Fixing Seam Rust on bed
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Fixing Seam Rust on bed
I brought my rust free '66 to New England when I moved here and it has just survived its first winter out of the south...though not blemish free. The seam filler on the bed started to crack and let salt/moisture to get in and I am starting to see the dreaded creeping of rust in there. I am looking for feedback on how I can fix it without doing an entire repaint of the truck. Outside of the creeping brown stuff (rust) and a couple of road scars, the paint is in great shape. I was wondering if I could scrape out the cracking filler, use some POR15 or Zero Rust with a small paint brush to get control of the rust, and then repaint with another small brush. Being that the seam is under the lip of the bed, it is not that noticable, so I was hoping that the use of a brush would not be boticed.
Has anyone done this before and what kind of results did you have?
Thanks
Farrell
Has anyone done this before and what kind of results did you have?
Thanks
Farrell
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Fixing Seam Rust on bed
I know this will only help you a little, but I had to do the same thing on my 64 bed. It had a little rust in that seam where the seam sealer dried out and cracked. I was prepping it for a paint job anyway, so I scrapped all the old sealer out and then sandblasted the crack to get it clean. I blew it out good with air and then metal prepped it. Then took a small (modelers) paint brush and painted it with POR-15.
That's been my paint of choice on all my projects, but there are LOTS of other simular pruducts out there. POR-15, Zero-Rust, Magnet Paint, Master-Series, Corroless, etc.
I like Restomotive (POR-15) simply because they have such a broad product line aimed right at the home enthusiast / DIY'ers, unlike most of the other suppliers.
Good luck,
That's been my paint of choice on all my projects, but there are LOTS of other simular pruducts out there. POR-15, Zero-Rust, Magnet Paint, Master-Series, Corroless, etc.
I like Restomotive (POR-15) simply because they have such a broad product line aimed right at the home enthusiast / DIY'ers, unlike most of the other suppliers.
Good luck,
