A Little Weekend Project
 

I’ve been working on freshening up this k20 and one of the major projects was to repair the rust in the pass side rocker panel. Normally I would cut the spot welds and replace the entire rocker but after cutting the top out of it I decided to take a different approach in an effort to preserve the exterior paint. Let me know what you guys think.

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I cut the top out, sand blasted the inside, then applied por-15

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I had to fix a small corner of the inner rocker, then I primed everything to seal it up and let it sit overnight

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Then I finish welded the patch in and primed it. Ready for paint :metal:

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Nice work, good call

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I like it!

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Nice job! Let’s see the whole truck 😉

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Nicely done!
I would still investigate the cab posts the rocker is welded to on the front and back. Here's a shot of my cab corners on the side with a virtually rust free passenger rocker panel attached :). I pulled on the thread...but glad I did. My cab is going to be a completely rust free zone, albeit with replacement floor and panels in several places.

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Twist my arm :lol:

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You did good nice truck

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Looks good.

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Exactly what is going to be done to my truck. While I am doing a full repaint not necessary to replace entire rocker if not needed!

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Nice job. I like your approach. Whenever I can I like to cut and patch rather than full panel replacement to retain the factory welded seams.

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VERY nicely done. No matter how “Good” the repop panels are, there’s nothing as good as preserving the factory steel.