2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission rust on doors....

[SSolderitch]

I don't know what years had the problems?



My truck doors bottom seam is showing some rust. It is much worse on drivers side. My problem is the silver paint band on my truck was sprayed with a gray bedliner. So I have to save what I got.



My fix:

I have no rust inside the doors, but I poured in some rust converter just to be safe. Then I removed all loose metal from bottom of door. Next I applied the rust converter, an eastwood product, twice until the rust turned to black/dark gray. I coated the top of the seam & any missing parts with a 3M brushable seam sealer. The same stuff the factory used on spot weld seams. Put a heavy coat of paint over the seam sealer to seal out moisture & air (needed for rust). I mixed the paint to match the seedliner gray.



I hope the doors will last me a few more years. You should check you doors often, before the rust gets out of hand. I bought my thruck last year and I didn't get a chance to fix the doors before winter set in. I just now got the time... . Another ting off the to do list

comments & ? welcome.

 

[MAllen]

Where have you found those products at. I am needing to do some tlc on my doors too.

 

[Hammer]

I just had mine done recently by a local paint man who specializes in this kind of repair. The passenger side was very bad and the drivers side had none yet we did them both. He takes the door panels off,removes all the rust inside and out and then sprays the rust convertor and inhibitor until it drips out of the door bottoms and then lets it dry overnight. The next day he opens up the drains and makes sure there is no blockage and then proceeds with the door prep and paint touch-up. When he was done blending the paint into the truck you can not even tell it was repaired and that made me happy.



I am considering having the door bottoms and rockers shot with Rhino or Line-x to protect them better from the harsh PA road salts. I agree that everyone should look into their door bottoms and make sure the drains are free and clear. If not then they will be next and it will not take long. It didn't take mine long and with how much time I spend detailing it I could imagine how short it would be for someone who neglects their finish... ... . Andy

 

[SSolderitch]

ans: eastwood here in PA, for the converter & seamsealer.





Hammer- no rust in doors & drains were clean. Pannel replacment was not an option because of the 12" of gray bedliner sprayed on the bottom of the truck sides and on both steel bumpers. I hade to stop the rust, reseal that lower door skin lip.