I've a 97 F150 I just purchased that I've noticed some surface rust on the bottom inside edge of the door panels. My thought is to take a sanding wheel to remove the rust areas, use a rust inhibitor, and then repaint the area. My truck is white so not to difficult to match and is also in a pretty inconspicuous area. After apply the rust inhibitor, can a primer be used over the area?

 

Yep. It can.

 

Ford has a TSB on this repair:

TSB
04-18-11 BODY-CORROSION AT BOTTOM OF DOOR OR TAILGATE HEM FLANGE - REPAIR PROCEDURE

May be worth a look.

 

what can you do with that TSB? would ford fix the problem since they acknowledged that something is wrong? just curious because i have it in all of the doors on my truck

 

It's not so much that they're admitting wrong, it's that they're seeing this problem repeatedly and they're providing their people on the dealership level with information to remedy the problem.

You can show up armed with the TSB but, being that you're out of warranty and such, it'll simply be guidance for them to diagnose and fix it -- on your nickle.

RP

 

My F150 has that, on all 4 doors and tailgate.....