Rusty Bits

I have just been doing more of the same ... rust/paint removal. I did unbolt the bed of the truck and remove the board that was in the bed. I found a metal floor underneath. It will need some patching but I do not think I will cover it up anytime soon.

I also grew tired of the stripper then scrape process, so I went to Home Depot and picked up a 4.5 inch grinder and some flapper disc and a paint remover disc as well as 1 cut off and one grinding disc. WOW, this is a lot quicker and much easier!

Scraped then sanded

Using the grinder with paint remover wheel

Much cleaner

Before grinder

Note the gas filler is gone

Before bed was removed

Old way

New

You can see where the grinder was used

Here too ... on top

Here are some shots of the bed floor:

EEEeeeeewwwwwwwwWWW

Here are the tail lights I removed after mapping out the electric circuit for them. They are old Duolamps ... 28-29 replacements I think.