Pics: Rust repair and crossing to the dark side

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We've had major rain here the last few days, and Arizona's way of dealing with it is flooding. I was fording creeks in the road on my way home the other day. The next day I started looking at my floor pan because I had some water inside, and noticed some new rust development. I've had rust all along, but when it starts multiplying I get worried.

So my weekend was spent cleaning the floor with a cup brush/grinder and a sanding block, applying rust converter to what was left, and then spraying a base coat of Duplicolor rattlecan bedliner. I'll definitely go over it with a few more coats of the roll-on stuff eventually, but this was enough to set my mind at ease about the rust. It's really just a bandaid; eventually I'll either cut out the entire footwell and re-do what the PO welded in, or swap on an entirely different body. Anyway, pics:

PO's patch panel, I can live with it...

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab342/wellarmedzoomie/1st%20Jeeeep/DSCN2564.jpg

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab342/wellarmedzoomie/1st%20Jeeeep/DSCN2562.jpg

Rust and pitting, ground with a cup brush and sprayed with rust converter....

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab342/wellarmedzoomie/1st%20Jeeeep/DSCN2561.jpg

After pics, base coat. I know, it's rough. I'll pretty it up later.

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab342/wellarmedzoomie/1st%20Jeeeep/DSCN2567.jpg

The splotches in this next one are from crap on the camera lens.

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab342/wellarmedzoomie/1st%20Jeeeep/Panafter2.jpg

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab342/wellarmedzoomie/1st%20Jeeeep/DSCN2565.jpg


That's what I've done for now. It's not even close to thick enough for my liking. I'm thinking 2-3 coats of the roll-on stuff on top of this will do it. One more thing on my list.

On a side note, I can't seem to get the picture imbedding figured out. I resized based on the Posting Pics thread, and still they convert to links. Whatever, I'm tired and going to bed.

Edit: Pics fixed. Thanks to Asphalt Cowboy for the tip.

[Asphalt Cowboy]

That looks good so far. Were it mine, I'd crawl underneath and clean, convert and coat the patch seams also. That roll in Dupliclor makes a good undercoat also.

What I do at PB for the images is click "get link" then down to "forums full size". Left click that to highlight and then right click to copy. Then bring it here to paste.

[76FSChief]

Looks great to me. That Duplicolor spray in makes it look really clean.

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I like the way it looks, but it's too thin as is. I used two rattlecans worth, and it was just enough to get one coat down in the passenger area. Even being careful, I scuffed through it putting the seats back in. Round two is going to be the roll-on stuff, and I'll do the entire bed from tailgate to footwell with at least two more coats, probably three or four. I like things overbuilt.

[68J2000]

Lookin' good, the only thing you should do before you put the interior back in is drill a hole in that front driver floor pan for the body bolt access. :thumbsup:

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Lookin' good, the only thing you should do before you put the interior back in is drill a hole in that front driver floor pan for the body bolt access. :thumbsup:

Body bolt access? Is this a bolt to mount the body to the frame, or something else? I know the PO eliminated the drain hole with the patch, but I don't know what else was supposed to be there. The first time I looked at this truck, there was no floor there, only a little rusted swiss cheese. :o

[dngrs1]

Just remember------AZ---The Rust Stops Here!:)

[68J2000]

Body bolt access? Is this a bolt to mount the body to the frame, or something else? I know the PO eliminated the drain hole with the patch, but I don't know what else was supposed to be there. The first time I looked at this truck, there was no floor there, only a little rusted swiss cheese. :o

Yea the bolt to mount the body to the frame, just look at the passenger side floor pan it's that hole directly under the dash on the floor.

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Interesting. I thought that was a drain hole. Learn something new every day, right?

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Just remember------AZ---The Rust Stops Here!:)

As far as I know, this beast has spent most of its life in AZ, so the rust started here....:banghead: