Did you know that about 100,000 dogs die each year from riding in the beds of trucks? If you have a pickup truck, you?re going to want to know how to care for it correctly — and care for your passengers. It should now go without saying that the back of a pickup truck isn?t a very safe location for children or dogs. Anything you want to stay in your truck should be firmly secured, and hopefully inanimate as well.
What else should you keep in mind when you own a truck? Here are a few tips.
Improving Your Fuel Economy
Not surprisingly, pickup trucks don?t have the highest miles per gallon of any automobile available. Fuel efficiency is not why you choose this car. Never the less, there are ways to cut down on how much you?re spending at the pump. Keeping your tires properly inflated is one important tip. When your tires are underinflated by even 1 PSI, you experience a .4% drop in overall fuel economy — which can add up over time. You can also add a tonneau cover to your truck — this will improve the aerodynamics of your vehicle, enabling it to spend less energy on wind resistance.
Car Wrapping Tools
If you want your vehicle to be a powerful advertisement for your business — whether that?s landscaping or home renovations — you want to use a car wrap. A car wrap is essentially a sheet of vinyl that is adhered to your vehicle. What will you need to apply the wrap once you?ve ordered it? A heat gun will usually be essential — this helps activate the adhesive. Wrap cut tape is a popular option for the vinyl itself. You?ll also want a cutting blade for assistance in installing the vinyl wrap cut tape.
Reline Your Truck Bed With Spray on Bedliners
Truck beds get dirty, and when they get dirty it?s time to clean them out. It?s not too difficult to reline your truck bed, but you?ll want to first make sure there?s no rust or old paint still adhered — try sanding these sections off. You?ll then want to get a spray bedliner. You can either get oxygen catalyzed bedliners (activated by the air) or chemical catalyzed bedliners (activated by chemicals). Protect your truck bed from the elements successfully and easily this way. Read more blogs like this.