2003 Rust removal

[mairj40]

For the past 2 years, I've been working on getting rid of the rust on my truck. It's been a lot of work, and a long process. Here are some before, during, and after pictures. It's not perfect, but it's better than being all rusted out.

 

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[El Huapo]

Yes, huge improvement, nice work.
Just an FYI in case you didn't know, there's a product on Amazon called "Corroseal" that converts rust into a stable compound and reputedly the steel never rusts again. I used it on an old Jeepster and it worked for the couple of years I had it. It turns the metal black after a second coat but that was fine with me. It's advertised as paintable but I never did since the rust was underneath and black was fine.

 

[mairj40]

Yes, huge improvement, nice work.
Just an FYI in case you didn't know, there's a product on Amazon called "Corroseal" that converts rust into a stable compound and reputedly the steel never rusts again. I used it on an old Jeepster and it worked for the couple of years I had it. It turns the metal black after a second coat but that was fine with me. It's advertised as paintable but I never did since the rust was underneath and black was fine.

Thanks. Yeah, I used that stuff on the frame when the bed was off. It looked nice for a couple years, but it has started to show rust through it now. I'm thinking of taking it and having it professionally undercoated. I treated it with that rust converter stuff, and then undercoated it myself. I'm afraid it's going to rust back through the undercoating.

 

[El Huapo]

Bummer...

 

[ramportin1]

Thanks. Yeah, I used that stuff on the frame when the bed was off. It looked nice for a couple years, but it has started to show rust through it now. I'm thinking of taking it and having it professionally undercoated. I treated it with that rust converter stuff, and then undercoated it myself. I'm afraid it's going to rust back through the undercoating.

Congrats, truck looks much better [emoji2938]

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[jerryt]

Big improvement. Looks like it was worth the effort.

 

[Runaround]

The product, Corroseal sounds just like a product I have used called Ospho. It turns the metal black and is paintable also.

 

[tron67j]

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I had same year color scheme with rusted bed. I was going through similar motions but found a bed that the shop painted and installed all for about $1k. You did an awesome job! Looks great.