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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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i guess living up north doesn't help much, but my truck is rusting really bad above my running boards, right around the sill. last year the paint started to bubble. now it is flaking off and there is a big hole in the sill. any suggestions?
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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i pesonally dont know what to use to keep it from doing it. Every car or truck i have seen from up north has ben rusted to hell and back. Salt is your enemy, good luck
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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once there are holes there really isnt much you can do to stop it besides replacing the sheetmetal.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by onebad03
once there are holes there really isnt much you can do to stop it besides replacing the sheetmetal.
This is true, plus your truck is ten years old.. I am sure mine will be that way in a few more years
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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my rockers and rear cab corners are rustin bad.. im gonna be lookin for a cab soon
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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The seam at the bottom inside of my doors is pretty bad, and the tops of the bumpers where they meet the rubber or plastic caps.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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ive got spots coming up along the "seal" of my sliding rear window. pretty nasty, i could poke my finger through it.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeGyver
The seam at the bottom inside of my doors is pretty bad, and the tops of the bumpers where they meet the rubber or plastic caps.
Same here
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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mine is doing the same thing.

order up new rockers and cut out the rusty ones and weld in the new ones?
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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Jesus these new trucks are rusting already? I thought they were all galvanized steel? I store mine winters so I don't hace to drive in the salt but I find it hard to believe these 99+ trucks are rusting already. Anyone have pics?
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