My truck bed is beginning to rust. I sanded part of it and sprayed it with primer, but the rust seems to be coming through. What can I do to permanently get rid of the rust so it won't come back? It is starting to get bad because the truck bed holds water when it rains.
2006-09-03 03:08:06 · 9 answers · asked by Ashley G 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
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2006-09-03 03:47:27 · answer #1 · answered by depotcopycat 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Many primers do not provide water protection - you have to spray over them with a topcoat.
The only way to get rid of rust for sure is to remove all of it - either by sanding, using muratic acid, or if it's all the way through the metal, cutting it out with a jigsaw - and painting the bare metal with a good quality paint.
POR-15 makes a paint that they claim will stop rust from growing. I suspect it slows it down more than stops it, and many of their products are kind of ugly looking and meant for the underside of the car.
If the rust is coming through from the other side - unlikely, but possible - you may very well have a rust-through. If so, the cheapest bet may be to find a rust-free trunk bed in a junkyard and paint it to match.
2006-09-03 04:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi i have spend many years in the corrosion industry and normal primers will not work for stopping rust. There are only a few products that a normal consumer can use that work in this area and they must include a prep system. I see that some other have mentioned KBS coatings these products do have a prep system and there products and instructions are written for the regular consumer definitely check out there web site.
2006-09-04 14:18:25 · answer #3 · answered by Metechy 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The rust is come from underneath your truck bed. the only way to stop it is remove , sand and paint both sides.
2006-09-03 03:23:38 · answer #4 · answered by stangman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it needs a good sand blasting them primer and paint. also you said you have water in bed of truck,.on all trucks their are weep holes for the water to run out of. they are in the front of the bed where the front meets the lower bed they are about 12 in,in from the side take a flat screwdriver and poke the holes out . so the water can drain out when it rains
2006-09-03 08:28:13 · answer #5 · answered by Bighorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everthing down here in Texas is BIG including our rust problems. Go with the KBS system. It works for me on my trucks, tractors and horse trailers.
2006-09-03 05:26:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
hi.. u need to sand it down... way down, then spray it with something like wd40, which will eat all the rust uve missed, leave to dry, then paint over with hammerite..
2006-09-03 03:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by yeah well 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-03 07:41:51 · answer #8 · answered by flowerpower 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-03 03:12:22 · answer #9 · answered by Dick Dastardly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋