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Picked up a 1999 GMC Burb which I intro'd here.
Great 'Soccer Mom' truck. Love the way it drives now that the brakes, tires and alignment are done. That and the removal of dirt, dog hair that remained in it after several years of sitting unused. I did note some rust bubbles along the lower edges of the quarter panels and a couple of the door edges. Not bad save for the driver's side back door. That one needs some real help.
The carpets were cleaned and a new stereo w/backup camera installed on 19 SEP 17. Previous to that I was attempting to remove seats etc. to facilitate the cleaning. Spare Tire Cup bolts just spun as the welded nuts let go due to rusting underneath. One of the rear seat bolts was frozen after a few turns and wouldn't retighten. That nut eventually broke off but that wasn't from rust, rather, over torque application.
The day after the cleaning I was checking under the carpet to see if things had dried out any and noticed that: A) things weren't dry and, in fact, had been damp for a very long time; B) I discovered a lot of old dirt under the sills and behind kick panels where I hadn't cleaned earlier and C) there's a lot of surface rust on the floor pan from dirt and moisture wearing through the painted surface.
Search and destroy before winter:
Carpet comes out completely and replaced by LMC sourced product.
Remove all surface paint effected areas where rust is visible or presenting by paint bubbling on the floor pan 1st, door edges and quarter-panels, then address the underside back by the fuel filler lines where there's some issues developing. POR15 degrease, metal prep and coat with top coat the effected areas. Use POR-15 Filler and Sealer on one small hole by the Filler neck, underside.
Color match paint along quarter panel and door edges.
Replace weather stripping around doors to prevent their rubbing on the sill plates again.
Great 'Soccer Mom' truck. Love the way it drives now that the brakes, tires and alignment are done. That and the removal of dirt, dog hair that remained in it after several years of sitting unused. I did note some rust bubbles along the lower edges of the quarter panels and a couple of the door edges. Not bad save for the driver's side back door. That one needs some real help.
The carpets were cleaned and a new stereo w/backup camera installed on 19 SEP 17. Previous to that I was attempting to remove seats etc. to facilitate the cleaning. Spare Tire Cup bolts just spun as the welded nuts let go due to rusting underneath. One of the rear seat bolts was frozen after a few turns and wouldn't retighten. That nut eventually broke off but that wasn't from rust, rather, over torque application.
The day after the cleaning I was checking under the carpet to see if things had dried out any and noticed that: A) things weren't dry and, in fact, had been damp for a very long time; B) I discovered a lot of old dirt under the sills and behind kick panels where I hadn't cleaned earlier and C) there's a lot of surface rust on the floor pan from dirt and moisture wearing through the painted surface.
Search and destroy before winter:
Carpet comes out completely and replaced by LMC sourced product.
Remove all surface paint effected areas where rust is visible or presenting by paint bubbling on the floor pan 1st, door edges and quarter-panels, then address the underside back by the fuel filler lines where there's some issues developing. POR15 degrease, metal prep and coat with top coat the effected areas. Use POR-15 Filler and Sealer on one small hole by the Filler neck, underside.
Color match paint along quarter panel and door edges.
Replace weather stripping around doors to prevent their rubbing on the sill plates again.
