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It's obvious that someone who owned the 67 before me had been doing some sanding on the body, I assume to prepare it for paint.

There are a few places that show a bit of bare metal.

It's really been raining a lot here lately, and I'm concerned about rust issues.

What's the best thing that "I", as a complete idiot, can do for the moment. It'll be a while before I can afford to get the truck painted. I'd just like to get a jump on this.

Also, although it has very little rust at all, what can "I" possibly be doing in the meantime to work on this part of it. Or should "I" just leave it alone?

Thanks, Davey

davey if ya got bare metal cover it with something(primer or paint) assuming no rust is there yet.if ya got surface rust sand it clean and cover till you get it painted tom

get the duplicolor rattle can primer at the local parts store with the fan head and you can lay on a nice coat of primer that can be feathered or just sanded off if need be. You can also get the krylon 'rust tough' with a fan spray head too.

Thanks guys, I figured that would be okay for now, since the current paint isn't that great to begin with.

If I need to sand out any rust, what's the best way to go?

I have used wet/dry sanding before when I was a teenager, but I'm sure there's a different approach to it these days.

and TPYLE. "Howdie neighbor!!!".

If Homey "ever" gets this truck fixed where I can drive it, I might cruise down to Griffin one day and let ya take a look at it. Not much to see at the moment, but what the heck.

I need to stop by Record Heaven in town and see my old friend Wayne Goodman anyway.

Davey

cool, let me know when your headed this way.tom

spot sandblasters are nice. if its a lot of rust plain old sanding still works. you can also use chemprime (phosphoric acid) to treat it - follow the directions on the can/bottle/sprayer.

Primer is a good start, but it isn't weather tight. I'd sand the area with your palm sander - start with 180 and go waaay do to 400 with a hand block sander to smooth the paint and the bare metal. Do not prime over rust - get it off with the sanding.

Arnswine's suggestion for the phosphoric treatment will help retard further rusting that may be going on in tiny/hidden pits in the metal. Remember to 1) wear gloves and 2) wash the agent off thoroughly when you are done. Then, wipe the area down with a good car and truck degreasing agent. After that, you can prime.

Next, put a coat of primer sealant on the area or it will just keep rusting back through. Use the same brand primer and primer sealant.

Thanks arnswine and Kim!

TPYLE, I'll be sure to let you know. Got to get a water temp gauge before I feel comfortable driving her that far just yet.

It's about an 1/8th of a mile to the beer store. I feel safe enough going that far.

Davey

Techie advised me today to go to Wal-Mart for temporary gauges. Looked at their website, but didn't see an Automotive section, nor gauges. Hafta go to the store and look for myself.

I can walk to the local NAPA store from my house in abot 3 minutes. Looked at their website, but can't find gauge clusters for underdash, or any other type. An aggravating waste of time for me.

Anyway, I'm buying a cheap underdash gauge cluster this weekend, and with any luck at all, an angle grinder.

Trouble is, I think it's gonna be raining in my area all weekend, and I have to work anyway.

I'll get around to it very soon.

And... Techie told me that the paint inside the bed box was "forget the name", but was full of hardeners.

Bed box is where I wanna start to get experience.

I'll get there.

Davey

Davey, often in the beds you will find what is called "two part epoxy" which is hard but easy to work with because it is very forgiving in that it is thicker than standard paint and that makes it easy to remove sanding marks etc.

Epoxy primers are used a lot in the prep for paint stage because when you spray it on it levels its self and will stick to virtually any clean surface.

I like epoxy primer and would reccomend it for bare metal as a first coat.

I think you are wise to start inside the bed box to gain experience.

Hobert

Now I'm a bit lost. But here's a closer view of what it looks like inside the bed box. Lots of corrosion, and in a tight space.

http://67chevytruck.com/pics/new1/bed_rust1a.jpg

Not sure how to go about working on this. But, I know I need to get it out.

Davey