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04-22-2009, 07:22 PM
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Amateur rust repair
I bought a 1972 Jimmy about a month ago and it needed a little rust repair on the top rail of the bedside. Just thought I would show a few pics of what I did. Cut out the are, then cut it out bigger because of more rust than I thouight! I bought the repair piece from Teeitup last week.
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04-22-2009, 07:26 PM
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Re: Amateur rust repair
Fitting the piece and letting my son do the weldiing.
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04-22-2009, 07:32 PM
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Re: Amateur rust repair
Welding it in and grinding it down. I didn't use any bondo yet, I just wanted to fix that spot! Now I can concentrate on the drivetrain, I need the tranny rebuilt! Thanks to Randy(Teeitup) for the piece I needed it worked out perfrect.
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04-22-2009, 09:02 PM
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Old School, New Style
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Re: Amateur rust repair
Looks great. What other rust is hiding in there?
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04-22-2009, 10:15 PM
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Re: Amateur rust repair
No other rust other than a little in the floor and back corner of doors. Thats all!
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04-22-2009, 10:25 PM
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Re: Amateur rust repair
you are better off not taping off your repair. when it comes to sanding that later it will give you issues. just let it overspray.
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04-23-2009, 10:07 AM
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I'm a poor spectator
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Re: Amateur rust repair
Good job, looks good.
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04-23-2009, 10:11 AM
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Re: Amateur rust repair
Good Job, the hardest part is doing it...Contrary to what some people would have you believe, no one was an expert when they started, right?
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04-23-2009, 02:10 PM
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Re: Amateur rust repair
I am not too worried about the edge from the tape as I will be going over the complete body at some point. I believe the reason the rust was in this spot is because there was a small dent right at the top of the bedside just under the top. I think this dent let water travel under the top and sit on the bed rail. I knew it was there when I bought it, but the truck was basically rust free everywhere else, this is not where you typically see rust on these things! Now all I need is a new tranny or rebuild mine.
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04-23-2009, 06:08 PM
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Re: Amateur rust repair
Nice job looks reallygod
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