What Have YOU Done To Your Truck Today?
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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I'm getting ready to pull the topper off the back of mine and tackle some of the rust before I put another topper on... I also need to get a better look at the rubber seal around the rear cab window and see if it's salvageable or not... Might be a good time to clean the glass as I can't see squat through that window lol...
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Topper is off. Started work on one side of the bed - pulled the trim off; scraped at the rusty areas to clean off the loose paint and found an area where it looks like someone smeared a thin layer of Bondo over the rust - that's all gone now. It looks like parts of this bed had been repainted once before - In a couple of areas, I scraped a layer of metallic green paint off what looks like an older layer of green paint. I acid-treated the rust with muriatic acid and I'm going to let it sit overnight before I pressure-wash that side and get it ready to primer and paint - nothing fancy, just some self-etching primer and some metallic green Rust-Oleum. I'm not going for looks at this point, just want to do something about the rust before it gets worse...
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pulled my 78 f-250 frame from the weeds on thursday and brought her home. friday removed the rear end, springs and spring hangers as well as the transfer case mount and cab mounts. sunday the front end will be coming off. pictures of my progress are in my gallery seeing how i can't figure out how to load them to a post.