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From our Petersburg shop

CinStar project gallery

Rusty pickup bed to finished flatbed

The same truck before and after its CinStar flatbed build, from the original rusted bed to a steel flatbed with shop-installed pressure-treated decking.

Before: original rusted pickup bed
After: CinStar flatbed with shop-installed pressure-treated decking

Original bed, before removal

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Original pickup bed before the flatbed build
Wheel-arch rust exposed with the fender flare removed
Corrosion along the original bedside
Original bed and rear quarter before removal
Worn original bed interior
Original bed with the tailgate lowered
Truck at the shop before original bed removal

Pickup frame renew and flatbed build

Bed off, cab mounts back: rear-half descaling and prep, Cosmoline RP-342 Black wax coat on the outside of the frame, Surface Shield inside the boxed rails, then a custom steel flatbed fitted in our shop.

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Bed off: rusted rear chassis before prep
Scaled rear rail and wiring before descaling
Rear crossmember rust detail before treatment
Rear half descaled and coated in RP-342 Black
Coated rear frame, crossmembers and fuel tank area
RP-342 Black wax coat on the frame rail, close-up
Surface Shield applied inside the boxed frame rail
Cosmoline RP-342 Black military-grade wax coating
Custom steel flatbed and headache rack being fitted in the shop

Custom steel flatbed build

Test-fitted in our shop, then finished in black: steel frame, crossmembers, rub rails and headache rack with window guard. 79" wide, no extra lights needed.

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Finished flatbed with pressure-treated decking mounted on the truck, rear view
Installed CinStar steel flatbed with shop-installed pressure-treated decking
Finished flatbed and headache rack installed on a pickup, side view
Rear view of an installed steel flatbed with lights and plate mount
Pressure-treated deck boards and steel rub rail detail
Completed flatbed truck ready for delivery
Finished steel flatbed with headache rack and window guard
Finished flatbed frame, crossmembers and rub rails
Flatbed frame test-fitted to the truck in the shop
Headache rack and bed frame being fabricated in the shop
Headache rack with vertical guard bars and expanded metal screen
Headache rack welded to the bed frame, angled view
Headache rack with expanded metal screen before finish
Flatbed mounting bracket fitted to the truck frame
Steel subframe rails set on the truck chassis
Steel subframe mounted on the truck chassis, side view in the shop
Subframe mounting bracket welded to the truck frame
Crossmembers strapped and aligned during the flatbed build
Cutting the bed mount opening in the truck frame rail
Flatbed frame and headache rack fitted to the truck in the shop
Finished headache rack lifted into place with the chain hoist
Finished flatbed frame and headache rack, freshly coated
Black protective finish on the crossmembers, close-up
Video, Cosmoline RP-342 Black spray

Exterior protection: spraying Cosmoline RP-342 Black military-grade wax on the frame rails and crossmembers.

Video, Surface Shield inside the frame

Inside the rails: Surface Shield sprayed into the boxed frame cavities, where trucks rust out first.

Video, cutting steel in the shop

Cutting structural steel to length on the shop bandsaw, the first step of every fabrication job.

Jeep frame repair

Corrosion, replacement steel and repair details.

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Jeep frame rail — before repair
Jeep frame corrosion — close-up
Jeep frame rust-through — before repair
Jeep suspension mount — before repair
Jeep frame repair in the shop
Jeep replacement frame section
Jeep repaired frame rail
Jeep repaired suspension mount
Jeep underbody frame repair
Jeep repair inspection — detail
Jeep underbody inspection

Aluminum fuel tank repair for Wiers Fleet Services

A pinhole leak where a mounting strap had rubbed through an aluminum tank. We marked the leak, ground back to clean metal, welded an aluminum patch and proved it with a soap-bubble leak test.

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Aluminum tank, strap-line corrosion
Pinhole leak, located
Welded patch, soap-bubble leak test
Leak test, patch holding
Video, fuel tank leak test

The finished patch under a soap-bubble leak test, filmed in the shop for Wiers Fleet Services.

Steel table bases for Ohio Wood Connection

We fabricate the welded steel bases, legs and frames that carry Ohio Wood Connection live-edge slabs, tables and benches.

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Live-edge coffee table — delivered
Steel table base — frame
Table base — weld detail
Steel table leg — in the shop
Walnut slabs on CinStar bases
Trapezoid table legs
Live-edge coffee table — finished top
Walnut benches on steel bases
X-frame table base
Table bases on the shop floor
Table base at the bay door
Live-edge console on steel legs
Finished conference table

Custom kitchen island base, commission

A commissioned kitchen island base, from raw welded steel to expanded metal shelves and a sage green finish with forged scroll accents, then lifted in with our crane truck and set under a butcher block top in the customer's kitchen.

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Raw steel frame, welded
Expanded metal storage shelves
Frame from above
Painted, sage green finish
Forged scroll accents
Finished base in the shop
Finished base, second view
Crane lift, off the truck
Crane lift, setting the base
Delivered, set on the deck
Installed, butcher block top in place
Island in its new kitchen
Wider view, crane truck still on site
Video, crane truck in action

Our boom truck doing the lift, the same rig that set the commissioned kitchen island base in place.

Mobile welding, on-site jobs

We bring the welder to you: loading dock plate repairs at a warehouse and fire escape welding and railing repairs on a brick apartment building, no towing, no downtime.

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Loading dock plate repair, setup
Dock repair, welding rig on site
Fire escape welding, on site
Fire escape railing repair
Video, fire escape repair

Structural welding on an exterior fire escape, done on site so the building stays in service.

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