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I have got some body damage that I need to fix. there are two spots on the bed of the truck that are about 2 inches thick and a foot long that are rusted all the way through. I dont have much money so was wonderin if ya'll had any suggestions on how I could fix it or get it done for cheap. thanks in advance
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Do you mean 2" wide and a foot long? You have any pic's? Sounds like without seeing it you may need to cut out cancer (rusted area) and re fab new pieces.
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if you have rust holes, you CAN NOT "fix it". If you cut out the rust and weld in a patch panel, it will last for a while, but chances are you missed some and it will start all over again right away. You can't grind rust off...it is always there. The only way to "fix" rust is to replace the whole panel.
Other "prolonging" options include:
Welding in a patch panel
Cut away the really bad spots, use waxed paper as backing and fill the holes with a fiberglass filler or allmetal filler. Then sand, prime, sand and paint.
Leave it and call them "aerodynamic speed ports"
Or any combination of the above
Other "prolonging" options include:
Welding in a patch panel
Cut away the really bad spots, use waxed paper as backing and fill the holes with a fiberglass filler or allmetal filler. Then sand, prime, sand and paint.
Leave it and call them "aerodynamic speed ports"
Or any combination of the above
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To buy time, you can cut out what you can, grind back to 'real metal' enough to get some fiberglass or a suitable patch material on there (sheet metal + pop rivets, bond on top....). Paint the remainder of cancer on the inside of the panel with POR-15. Wire wheel the rest on the outer surface.
Clean with acetone. Apply bondo. Sand. Prime, paint.
It will buy time until you can buy a new panel, because, as was stated....it will always come back!!
Pop rivets are awesome. Make sure you use "UNGALVANIZED" sheet metal!!! You can ungalvy it yourself with an HCL/water mix, but that's beyond what we're talking about here. The zinc oxide won't stick to bondo, and if you heat it it releases toxins that WILL mess you up.
Clean with acetone. Apply bondo. Sand. Prime, paint.
It will buy time until you can buy a new panel, because, as was stated....it will always come back!!
Pop rivets are awesome. Make sure you use "UNGALVANIZED" sheet metal!!! You can ungalvy it yourself with an HCL/water mix, but that's beyond what we're talking about here. The zinc oxide won't stick to bondo, and if you heat it it releases toxins that WILL mess you up.
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I appreciate the advice! So do yall think I should fix it and paint it? or will it just rust away again too soon? should I just replace the panel if Im going to get a new paint job on it?
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ok here is what i do i live in salt country to like everyone says cut it out. i use 2 part epoxy some guys love it (like me) some guys hate it. now the way i do it is cut out the rust clean the back side of the panel and the outside. grind up ur filler metal patch but make sure it is bigger because ur gonna glue it to the backside i use self taping screws to hold it together tight. before the screws tho spread the epoxy on the outsid eedges of the patch piece place in the hole(it make a hell of a mess wear gloves) after its in place use the self tapers to hold it tight. why i use epoxy because then i dont have to weld. advantages i see are no welding no heat no warping the thin body panels also the glue on the back sidee will cover all the bare steal so no chance of that rusting unlike the welding also u filling the area is alot easier now just my .02 i use a product called plio-grip not a fan of fusor
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ok here is what i do i live in salt country to like everyone says cut it out. i use 2 part epoxy some guys love it (like me) some guys hate it. now the way i do it is cut out the rust clean the back side of the panel and the outside. grind up ur filler metal patch but make sure it is bigger because ur gonna glue it to the backside i use self taping screws to hold it together tight. before the screws tho spread the epoxy on the outsid eedges of the patch piece place in the hole(it make a hell of a mess wear gloves) after its in place use the self tapers to hold it tight. why i use epoxy because then i dont have to weld. advantages i see are no welding no heat no warping the thin body panels also the glue on the back sidee will cover all the bare steal so no chance of that rusting unlike the welding also u filling the area is alot easier now just my .02 i use a product called plio-grip not a fan of fusor
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ur gonna have a indentation because its not a flush mount like ud get from welding. after the epoxy dries u gotta grind the excess of the epoxy off the area around the edges then tape the edges in so u dont have a sharp edge next use duraglass first then use bondo. doing it this way ur building up the duraglass and bondo to match the original surface so blending it in is easy
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