Bolt snapper
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I wish you were the previous owner of my truck!
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next time, go on auto trader, restrict search to Florida Gulf Coast, and buy a spectacular absolutely
rust free 03-04 loaded for around $4K. used to live in the Midwest, no more rusted out junk for me
ever. My 03 is absolutely rust free and the original paint still perfect with zero clearcoat peeling.
Damn bro yours looks like a disaster lol. Mine looked more like a happy medium between you and bolt snapper's rockers, I had mine prepainted leaving a 1/4" of the edges unpainted so I can get a good weld on them after installation but I'm not sure that was the best option, I rattle canned the rest once I was finished but it left it very sand paper like... i highly doubt anyone will ever notice it but just me knowing it's there irks me lol, it is a far more cheaper option than dropping off the entire truck for a rocker respray that's why I did it... that and I had initially planned to do far more repairs that day which I did such as the notorious "radiator support"IMHO ... from my own Rustbucket ... Just Let it Be
no probs! no worries! Its waterproof (for now & several years)
Spray some Fluid Film on the rust if it makes you feel better
Consider it a badge of honor, better gas mileage, efficient use of funds, Mad Max, Rat Patrol, milk it for all its worth, etc.
See that hole on the right?
Thats the problem RIGHT THERE
I'm plugging mine up this weekend on my 2014 EL
(the taco salad thing was very funny, good one)
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... that and I had initially planned to do far more repairs that day which I did such as the notorious "radiator support"
I was reading through some older threads and it always bothers me when I see something end with a simple unanswered question.Dumb question, what is fluid film?
To begin, let me say that I have zero body work experience.
I recently purchased an '04 Eddie Bauer 'midwest special' with rocker panels that are half gone. At this point, the threshold portion is fairly intact, but as it makes the bend to go past vertical downward back under the car, the rust has overtaken the length of both rockers, such that you could literally poke holes all along with your finger, or at least without much more effort than that.
I have looked at the slip on covers, and will probably tackle that in the coming months. In the mean time, in order to slow or stop the progression of rust, I'm wondering if it would be of any advantage to take a grinder and cut out the super rusty side of these rockers and try to apply some primer? Would doing so slow the rust any, or would it hasten the deterioration by removing what little bit of support the rusty portions still give?
I'm kind of looking for a starting point. I hate walking out to the car every day and seeing the little pieces of rust hanging out below the doors and staining the running boards.