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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Buhl, ID
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Removed my carpet and guess what I found
Rust!!!
Whoda thunk it huh? Will have to try to get pics. I had noticed a small hole in the area by the sill plate at the driver's front, didn't go all the way through and didn't know how extensive it was either. I removed the carpet to prepare for the heat/sound deadening that should be showing up next week. Found hard nasty padding and styrafoam type stuff under it with lots of surface rust under that. The right kickpanel even has a hole through it to the vent area at the base. So, seeing as how it's mainly surface rust I figured the best idea would be to try to knock most of it down with a grinder or sander. Then get some por15 or equivilant and go over it before installing the sound deadener over that. Question is, good idea? And how much will I need to do the area from the front seat mount holes forward. Or would it be better to do the entire floor board while I'm at it and how much more would it take? Thanks
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
You could sandblast it and see how much really needs replaced, or go with the POR 15 if blasting aint an option.
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
That hole in the vent hole is almost a sure fire way to tell if the cowl area is rusty under the fender..might want to check that out and fix it right before it gets much worse
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
Thanks, I figured as much, I'd also love to fix it up right. Everything I do is done with the idea of do it right the first time, spend a little more now to save later. However, I am not a body man, nor can I weld or fabricate, also I don't have the funds to have it done. There is a guy at work that has a welder but he's kinda hard to approach and I really don't know what all is involved in this kinda job. I plan on having this truck forever and my idea is to someday do a complete frame off. That being said I'd like to fix it good enough to last until that point at least. Really don't know what to do at this point.
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
I don't know how to do it, but the one guy on here always puts up little signs that say This tread is useless without pics.
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
i'll do it for ya...
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
I got pics, just gotta get them off the camera, that involves getting my sister's laptop since the cable is gone and she has a card reader.
It's just rust I'm sure ya'll know what that looks like right? lol
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
Where is Buhl ID? Oh wait I can Mapquest that and answer my own question which kinda make this post, well worthless
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
Buhl is in my current neck of the woods! The only way to stop rust is to remove it, then cover it up to prevent it from coming back, I have not used POR 15, I hear is works well, I also know that short of doing what I mentioned above or cutting it out and replacing the metal is just a bandaid that'll buy the some time till your frame off, you could use JB weld to patch up your rust holes after grinding, I would get one of those little sandblasters and blast it down to gray metal and start from there, metal, sealer, patch, epoxy primer, and paint in that order. More than one way to skin a cat, tho, so I hear, good luck my fellow Idaho dweller.
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
Hmm, I guess it depends on how far down the road that frame off project is.
The POR will slow the deterioration way down, maybe getting you to the real fix without having to a lot of fixing now. That being said, If you do the repairs now, and its not done correctly then its getting done again in the not too distant future. Oh, and Welcome from Boise, ID!
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
sandblast sounds good but when i get ready fot that point im not puting carpet in my 67 chevy truck at all
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found (pics)
Thanks for all the suggestions, gonna talk to the welder/fabricator at work tomorrow for suggestions. Maybe he has some sapre sheetmetal and spare time. Here are some pics
Driver's floor ![]() Closeup ![]() Right floorboard ![]() Hole through right kick panel ![]()
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
Did you sneak by my place & take pictures of my truck when I wasn't looking ???????????????????
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
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POR15's site says one quart will cover about 96 sq ft, so a pint oughta be more then enough I would think. Couldn't be more then 35-40 sq ft over the whole floor and kick panels. Right? I guess I shoulda pulled the carpet and padding out when I got the truck 3 years ago. ![]()
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
id sand blast it.... i got a little sand blaster at harbor freight for 20 bucks.... id do that... becuase you dont wanna be buying the deadener twice..
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
hit it with a wirewheel on a high speed grinder, little primer or POR and replace the kickpanel..
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
Here I am bragging on these Idaho trucks not having much cancer and ya make a liar out of me!
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Re: Removed my carpet and guess what I found
Well he suggested cutting it out and using fiberglass. Obviously wouldn't rust but that's a suggestion I hadn't thought of. He said he's done it before on other cars. I guess if I coat it with some POR-15 then paint it or carpet it no one would ever know. Oughta build some kinda hinged setup that allows full access into that stupid corner area. lol
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