Hey all,

I'm in the process of rebuilding a 56 chevy 3100 I purchased awhile ago. The truck is in great shape on the exterior and has next to no rust, but it went through a paint strip before I purchased it. I'm moving through the truck and doing body work panel-by-panel and I started working on doors yesterday. After removing the interior door cover, I discovered a ton of rust (maybe 40% coverage) on the inside (interior) of the door. It appears to be surface rust, but I was suprised since the condition of the exterior metal is in such good shape.

Any recommendations on how to remove it? It's pretty much impossible to get inside the door by hand to sand unless I want to cut the inside of the door out and weld it back into place once it's cleaned up. The last thing I want to do is to restore this thing, invest in a great paint job, only to have the door rust out in 5 years.

Help is greatly appreciated!


56 Chevy 3100