Well I had a few set backs when I went to re-assemble the wood trays.
I re-used the original screws that were in the slats, which I had soaked in Evaporust.
I don't know if I posted about it before, but it does a great job of cleaning up old hardware.
Anyways when I went to screw them back into slats, nearly every board was loose or totally stripped out. But I was being impatient, and just decided to go with it. The when I picked up the first tray it dumped apart and all screws scattered all over the garage. I found all but 1, and decided it was time for a break. The next day I found my missing screw, and set out to fix the stripped holes.
The method I used was taught to be by my Dad when I was a kid. It only requires toothpicks, the flat cheap kind that are $.99 for a lifetime supply. You remove the screw and jam as many into the hole as you can. I elected to do this with the bracket in place so you get a tiny bit more surface area.
The you just break them off as flat as possible.
Then screw the screw back in and its like a new piece of wood.
Of course I had to repeat this for every slat times 2.
Problem number 2 came when I went to re-assemble the fold out table.
I thought I had done a good job of labeling the slats, but obviously not.
In hind site I should have also labeled the brackets and the orientation of everything. After about 4 tries I managed to get it sorted out.
Maybe these photos will help some one who is having trouble with theirs in the future.
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