this sucks my trucks has a rust hole .

[renovation]

today i discovered my 98 ford -f-150 had a rust hole in the rocker panel on the drivers .its right in the center of the panel about 3-4 inch long and 1-2 inchs wide . im just glad when i shut the door its hides it .wonder what this will cost to repair im sure it wont be cheap seeing were its at . only got 110 thousand miles on the truck .

[uncledaddy]

Hmmm......Michigan + Snow + salt on roads = rust holes...Sucks!

[mechmike0034]

Yup - nine (almost ten) year old Ford truck in MI...
You were expecting otherwise? I'd be happy it lasted that long...

[johnnymk]

If you want to repair it yourself, grind out the rust to good metal. You can can rivet a piece of metal to the good metal and then use two part plastic filler which has strands of fiberglass hair over top of the metal. Grind it down, sand it and then paint it with a spray bomb of primer and finish paint. This should hold you over for several years.

[DarkFury]

FORD - Friggin' Oil (leaks) Rusting Daily. :heh:

[uncledaddy]

FORD - Friggin' Oil (leaks) Rusting Daily. :heh:
F#$%ed Over Rebuilt Dodge
Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Road Dead

All in good humor renovation.:laugh:

[uncledaddy]

Of course there is always "First On Race Day".

[Markel]

If you want to repair it yourself, grind out the rust to good metal. You can can rivet a piece of metal to the good metal and then use two part plastic filler which has strands of fiberglass hair over top of the metal. Grind it down, sand it and then paint it with a spray bomb of primer and finish paint. This should hold you over for several years.
I would also recommend using Metal Prep on the bare metal before the primer.

[johnnymk]

I would also recommend using Metal Prep on the bare metal before the primer.


Good idea. And primer the back side of the metal repair metal before riveting.

[Napoleon54]

Hey, congrats on having any rocker panels left. Those on my Cherokee are almost completely gone. :heh: