The plan is to POR 15 everything and give it a heavy few coats of AL'S a few rolls of PEEL and SEAL and throw the vinyl back in there. New side pannels as well.
Controling the rust early on the 95
After a wet few winters, a few different leaks the padding under the vinyl was a little moldy and stinky. I also was afraid of rust consuming my "rust free" Bronco. After the removal of the interior and the 200lbs of water soaked insulation I did find a fair amount of bubbling in the paint.:barf
It's also time to remove the factory XL seats and replace with a pair from a 94 Caddy Sedan deville. Here is where I am at.
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Here is where the seam sealer wasn't even on the seam and was only through the middle. The bottom was wide open.
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Right side the same way, seam sealer should go on the seam, RIGHT??
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The abrasive wheels. I got this Idea from the BOSS's write-up. The left is the Norton wheel $9.60 each and the right is a Harbor Freight Wheel $4.50. Harbor Freight wheel seems to be slightly more aggressive, thats it. They last about the same time.
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Unsure yet how I am going to get in there to clean??? Fords little trick on the Bronco owners. This is a known rust area on these trucks, I would like to remove all paint ect. and POR 15 it all. How to get in there??
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The only rust through I have found. A small pin hole.
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NEW SEATS I even get a arm rest!!!!
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It's also time to remove the factory XL seats and replace with a pair from a 94 Caddy Sedan deville. Here is where I am at.
The subject
Here is where the seam sealer wasn't even on the seam and was only through the middle. The bottom was wide open.
Right side the same way, seam sealer should go on the seam, RIGHT??
The abrasive wheels. I got this Idea from the BOSS's write-up. The left is the Norton wheel $9.60 each and the right is a Harbor Freight Wheel $4.50. Harbor Freight wheel seems to be slightly more aggressive, thats it. They last about the same time.
Unsure yet how I am going to get in there to clean??? Fords little trick on the Bronco owners. This is a known rust area on these trucks, I would like to remove all paint ect. and POR 15 it all. How to get in there??
The only rust through I have found. A small pin hole.
NEW SEATS I even get a arm rest!!!!
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Update,
The Al's is on it's way.
I attempted to use some paint stripper in the corners, in a little tiny spot I got a little ripple. It did not help. I bought a sand blaster from harbor freight MISTAKE!! I also tried to use "play sand" in it. After a few hours of fighting clogs I started sifting the sand and it helped with the clogs. I could blast for a minute or 2 between clogs. It was a pain in the ass for sure. I think that the sand metering valve is a POS. I'm sure if I had used a better abrasive it would have worked better. IDK this was my first experience with a sand blaster. I ended up using a wire wheel in a 3/8" drill. I was able to get all of the pitting and bubbling paint off. I still havent decided what I am going to do about the corners. I removed the foam plug and excess foam from the base of the B pillar I am going to coat it all with POR 15.
Do i make a removable plug to put in there, fill it with seam sealer, weld it up??? There is no rust in there yet!
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These were taken after my first cleaning. I realized that the factory primer was hard to see until it was all cleaned. ANOTHER day of stripping and
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A couple coats of POR 15, still haven't decided what to do about the base of the B pillars.
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The Al's is on it's way.
I attempted to use some paint stripper in the corners, in a little tiny spot I got a little ripple. It did not help. I bought a sand blaster from harbor freight MISTAKE!! I also tried to use "play sand" in it. After a few hours of fighting clogs I started sifting the sand and it helped with the clogs. I could blast for a minute or 2 between clogs. It was a pain in the ass for sure. I think that the sand metering valve is a POS. I'm sure if I had used a better abrasive it would have worked better. IDK this was my first experience with a sand blaster. I ended up using a wire wheel in a 3/8" drill. I was able to get all of the pitting and bubbling paint off. I still havent decided what I am going to do about the corners. I removed the foam plug and excess foam from the base of the B pillar I am going to coat it all with POR 15.
Do i make a removable plug to put in there, fill it with seam sealer, weld it up??? There is no rust in there yet!
These were taken after my first cleaning. I realized that the factory primer was hard to see until it was all cleaned. ANOTHER day of stripping and
A couple coats of POR 15, still haven't decided what to do about the base of the B pillars.
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Rust...I didn't see no stinkin' rust......:rofl
come to the rust belt or visit my build thread):cry
good job.
come to the rust belt or visit my build thread):crygood job.
Here is what I ended up doing at the base of the pillars. LOTTTS of picking out the foam with a screwdriver and needle nose pliars. Good cleaning with purple power and a smaller wire brush. 2 coats of POR 15, 1 coat of primer and 3 tubes of %100 siicone sealant /side. I made a plug out of a butter tub lid, coated it with the silicone and put it over the larger hole and filled the area with the silicone. I figured that if Ford could make the truck last for 15 yrs using foam, that would HOLD water, Silicone would last better. IDK. Only time will tell.
The white sealant is 3M seam sealant, it is thick and tough to spread nicely.
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The sealant I used in base of the pillars.
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Here is 2.5 gallons of AL's Liner.
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The white sealant is 3M seam sealant, it is thick and tough to spread nicely.
The sealant I used in base of the pillars.
Here is 2.5 gallons of AL's Liner.
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