Restored Drip Raills
 

I want to keep my drip raills is there a way to clean them up? Mine is full or body filler. Does anyone have pictures of cleaned up drip raills?
Thanks

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Ditto...mine looks to be full of window caulk.

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Take a wire wheel attached to an air powered die grinder or something similar to get them down to bare metal. Then use automotive seam sealer just like the factory did.

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Yeah, that stuff is from the factory. It strips out pretty easy with a wire wheel, or if there's a good bit of rust under it, it will peel out with a scraper. Clean it all out REALLY well or rust WILL come back.

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:agree: do a real thorough job here, or it is just time spent & wasted. Cb :bowtie:

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Thanks fellas. That was the good side, you should i have to take pictures of the passenger side where the roof skin is peeling up.

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Uh oh :(

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Use a heat gun to remove the old seam sealer caulk. Final cleaning with a 10,000 rpm small diameter wire wheel works great on your air grinder. I use an etching primer under the new 2-part epoxy seam sealer. Or you can use the old GM seam caulk but the newer flexible epoxy seems more durable.

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I agree wholeheartedly. If you want a nice job get the regular 2-part for the back, after it sets use the self leveling 2-part on the sides and front. Just be careful with temperature it can set real fast!!! These come in a single tube w/miver nozzle or twin cartridge depending on your caulking gun.

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Thanks for the different options to handle the drip raills. I want that clean channelled look. So I want to use as less sealer as possible.

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we use 3m flexable seam sealer at work i use it 1 or 2 days a week, it great stuff and will flex not crack like most 2 part systems........oyu may try this stuff out... thee are single part sealers also made by 3 m single part seam sealers will not require a gun to use, 3m makes one that you brush right out of the can, (with an acid brush) and my little tip on this kind is right before the sealer set up , have a latex glove on and dip you finger into thinner and rub gently over the sealer... it makes it smooth as glass ...and wont afeect the sealer.............hope this helps tony

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More pictures of drip rail rust. Once again I will take the advice you guys gave me. Unless one of you local members want to tackle this for me.

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ummmm. I'm still new to all this stuff....but I say scrap that cab and get another....Mikey