Gluing mats for truck bed drawers - need help!

So I recently built a wooden sleeper deck and drawer system for my truck bed. Last week, I finished coating it in water-based polyurethane to protect it from water. Unfortunately, my camper top still leaks water in heavy rainstorms, and on long drives the water can sit for a while and penetrate the poly coating. To combat that, I’m cutting PVC yoga mats to sit flush with each other over the whole deck. Then I was going to glue them at the seams to seal out any water - I was not going to glue them at the seam running along the truck bed walls so as to make sure I can still remove the mats. Any ideas on what glue to use? I was considering clear silicone caulk or PVC cement. Any recs on other glues? Any general thoughts? submitted by /u/Think-Offer3354 [link] [comments]

Jun 10, 2025 - 08:48
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Gluing mats for truck bed drawers - need help!
Gluing mats for truck bed drawers - need help!

So I recently built a wooden sleeper deck and drawer system for my truck bed. Last week, I finished coating it in water-based polyurethane to protect it from water.

Unfortunately, my camper top still leaks water in heavy rainstorms, and on long drives the water can sit for a while and penetrate the poly coating.

To combat that, I’m cutting PVC yoga mats to sit flush with each other over the whole deck. Then I was going to glue them at the seams to seal out any water - I was not going to glue them at the seam running along the truck bed walls so as to make sure I can still remove the mats.

Any ideas on what glue to use? I was considering clear silicone caulk or PVC cement. Any recs on other glues? Any general thoughts?

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