Repairing bed rust

[Kerry McCoy]

I have a ’79 Ford Courier that I am slowly restoring. I have rust coming right through the sides of the bed at the floor. Anybody have any tips or experience with this kind of repair?

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[Gary]

Depends on the extent of the rust. With limited info, the best way to repair is to cut out the rotted metal and weld in new metal.

[Jesse]

[quote=”Chevyman21″ post=124679]Depends on the extent of the rust. With limited info, the best way to repair is to cut out the rotted metal and weld in new metal.[/quote]
This. Rust is like a cancer, unless it is cut out, it will continue to rot out your bed. If it is just a little bit of surface rust you could try vinegar water. Leave it sitting on the rusted surfaces overnight and it should wipe right off if the car only has surface rust. What will be left over are little black bits on your metal, that is okay, it can be primed and painted over.

If the rust is hardcore you need to cut it out, and weld in a patch.

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