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| | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 280 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 280 | alright I like the shaved drip rail look for my 53 so today i drilled them off. well after i did that i found lots of rust and pitting. Nothing all the way through so that is good but it got me thinking how do i repair pitting? I can clean the rust out with wire brushing or sand blasting but as far as filling in the pits after they are clean whats the proper way to do that?
this really applies to any surface of the truck with pitting like along the back side of the cab along the belt line. How are you guys filling the pits?
i will post pix as soon as I get them uploaded.
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* 1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton-previously abandoned resto. My Project BoltI hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | I'd never trust wire brushing to clean any pitted areas well enough to prevent the return of rust, especially deep pitting - careful sand blasting, phosphoric acid &/or rust converter is needed ... if areas are deep enough, some weld could be laid in and ground down as in filling holes, or if you want to learn a new skill, try leading, otherwise you're down to body filler
Bill | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 280 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 280 | i thought about trying leading...I find it really interesting. Bondo is easy I just hate to use it...just saying the word makes me cringe.
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* 1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton-previously abandoned resto. My Project BoltI hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | "bondo" is a brand name, body filler of many brands is used by virtually every bodyman on the planet, properly used for final leveling there's no need for cringing to be involved, especially with simply pitted areas, poor leading can be more hassle than polyester fillers - if the pitted areas need more than a skim of filler it's time to get out the welder and patch it properly, which of course will require some filler to finish
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | i thought about trying leading...I find it really interesting. Bondo is easy I just hate to use it...just saying the word makes me cringe. I've said this on more than one occassion before,if the guys 'back in the day' had Bondo available to them,i'm pretty sure they would have used it instead of lead. There's nothing wrong with using bondo if used sparingly rather than using it to 'carve' a new panel into shape......
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 280 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 280 | i know, i know. I always use it sparingly. I have seen some videos of leading and thought I might want to give it a try.
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* 1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 ton-previously abandoned resto. My Project BoltI hate when people leave their brains at home. Seriously when did critical thinking and customer service go out the window? How about common sense and striving to go the extra mile? Idiots, surrounded by idiots it tell you.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | i know, i know. I always use it sparingly. I have seen some videos of leading and thought I might want to give it a try. Ain't nuthin' wrong with expanding your bodyworking abilities....my friend lead loaded a Karmann Ghia a few years back,it was like trying to juggle with jello! Got 'er done though..... Good luck!
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
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