Good, The Bad And The Ugly

[Bornindesert]

The good....

the Bad...bush hog spit a big hunk of wood in the general direction of my Comanche

and the ugly....

 

Go figure, one side is way worse than the other ?

 

Is 15 y/o too young to start learning body and paint ? Run the sand blaster ?

 

On a serious note, if you've recently used a good body and paint product and really liked it, please post it up. I'll need the usual suspects...phosphate rust prep, filler, primer system, feather fill and a top coat system. Nothing too elaborate, will be Arizona pin striped after a few trail rides in the desert...

 

If this is too techy, ok to move...was really looking for some sympathy on moving towards the next phase of the build.

[xjrev10]

Rust is always worse on the driver side then the passenger side for whatever reason I have noticed.  I think it has to do with the state spreading salt in the center of the road whether the road is a 2 lane or a split 4 lane.  Their spreader spinner is always on the driver side of the truck....

[Bornindesert]

I never thought of that but agree, driver side gets all the splash from then oncoming lane and Indiana definitely likes to throw down some salt :)

[92tanMJ]

LOL thats ugly??

wanna trade? Ill take your ugly over mine...

[Bornindesert]

Zack I have to agree with you, thats one UGLy rust spot. I've got mine sand blasted and found some pine holes but nothing that a cat could jump through

[Bornindesert]

 

I'm cutting the little Swiss cheese out and tacking in some new metal

[RubberDuck]

Feels better and better to live in California. all the rust I have is on the passenger side drip rail and on the bed where the previous owner did a bad job installing rails.

[sinkrun]

I never thought of that but agree, driver side gets all the splash from then oncoming lane and Indiana definitely likes to throw down some salt :)

Must be why when you find a factory bedside its always the drivers side there all quite scarce however all the ones I have found have been drivers side.

[Bornindesert]

Taking care of the Ugly

Used the cut-off and a new flanger I picked up from HF on Easter, 25% off.

The flange tool gives you a little offset, and a clean punch to weld through

All healed up, just need to grind, bump with a body hammer, treat the steel, fill and sand.

 

I don't do this stuff for a livin' so please let me know what you all think of my rust repair.

[92tanMJ]

I don't do this stuff for a living either but why did you just treart the inside, and bondo the outside? Instead of going through all of that work?

[Bornindesert]

Zack I think that's what I'll do on the other spot, which is not nearly as bad as this repair area. It was a about two hours to do this job, plus side was my son is there helping so is learning basic fabrication and repair work.

[92tanMJ]

Zack I think that's what I'll do on the other spot, which is not nearly as bad as this repair area. It was a about two hours to do this job, plus side was my son is there helping so is learning basic fabrication and repair work.

 

Ah man then thats totally worth it!!