I picked up a '64 F100 last August, and realized a previous owner filled in the drip rail (rain gutter over windshield and windows) with bondo.

I think it's bondo.

Any way of digging it out?
Or do you just grind'em off?
If it's a big dog and pony show, I'll just leave them.
'The roof doesn't leak in the sunshine!'

I don't want to restore the truck to pristine original, just work on it and drive it for an ice cream. She's stock, and I intend to leave her that way...as long as possible.
thanks

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All I know is I have a 66 that's pristine besides the drip rails and they are so rusted they may have to come off. It appears to me that the drip rails are the most prone items to rust? And filling them may be a valid option?

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If it really is Bondo a high quality paint stripper like Kleen Strip, Aircraft Remover or Jasco, Epoxy stripper will soften it up and eventually cut through it. But you may not like what you will find under it. Seems like from what I've seen they actually rot from the inside out and usually over the doors.

 

I scraped mine out several years ago. The old sealer looked like bondo, mostly because of the colour, but it wasn't. It was relatively intact but water had wicked in under it and caused a little surface rust. I used lots of masking tape (and duct tape on top of that) and wire brushed the last bits out and exposed bare metal. I replaced it with a modern, paintable, self-levelling product - again with masking tape - that stuck very well.

 

I agree.


I removed mine recently before painting. Mine was in relatively good condition and it was still fairly easy to remove. Using a chisel or flat screwdriver, once you get under a piece of it, it pretty much will just chip away. After 50+ years it is quite brittle. A dental pick and small wire brush can be helpful as well if you don't want to damage the paint in the surrounding areas. When you reapply the seam fill, use the self leveling type and make sure you tape off a clean line on the area surrounding it since it can be a bit messy.