Tailgate repair

[Spook50]

You may remember a thread a while back where I found some rust damage to my tailgate. Well I took it into the local body shop (City West Auto Body) to see what they could do about it, and when they did the initial estimate, they thought they could just grind and blast the rust away and use the plasma sprayer (they do have one) to fill in where the metal was thin. Well it turns out when they started blasting, there was a LOT more rust in the metal than what was showing underneath the paint, and what was left was paper thin and full of holes. So they ended up cutting a large section of sheet metal away and welding a new piece in. They also blasted, primed and painted all but the interior side of the tailgate. The repair is flawless. No matter what angle and in what light, I can't see where it was patched, and I can't even feel any imperfections in the smoothness of the painted surface. These guys are freakin artists and I definately recommend their work to anyone living in or near Spokane.

The damage:

The repaired area:

 

[AATLAS1X]

Congratts!!!

Glad it was fixed correctly!

Did you get to see the Plasma Sprayer??? It that cool or what?


O ya, I don't remember the thread!

 

[87CRUSR]

I'm down in SO CAl and had a similar sized rust bubble creep up just above the rain gutter. Estimated cost at the local body shope for the metal fabbing is $300 and is to be done next week. What was your price?

 

[Spook50]

I'm down in SO CAl and had a similar sized rust bubble creep up just above the rain gutter. Estimated cost at the local body shope for the metal fabbing is $300 and is to be done next week. What was your price?

Mine was $560, but it's going in again on Monday to get the hood freshly painted under that, too. Better deal than $320 for each to do them seperately since the paint is already mixed from the tailgate job.

AATLAS, didn't get to see the plasma sprayer, but I'm sure I will soon enough, because I'm going to try and take some autobody classes and work there as a civilian while the wife (at that point) is finishing her college after I get out.

 

[Southbound]

Nice looking repair, and comforting to know it's actually steel under the paint and not just putty. You did it right. Good price too.

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Spook, Ya getting out man ? How many years ya got in. I ask because i just retired from the military and getting 2000.00 a month to sit on my ass is nice.

 

[87CRUSR]

Nice looking repair, and comforting to know it's actually steel under the paint and not just putty. You did it right. Good price too.

Putty sucks...I had some putty work done on my rig many years ago when I didn't now better and the paint is cracking where the putty lies. Putty stinks! Stick with the heavy durable stuff, grind, sand, primer, paint and beat the hell out of it!

 

[Spook50]

Spook, Ya getting out man ? How many years ya got in. I ask because i just retired from the military and getting 2000.00 a month to sit on my ass is nice.

It's a consideration. I'd like to, but only if I can find a good civilian job that'll help me bridge my military time and the civilian career that I want. I just tested for E-5 last week, so if I made that, it'll probably influence my decision to stay in or not. If I get out, I'll be out at the end of September next year.

 

[krzyabncanuck]

It's a consideration. I'd like to, but only if I can find a good civilian job that'll help me bridge my military time and the civilian career that I want. I just tested for E-5 last week, so if I made that, it'll probably influence my decision to stay in or not. If I get out, I'll be out at the end of September next year.

Spook, If you do get out my only advise would be to do it before you have 10 years in and then try to get a gub job or something so you can include your military years. Heck i am trying my butt off to get in a GS job right now, am being looked at for 6 of them right now.


Anyhow truck came out sweet.

If you want PM me and i can tell you a few things to do before you get out that will help you that no one ever told me before i got out.