Rocker panel paint for my forever truck.

[jjeff]

Not looking to win just mitigate the damage as much as I can. With me putting a reasonable amount of my time in it. I grew up in a rust belt I've had three Tacomas bought back or frames replaced, Fortunately the cab mounts and corners are solid still. There was mud on that one cab mount not much rust that was mentioned earlier. I ran a pick in some of the rocker bubbles with streaks of rust coming thru the paint the pick didn't penetrate thru the steel. I think it's at least worth my time taking the rocker paint off and cleaning it up and putting something like bedliner on them. But I shall see I may be surprised one way or another how involved this may be once I see it stripped.

 

[Hay Dude]

Ahhh so you were going to sell me a truck with a CP-4 annnnnd rocker rust????

Con-artist



j/k

 

[jjeff]

Ahhh so you were going to sell me a truck with a CP-4 annnnnd rocker rust?

Con-artist

ill be putting over 1k miles on it
In the next few days sure hope I don't fall thru the floor boards or the cp,,4 doesn't blow.up .

 

[dodge man]

The rust is almost certainly coming from the inside out. If you just clean up the outside it will look better for a while but not long. If you’re going to do something I’d get something on the inside to slow the rust down. I wouldn’t use fluid film because that isn’t very compatible with paint. POR15 or a similar product would be best. Once you get the inside of the rocker treated then fill the outside and paint.

 

[Topzide]

You could drill holes and spray in some, Black Star - Gallon

You can spray with a garden sprayer or squirt bottle. I've used this stuff and is easy to work with and needs no top coating.