How do you handle rusted Frame??
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How do you handle rusted Frame??
Hello Folks,
I have a 1978 F250 4X4...It has been ib the family a lomg time and will be a lot more if I can help it. The frame is really bubbling with rust underneath...when you dig into the paint you at times get 1/8 " rust with it. The frame is still ok but I need to know how to treat it. Correct me if I am wrong, but my plan is to scrape the rust etc off and dig down to good metal--after that I plan to oil coat the the frame at a local rust doctor kind of place...How does this sound to you guys??
Appreciate your help.
scott
I have a 1978 F250 4X4...It has been ib the family a lomg time and will be a lot more if I can help it. The frame is really bubbling with rust underneath...when you dig into the paint you at times get 1/8 " rust with it. The frame is still ok but I need to know how to treat it. Correct me if I am wrong, but my plan is to scrape the rust etc off and dig down to good metal--after that I plan to oil coat the the frame at a local rust doctor kind of place...How does this sound to you guys??
Appreciate your help.
scott
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I did alot of research and talked to a lot of people who restore vehicles and I found that most prefer to use POR 15 for killing present and future rust.
I just finished doing the frame on my 78 F-250 4x4 and I like the way it turned out.
I just finished doing the frame on my 78 F-250 4x4 and I like the way it turned out.
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I did my frame with POR-15 a couple of years ago but have since started using Zero-Rust based on what I have read here and elsewhere. It’s about have the price and a lot healthier to work with. Both do a good job and look identical when finished.
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Originally Posted by DeckedoutF150
where can you get the zero rust from??
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Just a thought here-
My neighbor is a bowtie kinda-guy, but other than that he's ok. He recently rebuilt his ride (frame-off resto), and he had the entire frame Rhyno coated. Tough as hell and warranteed forever. Looks pretty cool, and his truck will probably be around a long, long time.
My neighbor is a bowtie kinda-guy, but other than that he's ok. He recently rebuilt his ride (frame-off resto), and he had the entire frame Rhyno coated. Tough as hell and warranteed forever. Looks pretty cool, and his truck will probably be around a long, long time.
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i was thinking about cleaning my frame up and makin it purty underneath. if i was going to use zero rust, how would i prep the surface? just scrape the surface rust off with a wire brush or get a wire wheel and take it down until its shiny?
