In this video, I show a case study of how an inexperienced amateur was able to repair and paint the rusted doors of a 1998 Dodge Ram, in his driveway, with no prior experience spraying automotive paint. This is worth watching if you are considering accepting this challenge yourself, because you’ll see several examples of what not to do along the way.
This video clearly shows the good, the bad, and the ugly of DIY rust repair. The result is not perfect and you’ll get to follow along as I climb up the novice part of the learning curve. Professionals generally don’t fix these problems because old trucks are rarely worth the cost of repair, which leaves it to amateurs to experience how difficult this can be.
One of the most critical parts of the task is to have a protected area where problems of pollen, insects, rain, wind, dust, and cold/warm temperatures can mess up the job. I used an old carport tent that offered some protection from wind, though it was far from perfect.
In the end, it was a lot of work, I’m reasonably happy with the result, and I learned a ton about how this is done.
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Practice make perfect.
OG you look like you have some experience or did great research before starting
Learning from our mistakes, is how we learn. There is no shame in that. If it's ok to offer some suggestions: whenever sanding, always wet sand with a little bit of dish soap in it. The water smooths out the sanding, and the soap keeps the water suspended onto the work area. Go from coarse grit to fine grit when wet sanding. This will address the orange peel factor. And, the wet sanding technique applies to sanding the primer as well as the base coat. The clear coat ( if you are using it ) gets sanded with 3,000, or sometimes 2,000 grit rubbing compound instead of sandpaper. When checking to see if the panel is ready for paint, dry the panel, and put a paper towel over the area that you are running your hand down. For some reason, the towel magnifies the suspect area. You will find imperfections, that you can catch before applying the base coat. Hope this helps, keep up the good work.
The good thing about clear coat is you can sand and repaint it if you need to .
I reckon you made a good attempt at some thing you don't do daily…and you not afraid to show your mistakes👍👍👍 for sure next attempt you will be much more better ….we all learn from your demonstration 👌👌👌
Like it that you make mistakes and you share them. And you got a Dodge like mine only mine is worse. Not only the doors but rockers are all but gone. Seeing this and know it’ll save me a ton of money serves as a motivator! Thanks for sharing!
True that fear of runs can leave peeling…
Loved your honesty mate
Sounds like fun only if you're a masochist
Yes, paint under filler.