Cab Corner Panels 1993 S10

[fireguycom]

I searched the forums and cannot find the answer, maybe it does not exist. I have a extended cab S10 and it is rusted out on the bottom corners of the cab from the door to the back of the cab. Is there any kind of patch panel that could be placed over that area.

Thanks for the help.

If they are available, any ideas on where to get them would be great!

[OverBoardProject]

You can almost build a new cab with all the patch panels that they make.

Just check out Napa, or other stores that sell body panels. They can probably set you up

[travis712]

Bondo it. My dad had the EXACT same problem. He broke off the left over rust, sanded it, then bondo'd the are then finished it off with spray paint. It rusts out because something like there is a 2 inch gap where moisture can get in behind the cab. My dads is a '95 s10 extended cab 4.3. I just went out and looked at it and it looks factory. Hope this helps, and it took him maybe a hour and a half for both sides.

[dmbrisket 51]

travis, no offece at all, but you never want to bondo a hole shut, bondo is like a sponge it absorbs water and after a while your problem will be worse then it was when you started, what you want to do is knock ALL of the rust off and put fiberglass on the inside of it, then bondo and filler puddy that smoth, and a priimeand repaint will be nessicary, http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/proj/main/
... that is a good site for learning fibergass if you dont know

[travis712]

Eh, maybe it wasn't bondo, maybe some kind of filler. Anyway, I think he just did it as a temporary fix so it passed inspection lol.

btw, no offence taken here, my dad did it not me. Its holding up well though..

[dmbrisket 51]

yeah, bondo is a fricken sponge, it will absorb moisture if it gets the chance, only use it if you have a solid seal behind it

[movin2stereo]

Originally Posted by dmbrisket 51

yeah, bondo is a fricken sponge, it will absorb moisture if it gets the chance, only use it if you have a solid seal behind it

Your right about the bondo.Fiberglass will not cure the problem either though.When patching holes with bondo or fiberglass the patch will not hold up very long and the reason for that is because the area around the patch has rust behind it.Guess where it blows out?Around your patch.The best way to patch is with metal.Metal being either a replacement patch panel or sheet metal.That and welding it on as to seal it.Then a good undercoating or used motor oil(oil is actually better).If you do use the bondo method,get behind it with used motor oil and you will be able to buy more time.

[OverBoardProject]

This sounds bad, but I did a quick fiberglass patch for a friend on his S-10 filling in about a 6" hole. That was 5+ years ago, and He really lucked out. It's still holding up really good. I didn't even do any prep work either.

I wouldn't try this with my own car, and this is the only time that I've ever seen a fiberglas patch hold up. I also wouldn't buy a car with any fiberglas in, and only the thinest layer of bondo (hopefully done right)