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Xplorer82's Rust Restoration

Xplorer82's Rust Restoration & Body Work

Well to start off I am making this thread to follow my progress and hopefully get tips/hints when needed. i am by far a "body man", but i have had some experience just thought it would be smart to start a thread in case someone see's something i dont/missed/ect.

i have owned this truck for 6+ yrs. when i bought it, it had No rust on the body, well yrs of driving in these Ohio winters(and believe me, i have fun in the winter :)) has took its toll. For the last 3 yrs once winter breaks i try and control the rust. usually just a good sanding then filler for where i needed it, Well that is getting old and rust is growing in other areas now, So........ Here we go, im going to try and do this right and hopefully get a few years break, Ha. For now it will just stayed primed (section by section as i go) and hopefully getting painted before summer is over.

I will get pics of the areas i am going to be hitting. but this past weekend i started on the rear PS quarter panel. so i took in progress pictures of that, forgot to take before pics.




I started by sanding and got down to the body filler from last year. chipped that all out and found the rust. I took the cut off and zipped out all the pieces i needed to remove and hit it w/Ospho and let it sit over night. i then cut & bent up some 22g sheet metal took out the Lincoln and tack welded it in place and went to town welding. (dont mind my beginner welding in the pics. im learning as i go).

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I used Bondo's Metal Fill to fill in all the little cracks & few burn throughs, not to many nor big (couple coats, sanding in between)
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coming along.
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and that's where its at. i am priming it tomorrow weather permitting.

more to come.
 



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forgot i took these pics, so here they are. the underside of the hood will be next. i hit it with sandpaper and knocked off the loose rust and Ospho'd it, will be wire wheeling it tomorrow, then another coat of Ospho.

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well i had to cut what i welded in back out because of lack of experience w/this kind of thing(welding related). but i got it all welded up & primed last week sometime. here are a few pictures throughout that process.

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Primed w/white OMNI epoxy primer.
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nice job! wish i had more knowledge of body work
 






nice job! wish i had more knowledge of body work

thanks :thumbsup:.

i have more pictures to upload sometime soon of the work i have been doing on and off. including my rear hatch (made patch panels for the keyhole, rear wiper and the wiper stopper on the far right side and welded them in) along with bumpers & trim all of which have been done & painted. Also gave Herculiner a try. that is some tuff ****.

i'll try to get them uploaded sometime 2morrow. everything is coming along nicely though. just wish i would have busted more ass to get it all done and painted before the weather turns bad. there is always next year to finish up unless i find a heated garage this winter (Ha)
 






i was bored and uploaded them. i'll get better overall pics 2morrow maybe.

Starting point.
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(patch pieces sprayed w/weld thru primer)
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Welding them in
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Primed.
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Put back together. minus badges, need to hit up pull a part for one of them.
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bumpers and trim painted black. no more ugly gray.

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Grill insert i got from pull a part.
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