Sounds like a good plan to me. Maybe follow up with some phospo ospho sprayed into the space.

I had a blaster do my bedsides, but I'm sure they didn't get carried away with the inside of the rail. I had them shoot them with epoxy primer as well.

Last edited by klhansen; 01/01/2026 7:18 PM. Reason: corrected an oops
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