Teuf

man that would cost some bucks,,,,

wheatus

i wouldn't waste my money spraying bedliner on the body it will just rust from the inside out. applying por-15 to the inside of the body panels will help but not for long. the problem is that the rust will start in the seams and work its way out. unless you are just going to drive the truck in good weather forget about fighting the rust. do what everyone else in the midwest, replace your truck every 10 years or so or buy a welder and become a master fabricator and work on your truck constantly.

wheatus

spray booths are production tools. they do not make paint more durable.

slacker

iTrader: (1)

problem is ... METAL rusts .. no question !! Powder coating is only temperary repreive .. it'll still rust .. look at any warn winch bumper !





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geminiroq

brownsfaninmn....do you have the link to that comparison test?

Thank you...

dutchboy

Ok...Im so glad to see a topic of Yota cancer...finally. But...so far,y'all are talking beds/trucks.
How bout some suggestions on the 4runner quarters panels and rocker panels?
I live in Southeast,Pa...road salt capital of the world...rain like conditions almost equal to Seattle.
In the last year alone,Im crying over watching the slow growth of cancer on my right rear quarter,just below the fuel flap,at edge of wheel well.
I touched it the other day and water actually squirted out of it. I got so depressed,knowing their isnt much of anything I can do about it. Body work nowadays is outrageously priced,and Im not that good at it myself.
My rig isnt worth a million dollar body redo,but the damn thing ...I love it so much.
Ive started to accept the fact of embarresment when I go places. Me and my girl are dressed nice,pull up to valet parking and thiers my...rust!
Aaaarrrrggghhhh!!!
Is it possible to replace the quarters on a 4runner? Are they even available? Don't mind my questions,please...Im not a body mechanic by any means.

wheatus

it is possible to replace quarters but i have no idea if they are still available.

bigt

if you going from the ground up cleaning is the metal is most important.. im doing some rims for my suzuki.. they had lots of rust on the inside and a bit on the face of the rims... but they were free and i love the look , so i removed what i could with loose with wire wheels. then i used this "rust convertor" product they sell up in canada.. its a green gel or a brown liquid and it turn the rust white.. you can see it bubble and react when hits any rust! so instead of sand blasting or 8 more hours with the wire brushes.. i just did the rust conversion because its not a show truck or restore. apparently it stops rust and or any prevents and new rust.so i put it on twice 2 nights in the row let it sit for 20 minutes and washed it off.. they look almost like clean metal now. im painting them this weekend and we shall see how good it works! i took pics which ill post!

dutchboy

bigt...might you have any links for purchase of the rust converting product?

CRafferty

There's rust in AZ??... I've never heard of this myth.

GodwinAustin

I just moved from New Hampshire to Colorado and its amazing to see all the old yotas out here because they dont salt the roads. Tons of first gen runners and old trucks. People say they use mag-chloride on the roads but it is nothing compared to that rock salt that absolutely cakes the roads back east in the winter. The road salt back east absolutely destroyed my 97 tacoma, which I loved and ran like a top until the day the rear quarter of the frame fell apart.

Anyways - if you do get a truck that is rust free I would say POR-15 the frame AND oil undercoat the frame religiously.

Stay away from "autozone" style undercoatings as they dont work and actually make the situation worse by allowing water to get trapped under the coating.

Fofo

My dad use to live on the Oregon coast and would wash his car with some kerosene in his soap bucket. He said the oil would coat everything and protect it from the salt. He said it worked very well for him and his cars always stayed rust free.

wheatus

i don't think repeated applications of kerosene would be good for the finish

bigt

here a cool article dude
http://www.alan.net/prgshoptips/rustconv.html
heres the product i used
http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045/...5P/reviews.htm

basicially you need a tanin what ever that is!

i got pics coming!

i dont like this rust paint stuff so im gonna get some primer to fill the rust a bit..

slacker

iTrader: (1)

just to let you know .. we have repair panels avaliable ..
http://www.toyotafiberglass.com/4runner.htm .. also rockers .


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dutchboy

Thank you slacker...at least I now know I have an option.
In the pics on the web site...it looks as if all 1/4 panels are for a pickup.
Or am I mistaken?
Just a reminder..I have 90 4runner sr5. Im looking for rear quarters,primarily driver side.
Thank you for the link...def. worth saving!

flashkl

hey vermontoyota, isn't Winooski right next to Burlington? Ill be coming up with the yota this fall to start college at UVM, mauybe I'll see you around?

NYChopshop

I have a buddy named Theo that lives in Winooski. He had a couple of parties at his house called the Winooski Brewski Hullabalooski. My girlfriend had a house in Lincoln until recently (fire) and her family had an 84 pickup that needed a wood bed replacement too. She named it 'Daisy'. We thought we saw it driving around Lincoln a couple of years ago, but it could have been one of many.

Teuf

i believe there is a company called (wolf steel ) that make 1/4 panels and such, for toyotas, give it a google.

geminiroq

Hello,

Do you have the links to the comparisions...I am interested too.

Thank you...