Hey guys. im at the stage where i am starting to attack the tray in my ute.
Its in pretty #### condition, no rust which is awesome but really beaten up. I have a few options and if anyone else has any more ideas they are more than welcome to share.

1. Repair the bed and paint it body colour.
2. paint that rhino liner that covers all sins in.
3. Glass a new floor in so that it is perfectly smooth and either leave it at that or add some chrome strips running the legth of the tray
4. hide everything under some wood(hahaha)

any input would be good

Wood and carpet can hide almost anything, would look classy (if done right), and would possibly be a lower cost alternative.

If you don't like the ribbing in the tray just cut the whole bastard out and weld in a brand new one made from flat sheet. It's time and mony consuming, but your ute would look smooth as.

I think your budget would be the deciding factor here or how handy you are. I would try and repair the original tray and paint it the same as the rest of the ute cause having the entire thing one colour always looks great. Otherwise I agree with Whorida, just weld in a completely new tray.

i have seen some wicked wood jobs done on the ol utes. i'd go for that personally.
Pull out the dented shiz and replace with sealed wood. could look awsome.

Wood would(lol) look like i am trying to hide everything (which i am) but still seems a little like cheat cheating. Cost isnt a problem as all the work is to be done by me and the old man, just like everything else on the car. I am goin to put a hard cover on as well but i am tryng to get everything lookin pretty slick. cheers for the input guys. seems like i have a bit of thinking to do.

Knock out the worst dents and get it rhino coated, you will never see it with the hard cover on, and if you ever want to carry something, it wont be a problem.

haha ye carrying anything wont be a problem. i doubt the tray will see any load at all.

don't use wood, unless you completely rust proof whats underneath, as mentioned in previous threads, water will collect underneath the wood and rust. i think you'd bew better off knocking out the major dings, use a bit of fibreglass, especially if it's not carrying load.