[kevinc]

Originally Posted by K98AL

Kevinc - how did they skimp on metal prep? I'm new to painting, and am sanding, primering, etc...more than I have ever done. Have I missed something?????

I'm not a body man either which is why I bought the truck I did since the body work looked done. I knew about the floorboards with some rust by the rocker panels and the hole in the floor. There are some cracks in the paint on the front fender and left rear bed side. I don't know what causes it other than there is some rust forming under the paint, or there was some contamination on the sheetmetal before the paint was applied. Really ticks me off. There doesn't seem to be any dents that were fileld in with bondo, so I don't think that's the problem. After stripping the inside of the fenders I found where they pushed bondo thru a couple small holes at the bottom. So it looks like my truck may fall apart in a few years and will need to be redone at that time. I guess I'll be learning how to do bodywork.

Kevin C