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| | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 | I'm finally making progress on the 53. I took the fenders, running boards and hood in for blasting today. This guy does nice work.
I forgot to ask his advice, so I'll ask all of you. I have replacement panels to put into the cab (cab corners, floor and toe boards, maybe the outer cowl under the fender, etc.) and was wonfering if I should have it blasted first to get rid of the rust or if I should weld in the panels first.
I can see it both ways. On one hand, blasting may reveal more stuff needing replacement. On the other hand, it would be good to have it blasted totally clean just prior to painting.
What does the jury have to say? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12 | definitly have it blasted first, like you said it may reveal some other problem areas that may come back to haunt you later if you dont do it this way, just my opinion of course | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 | Blast it first. It still should be clean
after you put in the panel. Your not going
to mess it up that bad are you? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 142 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 142 | I would blast it first , like you said you never know what you will find till after you blast . On my truck I found some really bad body work covering some holes that had not popped the paint yet. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 141 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 141 | It depends on your shop situation, too. I don't have a shop, so I can't blast before I put on my patch panels. I would have to shoot the whole cab with primer immediately after it came home, which would be a waste of time to me. If I leave it the way it is and put the patch panels on, I only have to spray the patch panel. When I'm finished with the panels I'll blast the whole thing.
With that said, Jake, if you have a shop, most definitely blast first. | | |
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