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heyy guys, I was hoping maybe someone out their has a write up on how to get rid of a rust hole... I found one in the door jam... from what I have heard alll I gotta do is make the hole bigger and get rid of all of it than weld a sheet of metal over it and paint it.. is there any other way someone else might do it ? thanks!:tup

I am no help with the tech stuff but I am a huge cheerleader so good luck with the repair

I'm not your guy, but pics might help or maybe a description of the size of it. Good luck !!

That's essentially how I'd do it. Cut the rust out, weld in fresh patch, grind the welds flat and paint. Good as new.

that's it, I could do that

its in the driver side door jam.. my plan is to cut out all around it and make sure all the surface rust us gone and then put a sheet over it.. hopefully that will put an end to it... http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-remove-rust I thought that video would be useful for anyone whos trying to get rid of rust on smaller parts :tup

:tupthanks for the reply's!

ouch. you might find that it is more than just a little hole. you might need to refabricate the whole door jam. as soon as you start to grind you will see it is more than you anticipated. if you are looking for an inexpensive fix. cut a peice of sheet metal a little bigger than the hole. then get some panel adhesive and glue the sheet metal from the back side. wait a few minutes for it to harden then fill with body filler of reinforced fiberglass body filler. sand smooth and paint. wont last too long but will be nice for a while.

Yeah I wanna make sure it's done right I plan on keeping this car thanks though

I have heard the saying "rust is like cancer" I hope you get it all

Ya me too I'll post another pic when I start it to show u guys :tup

that would be great^^

Right now I got the whole car gutted

Sounds like you're doing it right. It's a lot of work but make sure you get all the spots.

Forgot you were in Barrie. It's getting nicer out, saw the word and I'll bring the MIG over.

^^^mighty neighbourly of you +1

I agree with this. When you think there is one little spot, it is usually much bigger then what we see. Seen to many fox chassis stangs like that. If it really isn't that bad, definitely fix it right, but if that spot is really bad, i would check the whole chassis over before i would go any further. That's just me though. No matter how much you try to stop the rust, it will always come back.
Don't mean to sound like i am careless, or something. :( I just know what i would do if it where me in your situation.

Ya I forsure understand what u mean that's why I started this lol. But from what I see it's only that little spot and I'm gunna be sandblasting most of the car probably to make sure it's not gunna happen again for another 20 years hopefully lol.

Thanks man I appceiate it a lot I'll probably get back to you on that offer lol :wiggle:

If your car (mine in this case lol) has never been in the rain/snow and kept in a super dry heated garage I can assume rust will take forever to take hold. We have what is considered semi-arid type climate here so humidity is usually quite low.

Yeah my car used to be an everyday 4cl lol

and with all the salt used out that way your car is not that bad

I didn't want to sound like a jerk at all, i am one of those guys that at one time got attached to my cars, but as i grew in this hobby i realised that rust can not be stopped unless the area was replaced from seem to seem like factory.
I hope that's all you have for an issue for sure. Rust likes to hide.
Once you do the sandblasting, you will have a way better view at deciding what to do.:tup

^^^ exactly right.

Post more pics of the Stang post - sandblasting.

^^^^^x2

heyy has anyone ever tried 'POR 15' im thinking of cleaning up my floors of the car and im probably gonna put some of this stuff down on it

any downside to using this stuff?

Only down side that I see is that If I ever wanna take it off it's gonna take for ever lol. The paint of POR15 turns to a hard ceramic.

soo im deep into my project now.. and was wondering if anyone knows if they sell a piece that i could replace my door jam with... i dont wanna risk leaving rust under there that i never saw.. got a lot of work to do before this pony will ever be out again..

what about some of those big places in the States which are slipping my mind and I will get back to you shortly doh. I had a few in mind but poof, gone.

thanks anyways. Im just gonna rebuild the piece shiuld be good. the cars not that bad for rust im pretty much just catching it before its gets bad

probably a whole lot cheaper

Ya forsure

any updates ????

Not yet just got my hands on a welder and im practicing before I take it to my bby lol.