rust repair

[geofrog]

Hello, Has anyone ever done repair on the rocker panels for the tracker. My car has a couple of rust holes in the rocker panels, and I would like to repair it. Can somone offer any suggestions on how to do that. I am pretty sure I have access to a welder, and cutter. Thanks, KRis

[viperh]

Originally Posted by geofrog

Hello, Has anyone ever done repair on the rocker panels for the tracker. My car has a couple of rust holes in the rocker panels, and I would like to repair it. Can somone offer any suggestions on how to do that. I am pretty sure I have access to a welder, and cutter. Thanks, KRis

All you need to do is cut out all the rust.. Fill the whole by welding it then primer and paint it..
Or you could leave the holes and buy the rust converter in the can it supposidly turns rust to primer and stops the rusting.. I used a whole can on the rear wheel wells alone on mine so far its been 6 months and the rust hasn't spread.

[geofrog]

thanks, I will try that, by any chance do you have a name for that product. I wish I would have known about that a couple years ago, before the rust really started to spread. Now I have holes, O well, thanks for the tip, I have already started to make patches for the area, got to find time to now to get them welded up.

TTFN
FRog

[viperh]

Originally Posted by geofrog

thanks, I will try that, by any chance do you have a name for that product. I wish I would have known about that a couple years ago, before the rust really started to spread. Now I have holes, O well, thanks for the tip, I have already started to make patches for the area, got to find time to now to get them welded up.

TTFN
FRog

I've seen it in the painting section at Pepboys and Autozone.. I bought mine at a local paint supply shop. I'll get the name when I get home from work.

[98tracker]

POR 15 is all you need!!!!

[gumby_ct]

I have bought some stuff from Walmart called "Rust Converter" made by Klean Strip. Comes in a jelly or spray can.
http://www.kleanstrip.com/special.htm
Good Luck,
Gumby_CT

[geofrog]

WOW guess what, this car is so far gone with rust, i don't know if it is worth fixing. I found holes under both door frames, the main post the doors mount to are rusting, and the door is sagging, there is a hole in the door, and the rear tailgate now has holes in it. Thats not to mention the body rust that hasn't formed holes, and i got under it working on the breaks, and the body is rusting, where it connects to the frame, and crushing in on itself. Yep then I was driving down the road, forgetting to latch the hood all the way up, the hood flipped up and broke the hinge. I am considering buying a newer tracker, or one that hasn't been in the south.

Well Got to go
Thanks for the help

[gumby_ct]

That's too bad....how many miles on it?