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9/30/24 today I applied 2 coats of epoxy primer to the exterior cab. It took me 5 days to get it to that point. At one point, I felt like the rust was coming back quicker than I was eliminating it so I decided to stop stripping the interior and just concentrate on the exterior. To get the last of the rust in the pits, I used a twisted wire wheel in my side grinder, followed by a handheld sand blaster in the deeper areas, then I went over the areas with a 36 grit sanding disc to give the epoxy some tooth to hang on to. Hopefully the epoxy will seal in any microscopic rust left.

I am so glad I had the other body parts (fenders, hood, Bed) sandblasted. It made applying the epoxy so much easier. I couldn’t imagine how long it would have taken to manually strip those parts.

I still need to finish stripping the interior and the two doors. I am thrilled this is done and I’m real happy with the results.