Good way to spend Veteran's Day

[sixty8charger]

finally got started on some interior stripping, and trying to get rid of some rust. going to strip down the metal and paint with rustoleum.

Jayson

[sixty8charger]

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[sixty8charger]

now for the areas where the rust ate through.. would it be safe to POR over them?...  only reason i say that is because i have never welded before.. and don't know if it would be "safe" for me to cut it and attempt to weld in new metal..
i am on a tight military budget.. doing the best i can with what i got.

[twodko]

The picture of you in the trunk reminded me of my time spend there..........we're both big men and for me trunk time was not fun!
Anyway, I know about tight budgets and making due.

1. Never Rustoleum, use Mortwert or POR15 IMO.

2. Use patch pieces to repair small holes, you can make these patches yourself from like thickness sheetmetal. Go to a junkyard and buy an old trunklid etc, strip it and fabricate away! With an old piece of sheet metal you can also practice cutting accurate holes for patch piece fitment using a cutting disk on your right angle grinder.

3. Ask around on base about someone who knows how to weld and go from there. Does the installation where you are billeted have a car/machine/metal shop? If so, take advantage of it.

4. Small patch pieces in the trunk, for example, can be fabricated to match the stamped floor pan channels using a deep socket, hammer and patience. Unfortunately, for larger panels your "do it right the first time" choices are commercial sources - read AMD or a donor panel from a parts car.

Once all the grinding/cleanup is done and you can clearly indentify the patches you need, take a picture of the area in question and post it up here. It's amazing what the membership has stored away in their garages and will let go for little or nothing to help with another members' resto. Keep us post and good luck!

[sixty8charger]

yeah i am 6'4" and that hurt,  i had to take a break every 15 mins, my back and knees were killing me..

never rustoleum..  dang.. just bought about 4 rattle cans of semi gloss black for it.
I can't seem to find any POR over in this area, all of it needs to be ordered.

There is a hobby shop on base. i haven't used them.. mainly because my house is about 20 miles away, and the car doesn't run yet.

been talking to some people about welding in the pieces i need.. and most of them say it isn't too hard..  i don't want to mess it up.
i think i will try an get some junk yard pieces to practice on, maybe tomorrow or so. Thanks for the advice.

[twodko]

Rustoleum is fine for small parts, brackets etc but not for large area use. Also, look into SEM rattle can paints. Great stuff that I used extensively on my grille resto. Keep us in the loop.

Tom

[sixty8charger]

ok good to go. thanks.