Bed liner!
But Mike’s Truck isn’t about just bed liners. Did you know Mike’s Truck also carrys a line of outstanding truck accessories? Yup, it’s true!
• Get your DC to AC converter for your electric cooler or electric burner to keep food hot and drinks cold.
• Keep your tailgate party protected from the wet weather with a Truck Cover.
• Get a hitch installed and tow your BBQ! or custom party trailer!
Mike’s Truck sells and installs over 20,000 truck accessories – If it goes on a pickup, van or SUV we have it. We install it! We guarantee it!
Be sure to stop by Safeway for your tailgate supplies and don’t forget to get your truck bed LINER-ed before the next game!
And LOOK FOR Mike’s Truck of Silicon Valley at the next 49’er or Raider game at TAILGATE time — we’ll have FREE STUFF!
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Mike’s Truck of Bay Area just completed refurbishing a set of emergency bridges for the Union City Water Treatment Plant Emergency Bridges saved from Elements. Water proofing these bridges with one Polyurea application permanently seals the structure from moisture and guarantees that these bridges will never rust. Never rusting means never deteriorating.
These bridges were sitting in their Equipment yard in Union city. The bridges had been exposed to the elements for years because the paint had already broken down allowing rust to soon take over. Re-coating these structures made economical sense over replacing.
Polyurea material is a heated sealing process that dries instantly when applied. It is particularly useful for iron, steel, metal surfaces that need to be protected from rust and the elements. In this application, the bridges are stripped by sand blasting and taken into the spray booth. After waterproofing with Polyurea, a non-slip surface is installed. The result is an amazing non-skid waterproof finish that is guaranteed to last a lifetime. Polyurea can be applied in any color to match your situation.
Call us today to discuss your commercial water-proofing needs.
If it can be sprayed, it can be saved – water-proofed with Rhino Linings!
Mike’s Truck & Spray-On Bedliners Bay Area permanently resolved a leak in the roof of a University of Santa Clara Team Bus.
The University of Santa Clara Team bus had leaked before and the solution was to apply caulking to the seam – you can see in the photos – the line that runs the length of the roof. To properly fix the leak, all of the caulking had to be removed and the roof scuffed. Then the entire bus was masked off to protect any areas from overspray.
Polyurea is THE PERFECT SOLUTION for water-proofing because it is SIX TIMES more flexible than caulking and can be stretched 600% without failing. Guaranteed to not leak! PERFECT for the roof on a rolling, flexing bus or any RV roof repair.
As you can see, this is a very large size job, but we have the facilities to accommodate! The bus was brought into our 35 foot spray booth so that the material is sprayed in one application. After it’s sprayed it takes just a few seconds for the material to dry. It dries solid and seals out any moisture. It’s a thick indelible finish that will NEVER leak again!
Do you have something that needs to be protected from the elements?
Seal out leaks with one application of Polyurea!
This is no ordinary truck… atleast NOT anymore!!
This BEAUTIFUL 2014 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbo Diesel came in to our shop and just a few days later it left with a Bullet Liner bed liner installed and was transformed into a custom LIFTED BEAUTY with custom painted wheels!! at our Mike’s Truck shop in Hayward.
ALL the truck accessories AND the installation were completed at Mike’s Truck in Hayward.
6″ Pro Comp Suspension Lift Kit
MBRP Exhaust
Bushwacker Pocket Style Fender Flares
37″ Mickey Thompson ATZ tires
20″ XD Rockstar 2 Rims custom painted to match the white
AMP Research Power Hideaway Step (‘roop’ sound not included)
What were you thinking of changing on your car, truck, RV, motorcycle, etc… ?
Alameda K9 Car Receives Upgrade
Mike’s Truck of Bay Area was tasked with improving Rin Tin Tin’s office. Rin had a habit of tearing up the rubber floor weekly. He also liked the fact the rear portion of the front seat was accessible when he was bored. The solution was to remove the rubber flooring material and coat it with Polyurea.
Alameda K9 Patrol Car into Shop at Mike’s Truck
Rin Tin Tin takes a Break? Not!
Rin seldom takes a break, however! Here, Rin works on his take down skills in front of Mike’s Truck of Bay Area while his office is being renovated.
Taping is done – Prime and Coat!
Upgrade is Complete
Rin still has plenty of traction with the texture coating that was applied at Mike’s Truck of Bay Area. Now if Rin Tin Tin is able to eat this floor – Let’s just say Houston we have a problem!
Bay Area Truck Crisis Center – Mike’s Truck performs upgrade to Karl’s 2014 GMC 4X4 Sierra. Upgrade includes 6″ suspension lift, tires and rims, AMP Power Steps with LED lighting, custom Polyurea premium spray-in bed liner, and Magna flow dual exhaust with black tips. Total time Karl’s truck spent at the Crisis Center – 4 days.
This is not the first time Karl has customized one of his trucks from top to bottom. He shopped around – his smile says it all. Thanks again Karl. Karl says, there is a new shop in town! New to Hayward – yes. Mikes Truck has been in business since 1983 in the Bay Area.
At Mike’s Truck we add real value and stand behind our work. If you have a problem with one of our installs we will fix it FREE. Please check out our Yelp Reviews http://www.yelp.com/biz/mikes-truck-outfitters-santa-clara-4 We know trucks. Run with the Big Dogs – Stop in at Mike’s Truck has two locations and let’s get something started!.
Meet Karl from San Mateo (left) and Scott(Chief Surgeon)
Here’s the project from start to finish.
Brand new $60k commercial work truck and the ceiling leaks soaking expensive tools and supplies. What? Work truck roof repair is required immediately. This vehicle is out of commission until this is resolved.
RVs and trucks similar to this have roofs that are designed to walk on – for viewing or holding extra equipment. The roof area, introduces a couple new challenges.
Most important the roof must be a waterproof. Second, it should provide some slip resistance. It is dangerous to walk on a roof that is wet and third, with all the flexing an RV or truck is subjected to going down the road it must not crack or peel. Last, it should add support when people are standing on it.
Maintaining a waterproof, slip resistant roof able to stand up against extreme temp changes requires new technology.
To solve the leaking roof we used Polyurea because of the unique properties it presents. For example, excellent adhesion, elongation, and stability under harsh conditions make Polyurea the prefect product to seal and protect an RV or truck roof. Polyurea along with already mentioned properties will also bring stability and adds strength to thin metal sheets.
To solve the slippery surface Mike’s Truck of Bay Area used “shark bite” that was fused into the Polyurea. The additional grip makes walking on a wet roof do-able. This same technique has been used to coat Rollup Passenger Ramps for both Oakland and San Francisco airports. It was also used to coat foot areas of S.W.A.T vehicles, Crab boats, step bars, K9 Police Cars and Fire truck access areas.
The water leak on this work truck was identified at the support beam welded to the center seam running from front to the back. The entire beam was caulked with waterproof caulk to keep water out at the factory!
If you’ve ever been four wheeling, camping in the rain, hunting, cruising the beach, then you’ve gotten your Jeep’s interior dirty dirty. It’s the next day that it hits you – what a mess. How many times have you thought while hosing down the exterior – man, it would be nice to take a hose to the inside as well. That’s a problem with OEM paint. With the OEM paint job starting to rub off leaving any water in the Jeep’s TUB will lead to rust. Many Jeep owners have discovered Polyurea does a great job solving both issues.
Here’s a sequence of photos show the project from beginning to end.
Ranch Truck Caps has a new dealer in San Francisco, San Jose, and the East Bay. Mike’s Truck Accessories has become a dealer for Ranch Camper Shell. Mike’s Truck in Hayward. The Ranch Truck Caps are made in Kansas and Indiana by LTA Manufacturing. LTA Manufacturing has been in the fiberglass truck top business since 1988. Ranch camper shells carry a limited lifetime warranty. The best Limited LIfetime Warranty in the industry.