Rust repair

DetroitStyle

DetroitStyle

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I recently bought a really nice little Toyota Tacoma for a steal... but it has a bit of rust bubbling at the rear cab corner as well as a pair of bubbles at the top of the windshield seal. I want to get these taken care of ASAP.

1. Recommendations?
2. Approximate cost for somebody to do this correctly?

I'm assuming the windshield is going to have to come out to fix this right...

I'm located in Milan, so west side is best...

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The roof can be fixed but the glass will need to come out. If the windshield comes out unbroken, you will still need to replace the reveal molding.

The only way to permanently to be rid of the rust on the rocker and door is to replace with new. Anything less and the rust will come back. you may be able to skin the door and grind/sand the rust from the shell. The rocker panel needs to be cut away and rust to the inner structure removed before welding new rocker on. It the rocker that will be expensive.

Ball park guess is $3500...
 
Swifster said:
The roof can be fixed but the glass will need to come out. If the windshield comes out unbroken, you will still need to replace the reveal molding.

The only way to permanently to be rid of the rust on the rocker and door is to replace with new. Anything less and the rust will come back. you may be able to skin the door and grind/sand the rust from the shell. The rocker panel needs to be cut away and rust to the inner structure removed before welding new rocker on. It the rocker that will be expensive.

Ball park guess is $3500...
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Anybody else?
 
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I've run into this with my sons Ranger. It's been a lot of hours of fabrication and paint work fixing it, so I'd imagine the bill would get pretty expensive at a body shop.
 
I hope I don't sound like an asshole, but it's Michigan. Vehicles rust. Even if you fix the areas showing rust, there's more brewing that'll pop up later. Unless you're gonna flip it real quick, I wouldn't bother. I'm gonna tell you what I always tell one of my buddies who wants me fix the rust on his Jeep - "Embrace the rust"

EDIT- I'd get the window area fixed, but make sure the entire channel gets media blasted to find any more rot. Only want to do that once.
 
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DRAG-ULA said:
I hope I don't sound like an asshole, but it's Michigan. Vehicles rust. Even if you fix the areas showing rust, there's more brewing that'll pop up later. Unless you're gonna flip it real quick, I wouldn't bother. I'm gonna tell you what I always tell one of my buddies who wants me fix the rust on his Jeep - "Embrace the rust"
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rust is like an iceberg,
by the time you see it its too late
 
I've got a great guy who's very reasonable, but he's in Chesening. Worth the drive IMO. Inbox if interested. He just did a 66 mustang and and old beater truck for me.
 
Looks sweet to me. Should have gotten a Cherokee bro, they never rust.

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If you are not planning to keep it long term drive it as is. Rust repair gets expensive quick once the paint is knocked off there is usually a lot more than what you can see and if not replaced you run the risk of it returning.
 
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