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     Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 160 Registered: 11-2002 |
I had pretty bad rust in the rear door jambs on both sides; and in the cargo area from a leaky seal that kept the foam rubber pad soaked for a long time. I wasn't eligible for the corrosion warranty on my 96. Topside of driver's door jamb was bad: http://www.4x4wire.com/reviews/por15/driverjamb.jpg Under the driver's side door jamb was hideous: http://www.4x4wire.com/reviews/por15/underdrivejamb.jpg I used POR15's floorpan and trunk restoration kit and it turned out great. It was also simple to use. On Monday, I'll sand what's been done and apply their primer to the doorjambs as prep for willow green topcoat. I am going to Herculine the cargo area rather than reuse the pad. When it's done, I'll post more pix. joe | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 642 Registered: 08-2002 |
Do you meen door seal? | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 161 Registered: 11-2002 |
No, the steel door jamb - where the fenderwell and c-pillar come together in the rear of the rear doors. joe | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 644 Registered: 08-2002 |
Yeah, but you mentioned the problem that caused it was a leaky seal. Was it the door seal? Rear cargo door seal? | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 162 Registered: 11-2002 |
O sorry - yeah the rear door wasn't sealing well so water ran into the cargo area. Loosened the hinges on the rear door and adjusted it slightly and it was fine through our early summer monsoon. BTW this is what the cargo area looked like before I started: http://www.4x4wire.com/reviews/por15/stripped.jpg The door jambs are exposed though, water and gunk accumulate up top and they get peppered underneath. joe | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 645 Registered: 08-2002 |
Ouch. | ||
| Kyle Porter (Higgins) New Member Username: Higgins Post Number: 33 Registered: 03-2003 |
those pics sure bring back memories I'm just getting (i hope) the last of my rust which is under the front and rear doors behind that mini running board moulding. I hope the DII's have worked out the water drainage issues because I can't go through this again. | ||
| Steven Ratajczyk (Stevenr) New Member Username: Stevenr Post Number: 23 Registered: 05-2003 |
Joe- I'm having the problem with my rear door jambs... not as serious as yours (Paint is starting to bubble). Can you let me know how you got rid of your mess and where to find this POR15 at? | ||
| dareDVL (Daredvl) Member Username: Daredvl Post Number: 75 Registered: 03-2003 |
Good lord thats a 96? I think I better pull my carpets ;) | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 163 Registered: 11-2002 |
Sorry I didn't have more pix, it rained like crazy Monday and I have to work outside. I did manage to apply the chassis coat in the fenders and that turned out great. All I need to do is put some filler in the jambs for cosmetics, then prime jambs and floor, then paint jambs / herculine floor. I'll probably do it Tuesday evening. Steven, I'll do a full writeup on it when complete. http://www.por15.com/ I used the floorpan restoration kit, aside from that some tie-coat primer and straight-line filler are needed - the kit is otherwise complete. Or you could select just what you need, avoid the kit, and possibly save a few bucks. I used a wire brush and an abrasive wheel on the dremel to clean things up before getting started. joe | ||
| Joe M. (Little_joe) Member Username: Little_joe Post Number: 167 Registered: 11-2002 |
For those still following along, I finally applied the primer to the cargo area and then applied two coats of herculiner, IMHO it turned out pretty damn good. http://www.4x4wire.com/reviews/por15/herculined.jpg All I have to do now is topcoat the doorjamb repairs with willow green paint. joe |
