On my rear wheel fenders the rust has actually eaten a hole that goes just above the chrome fender strip for about a foot and is about 2 inches wide. Should I just cut that out and have new metal welded in? Or is there a way to fix this permanently that you guys would recommend? I the rear corners of my cab are rusting away, I think I should just have them replaced with new metal, what are you opinions?

 

The only way to permanently fix the rust is to cut back to clean metal and weld new stuff in, besure to coat the inside of the fender with something to prevent rust. Por 15 is good but expensive. The cab cornors could possibly be saved if they are not rusted through, you would need to sand blast the corner inside and out. bondo up the outside and coat the inside with por 15, or Eastwood's rust encapsolator. But still the best solotion would be more metal, but that's a lot of work or money.

-Jon

 

Thanks for the reply, how much money should I "expect" to pay if I have a shop replace the two corners on the cab and replace the two rear wheal wells as I described. If you could ball park a price then I could tell if I was getting ripped off. Thanks!

 

I don't know about prices, i've always done my own bodywork, but i do have some friends that do it professionally, i'll talk to them later this wek and see what a fair price for that stuff would be.

-Jon

 

Thanks I appreciate it!!

 

Why would you guys in sunny tropical MN and NY have any rust problems?

The hole over the wheels syndrome= cut-out for huge tires and flares! I can't wait for mine to do that!

 

I've got the problem too but i am going to find a bed at a salvage place and that way i only have to paint it... because i also have a dent behind the rear tire on the drivers side..

 

What's "rust"?



Take care,
-Chris

 

hilarious

 

Hehehehe.

 

Rust, oxidation where oxygen and water(H20) meet and screw under the paint of your vehicle. YOu havn't seen it so you might be impressed.. on these vehicles it is common over wheel wells in the rear on your bed. Hows that? BTW, it sucks, trust me!

 

Chris doesn't know what rain is either.

 

Well ****. ha ha... It is water(h20) falling from clouds....

 

Oh, I know what rain is! We've had close to 5" so far this season (since 11/01/01)!!! Everyone here knows what rain is! Everytime we have even the slightest trace of it, all the local news broadcasts start their show with STORM ALERT information.

Honestly, we get maybe 20 days a year where it actually rains. Most forecasted rain ends up being low fog or drizzle.

I know what rust is too, I just don't understand it. I always heard that living by the ocean encouraged rust because of the salt water vapor in the air. My front door is about a mile from the beach, yet the cars here don't rust. It is very common to find vehicles that are 50+ years old driving around, with minimal, if any, rust. Where my Mom lives in Florida, you can't find a rust-free car that is more than 5 years old. At least not one that was always in Florida. Why?

Take care,
-Chris