Quickest way to repair rust bubbles (truck bed side)

[@BrosRebuilds]

Hello guys. This repair isn’t best way to do it, it’s a temporary repair meaning won’t last. Best way to deal with rust is to cut and replace rusted metal. Thanks for watching!

[@skytiger6671]

Thats what I was gonah say.

[@joeys8701]

Wow, took 3 months to rust? Must be dry season by you.

[@retiredusmc9090]

When you say, "Won't last" how long do you think it would last, in a North Eastern U.S snow belt area?

[@carypipes]

Duraglass would last alot longer

[@joecianfarani6951]

If you do the proper steps in the right order it works better.

[@mcclureemily1648]

Found rust bubbles on my front door and thought we'd need to buy a new front door, but now we'll try your technique first. You may have saved me $2500! Thanks, dude!

[@CUSTOMWORKS7.3PSD]

This repair can last if you drill a 1/2 inch hole in the inner fender and spray a rust stop spray like fluid film and get that seam of the box panel and wheel panel completely coated Im on my 6th year with no rust on a 91 chev 1/2 ton

[@SFB138]

Not sure about a 91, but on the generation he is working on 2007 - 2013, you can pull the taillight out and access that area to clean it out and coat it.

[@tonygoshive785]

Repairs like this are fine, as long as you treat any rust behind the panel as well , stone chip and oil undercoat

[@TheBestRoddy]

Man there is alot of body shop professionals in here.

[@Jaime-di1qk]

Biggest advice I can give anyone doing work like this.....ware a proper mask and eye protection. The dust from the rust and paint will harm your lungs or puncture an eye. Stay save. Besides that, good work.

[@billhayward2668]

If you are repairing someone elses vehicle this way,there better be a clear understanding between both people of what the expections are. Red paint is expensive as well as the other materials and labor. If the job cost X number of dollars and lasts a very short time,very bad feelings could be the result and the reputation of the bodyman could take a huge hit. Going quick and cheap could be more trouble than it's worth. Thanks for sharing this video. It'll help folks make a more informed decision,thanks.

[@harman1967]

Most of this type of rust damage on road vehicles also starts on the inside behind the panel and between inner and outer skins, it is a common moisture trap and quite often does not have any or enough paint protection from the factory. This type of repair is a good quick fix for a small area, as you say not as good as a welded repair panel. I would also use an anti-corrosion metal treatment before applying any filler/stopper. Once complete and painted get some wax or oil treatment behind the panel and between the skins, you should get many years from it.

[@bryceberryman7768]

same problem with my truck but mine looked less severe but when i cut the fender out the whole inside of the fender was rusted completely out couldnt even weld it so had to cut like 1 foot of metal out just to be able to weld so just a heads up best of luck

[@jamesward5721]

That rust is coming from the inside, not the outside - that's what most don't realise. That bed cavity is trapping moisture & then rusts from the inside out. Treating the outside is pointless until you sort the inside.

[@nsboost]

Its not pointless. It looks better and increases the value of the vehicle. Because you will almost certainly sell it sometime in future and it will likely still appear 100% better than it was.

[@pamoffa]

The rust will come back in a few weeks, like Bros said you need to cut out the area and apply a patch panel. I have the same truck with the same issue and was shocked at how fast the rust comes back with a vengeance. Next summer I'm going to do a cut out and use adhesive application of a new patch panel, I'm not going to mig weld 18ga metal. Adhesive allows you to better prep the back side with paint.

[@NarwahlGaming]

Where do you get your patch panels from? I have to get to mine, too, soon. And your glue?

[@tonymeehan7859]

I will never understand why when ppl spend big money on vehicles, they never spend the little extra to rust check them, or under coat of any kind. I have had my 07 Sierra for 13 yrs now - no rust, why? I rust check it every fall

[@APinTheAK]

Why not just look for a new bed? Lol

[@tackleberry933]

Under coating is not a great product especially if not done correctly.

[@beneflaco]

One rule to spray painting is to never start or finish the spray on the car you'll get specks.

[@deedream9453]

To a lol the folks reading (and liking) all the many posts saying that this is not the ''right'' way to do body work on a vehicle. They're right of course. It's not. No one ever said it was. In fact he clearly states that it's temporary. A note to all those posters; Not everyone has the ability or the means to cut / weld in new metal or the means to pay a shop to do it. However, because so many needed to say how this quicky temporary repair wont last ''five minutes'' I feel I need to add the following: I live in a state the uses salt on the roads in the winter. I did this same sort of ''quick fix'' approx. 25 years ago to a 1971 Olds Cutlass S with much much worse fender rot from said salt. I did the body and paint in one very long exhausting day. One difference of note is that I used rust converter. Lots of it. The bodywork wasn't the best looking, but it was better than rust holes. I painted that old beast flat black and mounted Craigers on her all the way around ( got them in a local junkyard) and added personally customized tinted headlight covers. (Tinted black plexiglass) Lasted the next five (5) years until I sold the car to a friend. Sadly, he later wrapped it around a tree. My friend was fine. The car didn't survive, but most of that quicky bodywork surprisingly did. Sure this isn't the ''right'' way to do it, but that doesn't mean it's the ''wrong'' way either.

[@crappiehookking387]

Good stuff brother, I just did a little bit of my front fender on my truck tonight, it looks alot better than before

[@MrBluecollar8]

Fender flares and a for sale sign.

[@josueochoa9674]

Lmao

[@MrBluecollar8]

@@vr6g608 Dude,I live in The Buffalo/Western NY area. Those rust bubbles are common site.The dirt and crap gets caught up inbetween the sandwiched metals.In NY you get salt and snow mixed with the dirt.It holds the moisture and rots the metal from inside out.Same thing with the rocker panels.The dirt gets inside and can't get out.Holds the moisture like a sponge.I'm far from lazy.I've done the work the way it's supposed to be done.On some vehicles ,it is not worth the time or money.

[@MrBluecollar8]

Oh yeah,and the whole deal with the fender flares is so you don't need to do body work.You still clean up the rust and fix it.Fucking tool.

[@bradbehning5592]

Like putting bubble gum over a gunshot wound. It might look good for about 20 minutes until that bondo bubbles out the first time it gets wet.

[@chevybrother6945]

Isn't that's why he said Temporally

[@AsianNIGMA]

@@chevybrother6945 it’s not worth it, unless your personal time is worthless

[@ShannonShenanigans79]

As a chick that likes to do things on her own, thank you. This seems simple and I am excited to do it

[@OffTopicTruth]

Great job man you made that look way easy

[@tacktiician4978]

What about the rust underneath the well? I feel like if i try to do this that rust will just come back through? How long would this last you think?

[@johnnyshd8250]

Take a cutoff tool and cut the rust out. Undercoat the bare metal. Buy a set of aftermarket fender flares and install. Two hours tops.

[@FLETTSTA88]

Was loving the beats and then you spoke at the drop (about the 7 minute marker). I forgive, but was gutted 😂

[@experienceprecision5406]

Pretty great video thank you. Only advice I could provide is to include more text on the screen as far as wait times for things to dry.

[@garymccloskeyjr.6265]

Not hating but a vinegar wash, wax and grease remover and then hit those rust areas with 2-part epoxy resin and then apply fiberglass reinforced waterproof filler would of cost you probably 30 bucks more to do and same amount of work and would last a few years.

[@patrickwelch620]

Then if you drill an acces hole and add a rubber cap where you can spray fluid film on the backside of the repair annually, it will last indefinitely.

[@APinTheAK]

Just get a new bed. Lol

[@APinTheAK]

@@patrickwelch620careful, they be adding an access hole with a couple drain holes and then plug-in’ it with rosin.

[@ryanv7195]

So the fiberglass filler is more water proof that the filler he used? Would just using the fiber glass body filler be good enough? Then sand and paint.

[@garymccloskeyjr.6265]

@@ryanv7195 yes. Fiberglass reinforced filler is more water resistant than just regular polyester filler. You could even take it a step further and paint all of the rust with Eastwood rust encapsulator and then do your filler work over that. I painted a completely rusted piece of steel with the encapsulator and hung it outside for 2 years and the rust didn't pop through.

[@broomad]

You missed one really important step - rust convertor should have been applied before the bondo. Your repair would then last much longer

[@Kevin_Yagoonie]

I did exactly that and within a week bubbles started coming back through

[@armonthundar7535]

@@Kevin_Yagoonie I have been using Coroseal converter for years. You need to use it properly which I haven't always done. After taking rust down as far as possible coat and leave at least 24 hours in a dry environment. Make sure product turns completely black. Repeat prosses making sure area is very black and very dry. Most rust converteres are water based and need the chemical prosses to be complete. Then I coat with an etching primer. When the primer dries I will use the Bondo.

[@Kevin_Yagoonie]

@@armonthundar7535 wish I had this info a year ago lol. I'm just gonna cut out the wheel arches and weld in new

[@johnnyshd8250]

No it won't.

[@chopperx01]

Hey is to help you out harbor freight has a new tool. called a metal renovator or some thing it’s a 4 inch drum thing works amazing you really should look into it.

[@louisjennings3396]

Who cares about boring as long as it's informative.

[@TwinTurboRamAir]

Do you have a video of the primer and paint process?

[@hunkydude322]

you could of used some waterproof filler first and then apply your regular bondo and if you could of gotten to your underside with some kind of waterproof substance that repair would last for years for sure, hey just sayiing good videos for guys that just want a quikie.

[@rustyshackleford5166]

5:21 Title Text Here This gave me a good chuckle. This happens to even the best of video editors.

[@fuentes38]

And you use the gold bondle first because it's thicker and then after you use the blue bundle that is thinner to cover up a thinner layer to finish

[@howarddavis1307]

I have 2008 Chevy Silverado my truck and the trucks I see like mine rust right there that repair you did if your luck may last a year are two tops the problem is GM thought it was a good idea too attach the wheel house too that section off the quarter panel water collects right there in that Area rusting out just that part off the panel your better off buying the patch panels there not that expensive.cut that section out and tac weld in new panel with out attaching your patch panels too the wheel arch just use a good quality body seam sealer under the repaired section .did both my panels last summer cost me about 350.00 that was with the parts ready too spray factory red and clear coat looks great and probably will last lot longer than the factory panels.

[@BRICEN18]

Nice work bro. Don’t overlook hearing protection. You seem pretty young. You want to be able to hear properly!! Eye protection also!!

[@marclamarre9898]

Mask too - you need to wear a mask ... breathing all this crap will give you lung problems overtime.

[@joelkoonce8559]

In Alaska this damage is very common, I'm perfecting good repair and blending without painting the complete bedside.

[@ultramindcontrolrealzz8367]

Where u at I need mine fixed its about like that 2011 1500 just so you know rust will come back unless you clean and seal underneath fender there's a double layer

[@Tracker5111]

Was anything sprayed in the backside to remove or convert the rust? Filling the hole wll just allow it to come back.

[@cometcal2]

You're right. The rust is just a symptom - not the root problem. Need inner body rust protection.

[@j2d4oi]

Great job on a first video!

[@eastling22]

Like the Star Wars word display

[@ekfinn]

Why would you apply a porous filler directly to bare metal without first acid etching it and barrier-coat priming it before applying filler?

[@bondjames4053]

Nice job

[@JoeMama-gs7rd]

Good Job! Thanks for the video!

[@famadrid78]

My roof looks like that, thanks Ford!

[@HardWorkpaysofff]

Can I use an orbital sander to remove all the rust

[@queena7672]

I needed this!

[@talena3574]

Cool you got my sub

[@celestialdream49]

Great Video... thanks for posting it. What's Sad is that there's no longer any American car/truck manufacturer who can build a product with enough quality where the fenders don't rust out. I have over 240K miles on my Toyota Tundra (which was made in America) and my fenders don't show one bit of rust. I live in a snow belt area... so lots of salt miles. Ford Chevy... get a clue.

[@ddygo]

Toyotas had a recall for rusting frames 95-06 or something like that

[@warrenvitters3983]

If your doing this kind of repair you should have started with All Metal filler. It will last longer. This is a temporary repair at best.

[@BrosRebuilds]

Correct, as I stated in the video.

[@weaponizedwoods9273]

No shit lmao

[@alisonalan6900]

Sick man!!!!!

[@Krispy1011]

Bros - please wear a N95 dust mask when you are sanding - its for your own health! all need to do this

[@erscustoms911]

Nice work, how’s it looking today?

[@joshuathorpe6225]

That shit bubbled over night. 100000%

[@BrosRebuilds]

Let not talk about that 🤐😂 read the first Comment.

[@erscustoms911]

@@BrosRebuilds follow up video with a welder next? Lol

[@johnfourman99]

What do u use to get the primer over spray off the rest of the vehicle?

[@BrosRebuilds]

Didn’t happen to this truck, but I would use small amount of thinner to remove it then polish the part.

[@johnharrison5656]

Great video and thanks for the information! I just have a couple of 2 or 3 questions. Can this be fixed without painting the whole quarter panel, and how much should I expect to pay to have someone else do the work from start to finish? I have this issue over both rear fender wells that just started bubbling a couple months ago, and oddly enough, it’s a 2010 Silverado lol. I was hoping to go ahead and get it fixed before it gets worse and have no idea what this kind of work should cost. I, also, have thought about adding painted, pocket style fender flares in the near future. If I decide to add this edition, should I just repair the rusted area, spray on some rust-oleum, and save the paint for the the fender flairs? Or, should I repair and paint before adding flairs? Any info would be very much appreciated… Thanks!🙏🏼

[@BrosRebuilds]

It’s all your choice man. Cheaper option would be fender flares. Otherwise the correct way to repair this would not be this video. You would have to cut and replace rusted areas most of the time… especially when the metal falls off or is eaten away. Thank you for watching!

[@johnharrison5656]

@@BrosRebuilds Thanks for the reply and I think I will do the flairs

[@andrewbrummer9539]

@@johnharrison5656 keep in mind the flare will make the rust worse and only hide it temporarily

[@johnharrison5656]

@@andrewbrummer9539 Right, I was thinking more like sanding down the rust, and putting a sealer on the metal. Then throw the flairs over that. It doesn’t matter now because I’m fixing to get the whole truck painted. We had a storm a few weeks back with hail and high winds. The basketball goal hit the truck and rocks and limbs peppered it. I’ll have to pay out of pocket for one side that’s rusted, but the goal hit the other lol, and of course the insurance will pay for the paint.

[@APinTheAK]

@@johnharrison5656why not look for a new bed then?

[@chuckhall5347]

After 2 years, how is it holding up?

[@jeezburns7177]

Should look good for 4 days

[@billyjack7421]

Good job

[@philh9238]

Better than the ole spray foam

[@yuliyasmal3336]

This is interesting! Thank you! :)

[@BrosRebuilds]

Glad you liked it!

[@danbasta3677]

What you don't want to see especially in this area of the bed. It starts from inside and works it's way outside, and that's a darn shame especially when you pay way to much for these four door station wagon trucks. I never cared for nor liked four door station wagon truck, they look ugly looking. Rather have a regular cab truck.

[@streakin193]

I feel sorry for the next poor SOB who owns this truck. This is just a quick make it look better to sell.

[@ronanrogers4127]

Once sanded back, apply rust killer before applying filler…gotta eliminate all the rust

[@saldmairi]

🙌🏽 good work bro

[@BrosRebuilds]

Thanks 💯

[@Your.MotivationPlug]

Anyone know how much something like this would cost

[@callmetoaster5980]

How much did painting it cost?

[@yeehaw398]

3 years. Has it done OK?

[@gene2200]

3M ceramic rolocs on a die grinder remove rust but not metal, there minimally invasive. Just a suggestion

[@Sans_Jenny]

I subscribed this is very interesting

[@staceymain4563]

You should of cut out the rust and welded in new metal

[@hunkydude322]

like they say theres more than one way to skin a cat.

[@freeinhabitant2422]

Wondering if you are still alive. Was watching you and all the bondo dust in the air that you were definitely breathing in.

[@darrentrudeau3167]

Literally took longer to fix then it'll last.

[@vernwhite568]

I’m gonna cut and replace but good video !!!! 😊

[@BrosRebuilds]

You should!

[@coffeefish]

Did you sell that truck?

[@billl8530]

For what they charge for new vehicles today they shouldn't be rustimg for at least 10 years and dipped in some kind of better rust prevatsti e coating.Its Rediculous how vehicles rust so easily and how manufacturers are now shortingn the thickness of clear coat and thin base costs.Total b.s.

[@BrosRebuilds]

Newer trucks are bit better with rust, but it is what it is.

[@billl8530]

@@BrosRebuilds Doesn't have to be. Ford made all their trucks aluminum.Why wouldn't all trucks do this or at least all bottom panels.For as much as people are paying for $50,60,70000 trucks it should be mandatory.

[@LSswapGarage1]

@@billl8530 They don't when you clean them properly. The reason that truck rotted out is there is a tight gap for about the lower inch of where the inner and outer panel meet. On this truck it will be full of dirt, salt and whatever else. Voila... it rots. Pull the tail lights out and wash it once or twice a year.... they even have 3 plugs along the inside you can pull to make sure it's clean. Same as the rockers, doors, etc etc. A little maintenance goes a long way

[@farhoudshirzadi8905]

Could do without the loud music... can't hear you or the tools. sometimes it helps to hear the tool to get a sense of Speed settings, pressure, etc.. Thanks for the video very helpful..

[@billl8530]

Great job! 👍

[@husseinwahhab3853]

Aye let me fill in simientes 🥳

[@PaulDCiuppaNetChatTV]

Damn man, you need to wear a respirator!! Breathing that dust in causes cancer!! Nice work but you need to wear a respirator and eye protection!!

[@timothyhenson8853]

God dang can you make the MUSIC ANY LOUDER

[@williamthigpen4480]

Epoxy prime the raw metal before doing mud work.

[@BrosRebuilds]

Good idea, I sometimes do that if I’m doing a proper repair.

[@jurassicjeeper1996]

Also acid wash the metal, than baking soda/ water to neutralize it. than it would be mint to bondo or fiberglass it, than seal it and good to go

[@jurassicjeeper1996]

Or that rust will be showing threw the paint in less than a month

[@billhayward2668]

With rust this bad,most folks will cut it out,weld or glue new metal in. This repair won't address the potential rust in the inner fender. If all the work and cost goes into bending in the new paint to the old,all this is a waste. If this kind of work is done to just flip it,the new owner is in for a surprise.

[@michaelpiwcewicz1412]

GET RID OF THE MUSIC IT HURTS YOUR VIDEO

[@billbone4388]

Good job!!!

[@TomMack530]

It will have holes in it as you start sanding the rust off

[@willbelair5974]

there was another part of your truck beginning to rust on the same fender

[@stanswarts1939]

I like your work ,but you should work with more safety equipment at least eye hand inhalation protection.

[@grays_garage]

Supposed to use the gold filler and then glaze over it. Looks like you did the steps backwards

[@BrosRebuilds]

That’s right u caught me lol

[@grays_garage]

@@BrosRebuilds i work at a body shop so I’ll be one of the few people that notice lol no shame

[@SuperMarioQueens]

What was the tool to remove rust?

[@BrosRebuilds]

Wire brush on a drill, or you can use grinder.

[@robinsoutherland9991]

File sander

[@roboticbrenden7764]

Kinda upset you didn’t show us the paint in the video at the end.

[@jjl499]

I wanted to see you paint it!!!!😢

[@ericf9718]

What was the point of the tape lol, so u can see where ur working doesn't help anything like that.

[@connievoigt3228]

Bandaid repair, good for selling to a sucker

[@sadiqalmusawi2682]

get in the work

[@Mike-q8u8p]

That’s a lot of sanding without a mask or respirator. If you don’t get rid of the rust on the inside near the weep hole, it will be back in a year or two.

[@danieltaylor4819]

That might last a couple months.

[@Sunny-j5y]

Sorry but that's not going to last .

[@BrosRebuilds]

Yes your right, As stated in the video.

[@profsteel8217]

I did this exact same thing to my 2010 Silverado and it is right back to where I started in 3 months. Time to cover with fender flares. That will last a while.

[@empanada5243]

rust never sleeps, it keeps on coming back... trade secret of car maker$ ... business engineering $trategy

[@davidduffy2046]

This repair will not last at all

[@georgewilson2443]

Dude were is your mask?

[@valenciawoods4498]

My rust is under my doors just above my side rails.

[@dannygaines5657]

hes probably gonna resale it to your friend oh no

[@Kevin_Yagoonie]

This won't work. I did both sides exactly like this except I sprayed rust converter on before the bondo. Within a week rust bubbles started coming back through and just got worst

[@demonofheavn]

Imagine the impact on lungs