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Rustbuster77
I'm new here, haven't done body work/painting in about 20 years but am really looking forward to taking on some projects on my daily drivers. Found SPI on the Hotrodders forum and discovered this is a wealth of info and good community.
I'm starting my plan of attack on my 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan's rust. Ordered 2 dog legs from Key and a rocker for drivers side.
I'm wondering about best plan of attack for dealing with the rust from the backside of the dogleg. Once I start cutting it, I'll likely find there's need for inner patching too. If nothing else, just showing some pics of what I'm going to start with and over the next month or so, hope to get at it. Just don't want to blindly tear into it until I gather some info and advice.
I DO plan on using SPI Epoxy primer for sure, after seeing Rusty's posts, I'm a believer.
I don't have access to many of the typical shop tools so it's going to be done on a shoe string budget but at least I do have a MIG welder. This is the first side of repairs and will likely break the resto into chunks that won't disable the vehicle which is family van for the 6 of us.
The hood, front pass fender, tailgate, and right dogleg area will be part of overall plan. Just don't think I'll be able to tackle all the body work quickly enough to not have vehicle disabled for more than 2 days.
less than ideal but it's what I've got to work with.
I'm starting my plan of attack on my 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan's rust. Ordered 2 dog legs from Key and a rocker for drivers side.
I'm wondering about best plan of attack for dealing with the rust from the backside of the dogleg. Once I start cutting it, I'll likely find there's need for inner patching too. If nothing else, just showing some pics of what I'm going to start with and over the next month or so, hope to get at it. Just don't want to blindly tear into it until I gather some info and advice.
I DO plan on using SPI Epoxy primer for sure, after seeing Rusty's posts, I'm a believer.
I don't have access to many of the typical shop tools so it's going to be done on a shoe string budget but at least I do have a MIG welder. This is the first side of repairs and will likely break the resto into chunks that won't disable the vehicle which is family van for the 6 of us.
The hood, front pass fender, tailgate, and right dogleg area will be part of overall plan. Just don't think I'll be able to tackle all the body work quickly enough to not have vehicle disabled for more than 2 days.
less than ideal but it's what I've got to work with.
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