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Simple Green, wash, repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
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I’m definitely not a materials/structural/coatings engineer so I don’t really know to be honest. The above explanation sounds quite good.
I do know that body panels come primered black, some parts that weld to frames are primered black and some are primered a grayish-taupe color (body mounts for example) and some things like door strikers and hinges are cadmium plated (rear door hinges are also the same cadmium plated style).
Funny though at the factory they are all dipped/painted at the same time regardless it seems the material used for construction.
If you really want it clean renting a steam cleaner is the way to go. Boiling hot water with degreaser at 3000psi does wonders.....Simple Green, wash, repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
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I couldn’t have said it better myself about my rusty crusty but I also would rather have mine then no 70 series.Don’t ever buy a truck that was formerly a plow truck at a Hokkaido ski resort. My ignorance and want of a 70 series led me to this point.
"So you're taking the whole truck apart?" I asked.
"No, I'm not taking the whole truck apart. I'm just taking some pieces off."
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Your still need to swap the dash to grey, right?
At least that’s the easy part. I got my interior dress rehearsal out of the way.Yessir. Been collecting parts for the swap since 2015.
I just kept taking pieces off.
The truck is basically an erector set anyway.
And of course found rust in the usual footwells on both sides. Not rusted through luckily. So clean up and condition.
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Back lower doors off and stripped/cleaned.
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Did you put all that Dynamat in? Do you think it's appreciably cut down noise/heat?