Hemi395
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My 2013 1500 Crew Cab has some rust forming on the passengers front door side edge about halfway up. I know the door bottoms rust out on these trucks but those look brand new because the trucks been Fluid Filmed since 2015.
I didn't get many before pics but I scraped the seam sealer off the back side of the door and ground down any rust I found. Talk about a can of worms, it was pretty much the length of the door panel. Thankfully it hadn't gotten too far onto the front of the door.
I ended up painting it with 3 coats of etch primer and then 3 coats of black. I don't care what it looks like on the back side of the door, I just want to stop the rust.
I drive a work van for work and have driven many rot box spare vans in the 14 years I've been doing this job and I have never seen a door rust here.
I checked the other 3 doors as well as the hood and tailgate and they were all perfect. I'm thinking it wasn't prepped right at the factory??
I didn't get many before pics but I scraped the seam sealer off the back side of the door and ground down any rust I found. Talk about a can of worms, it was pretty much the length of the door panel. Thankfully it hadn't gotten too far onto the front of the door.
I ended up painting it with 3 coats of etch primer and then 3 coats of black. I don't care what it looks like on the back side of the door, I just want to stop the rust.
I drive a work van for work and have driven many rot box spare vans in the 14 years I've been doing this job and I have never seen a door rust here.
I checked the other 3 doors as well as the hood and tailgate and they were all perfect. I'm thinking it wasn't prepped right at the factory??
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