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So, having poked one rust bubble, I decided to poke and scratch at a few more little ones, and they too revealed nastiness beneath. Nothing near the scale of the bed, but definitely needing attention. There were only a few, mostly below and behind the doors, and one ahead of the passenger side mirror.
These were cleaned up and Jason brazed them over, then they were ground down and primed.
Since I think it is still illegal to deface US currency, I won't go into how I know that quarters make excellent brazing material, they leave a lovely golden repair patch.
While all this was going on, I took a finishing sander to the doors and obliterated the last remnants of the Mifflin Fire Department lettering and badge that could just be seen through the old paint.
Once all the surface blemishes were attended to, the 715 was given a good wash and left out to dry, which happens pretty quickly even though the weather has cooled a bit.
One of the things I was waiting on to work on the truck was cooler weather, the last picture shows the 'cooler' afternoon temperature. We had previously been dealing with 110-112 most days over the summer.
Cheers
These were cleaned up and Jason brazed them over, then they were ground down and primed.
Since I think it is still illegal to deface US currency, I won't go into how I know that quarters make excellent brazing material, they leave a lovely golden repair patch.
While all this was going on, I took a finishing sander to the doors and obliterated the last remnants of the Mifflin Fire Department lettering and badge that could just be seen through the old paint.
Once all the surface blemishes were attended to, the 715 was given a good wash and left out to dry, which happens pretty quickly even though the weather has cooled a bit.
One of the things I was waiting on to work on the truck was cooler weather, the last picture shows the 'cooler' afternoon temperature. We had previously been dealing with 110-112 most days over the summer.
Cheers