Redneck Rust repair?

[DantheMayun]

Truck is road worthy again and I want to get rid of the nasty hole in rear driver fender.... I used a tin can before and bondo and sorta shaped up over the rust. Long story short I cut it out because i thought it was a stupid idea but now I'm short of a welder. Any ideas for a clean looking patch that would last me a couple of years? I want to make it look nice

 

Pics to come soon

[Slartibartfast]

Never cover rust with putty, it'll just keep eating the metal, and then the putty starts flaking off. Grind off as much rust as you can before going at it. Then... fiberglass?

 

Or, so long as you're looking for redneck fixes, put a NASCAR sticker over it and call it good enough.

Edited January 24, 2012 by Slartibartfast

[hillbillybob]

I've used expanding spray insulation, I would recommend a rust converter like POR 15 to stop it from spreading and use the foam, let it set and use enough it comes out the hole. Use a hack saw blade to cut off the excess and that will give filler something to go against, I don't know how big of hole your tryin to fill but that will work for looks but won't be that strong. If you are looking for strength out of filler I would guess it needs to be 1/4 in. And that's just guessing from playing with it after it hardens

[adamzan]

If you could find a jy truck with that section thats good you can cut it out and splice it into yours but you'll need a welder.

[Trogdor636]

Maybe try to rent a welder for a few days? Post an ad on Craigslist? I would try that first, then go redneck.

[1994SEV6]

Or, so long as you're looking for redneck fixes, put a NASCAR sticker over it and call it good enough.

yup yup. In D.C. they have a law that your vehicle can't have any rust showing.

 

I sure do see a lot of cars with their rocker panels covered in bumper stickers. Hmm..

 

But seriously, if you don't fix it properly, the rust will just get worse. You might want to try something like this.