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My truck is in darn good shape for 10 ungaraged New England years old, and I'd like to keep it that way.
A few spots are starting to show it's age, and I know that if I don't fix them quickly, it'll be all over for this truck in another couple years.
Here's the bottom of the passenger's door, the driver's side isn't as bad, but is heading in this direction. I'm thinking that what I need to do is sand/wire brush off as much rust as I can, then hit it with some sort of rust converter/primer, then paint. As it's the inside, I figured Rustoleum paint should be fine, but I haven't got a clue what to use for the first coat.
And here's the bottom of the passenger's side fender. This damage is mostly the result of a friend helping me bleed brakes
and isn't really rusty yet, and I'd like to keep it that way. Same drill as before, I'm assuming, but the final appearance is more important because it's on the outside- any tips?
I've never really done any body work at all, so anyone who has any tips, they'd be greatly appreciated. I haven't been happy with the results from most of the painting work I've done on metal, but I did work as a part-time wall painter at an assisted-living facility in high school, so I'm not afraid of a paintbrush.
A few spots are starting to show it's age, and I know that if I don't fix them quickly, it'll be all over for this truck in another couple years.
Here's the bottom of the passenger's door, the driver's side isn't as bad, but is heading in this direction. I'm thinking that what I need to do is sand/wire brush off as much rust as I can, then hit it with some sort of rust converter/primer, then paint. As it's the inside, I figured Rustoleum paint should be fine, but I haven't got a clue what to use for the first coat.
And here's the bottom of the passenger's side fender. This damage is mostly the result of a friend helping me bleed brakes

I've never really done any body work at all, so anyone who has any tips, they'd be greatly appreciated. I haven't been happy with the results from most of the painting work I've done on metal, but I did work as a part-time wall painter at an assisted-living facility in high school, so I'm not afraid of a paintbrush.