As some of you may know, I recently got the front windshield replaced along with all the trim to get rid of the super pitted glass and crazy-stupid-jokerific install of the previous windshield. Once the glass techs pulled the glass and trim I found a nasty little rash hidden under the trim. Lucky for me the glass company ordered the wrong trim pieces and had to come back a few days later to install the correct pieces. Thus this gave me a few days to take care of the rust on the a-pillar. The scary part about this whole scenario is that this 100 has been in AZ all its life. Specifically here in Phoenix and a few years in Tucson. I am not sure what this would have looked like if it had been a Colorado truck or from another area where rust is a problem. I have concluded that the poor install of the previous windshield contributed to the problem since the trim was not tight and even rattling a little. Here are the pics of the the rust and my fix:
Pics of the rust on the drivers side a-pillar behind the trim:
I taped off the glass and painted area I didn't want to mess up. Then used a small wire brush to get rid of the rust down to the bare metal. I then used some mineral spirits with some Q-Tips to clean and prep the area for paint:
I then panted the area with a small artist paint brush I got at the store for about $1.50. I painted with some semi-gloss Rustoleum that I had sitting around. This is completely hidden by the windshield trim pieces when installed so color matching was not a concern of mine. I got 3 good coats on there and allowed them to dry for 2 days before the trim was installed. No more rust!!
Moral of this story? Check your junk the next time the windshield gets replaced. The metal on mine was already starting to pit so I would imagine this problem had been going on for some time now. However, I did catch this early enough to prevent any true damage to the metal.
Pics of the rust on the drivers side a-pillar behind the trim:
I taped off the glass and painted area I didn't want to mess up. Then used a small wire brush to get rid of the rust down to the bare metal. I then used some mineral spirits with some Q-Tips to clean and prep the area for paint:
I then panted the area with a small artist paint brush I got at the store for about $1.50. I painted with some semi-gloss Rustoleum that I had sitting around. This is completely hidden by the windshield trim pieces when installed so color matching was not a concern of mine. I got 3 good coats on there and allowed them to dry for 2 days before the trim was installed. No more rust!!
Moral of this story? Check your junk the next time the windshield gets replaced. The metal on mine was already starting to pit so I would imagine this problem had been going on for some time now. However, I did catch this early enough to prevent any true damage to the metal.
