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Tips on Repairing Rust?

Discussion in 'Truck & SUV' started by DeebsTundra, Sep 25, 2006.

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    DeebsTundra Big Tires :)

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    Tips on Repairing Rust?

    Well after over 3 years of using my truck as a truck, (heh, go figure right?) I'm finally getting off my ass to repair the rusting scratches in the bed.

    I've also got a LARGE deposit on top of the bed-front where my dad got a little over-zealous trying to pull the dent out.

    Off the top of my head, I've got the steel wool, the stainless steel brush and a bottle of touch-up paint.

    Note: Someday I do plan to have the bed Line-X'd, but that won't be for a while as I can't afford it.
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    James800 New Member

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    by far the best thing ive done to mine!
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    monkey4005 New Member

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    you would have to sand primer and paint. only way to get rid of rust is go to bare metal.....
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    Yep, grind off the rust, put a good rust inhibiting primer and paint...
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    DeebsTundra Big Tires :)

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    I'll be down to bare metal pretty quickly.

    ...considering this is just a temporary repair...can I simply remove the old rust, touch-up paint to protect it and then just Line-X over it?

    ...not trying to get the bed back to perfect, just keeping rust from spreading.
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    teevee247 Well-Known Member

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    Put something to inhibit rust though, cause bare-metal will rust VERY quickly, and if there is moisture caught under the paint, it could still rust again within a year, it'll be very worthwhile to put some sort of rust inhibitor :)
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    Cuztomrollaz98 MAD VLAD!

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    Just spray a load of WD-40 hahahahaha j/k man
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    lol,

    Pictures Andy slipping and sliding in the bed of his Tundra hey that's like putting armor all on my former Sport-bike and I know how stupid i was that day yikes NO braking (No comment on that Andy :p )
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    Cuztomrollaz98 MAD VLAD!

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    wow that must've been fun let me tell you.... wow lol
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    DeebsTundra Big Tires :)

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    "Mommy what's that?"

    "Why honey, I think that's a power ranger!"

    :laughcry:

    Oh the repair job, it went really well. I was informed my a friend to use a product called, "Rust Converter." You scrape off the excess rust, and apply this stuff in several coats. After it's completely cured, the remainer of the rust is chemically converted to a black primer. Really neat stuff. I painted over it, hopefully by the middle of next year I can have the thing Line-X'd. ...if there is any moisture under there when I line-X it, I hope it can withstand the heat of Line-X. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it sprayed on at 6-8 hundred degrees?

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