rusting 2001 Tahoe

[617dannyp]

Second 07Burb. If you want to keep it, then get that taken care of pronto before it starts to spread. Good luck.

I'm going to do it this weekend. Going to cut out all rust and patch with fiberglass. I don't have welder so that's not option

 

[617dannyp]

I'm going to do it this weekend. Going to cut out all rust and patch with fiberglass. I don't have welder so that's not option

I'll do a good job, and keep it clean after so hopefully it lasts

 

[07Burb]

Please post pics as you do it. If you do end up going the fiber glass route coat the edges of the metal where you cut with a rust converter to at least slow the rust down as it tries to return. I'll be interested to see how it turns out. I'll also be interested to see how long the repair goes before the rust returns. I have a feeling that'll strongly depend on your prep work prior to doing the actual repair

 

[617dannyp]

Please post pics as you do it. If you do end up going the fiber glass route coat the edges of the metal where you cut with a rust converter to at least slow the rust down as it tries to return. I'll be interested to see how it turns out. I'll also be interested to see how long the repair goes before the rust returns. I have a feeling that'll strongly depend on your prep work prior to doing the actual repair

I will post pics. And yeah planning on taking my time on the prep. Got a couple cans of rust converter so going to hit the edges and also inside that channel. Everywhere I can. After repairs going to spray wheel well with undercoating.

 

[617dannyp]

Going to do it Saturday

 

[Fosscore]

All in the prep game to prevent that creep effect that rust loves to do. Get it all out and prime it well. Be interested to see how you go. Good luck.

 

[drakon543]

Ya none of those spot are structural but i think lmc atleast has the rocker panel section repair panel. But those spots are indeed pretty bad. Even trying to milk it out another couple of years would require alot of prep work. Even doing repairs you will have to cut the worst sections out entirely as the rust has penetrated all the way through the metal.

 

[617dannyp]

10 hours just to do one hole

 

[617dannyp]

Happy with it though. After the fiberglass held and dried, I put a coat of rust oleum primer, then coat of rubberized undercoating, then coat of truck bed liner

 

[OhioHoe]

That's a pretty common area for rust to form. It's kind of a ****** design on GM's part. There's some foam material between the panels in that area, and somehow rain, salt, and other debris can get into there and then can''t drain because of the foam, causing it to rust. Here are some pictures of when I repaired mine. It didn't look nearly as bad as yours on the outside, but once we cut into it there was a lot more rust than expected. We cut out a section of the door jamb, sandblasted it, welded in a patch, and welded it back in. In the fender well I just bought new panels from GM and installed them. It's been about two years and there are no signs of the rust coming back. I'm looking forward to seeing how the fiberglass repair ends up looking. Good luck!

Ignore the kind hand gesture of my coworker in this picture.