Hay man, just wanted to comment thank you on the good tutorial. I have a 77 ford crew cab that needs new cab corners in the worst way. Keep pumping out the good vid man. :)
Had another question, ordered my corners this weekend so waiting for them to come in. One where did you get the epoxy from and whats it called? Also noticed you saved about an inch of metal at the bottom of the corner, mine are pretty weak and rusty there would I be ok to cut it out too. Love your video was glad to see this could be done without welding since I do not own a welder.
Just wanted to say holly cow, you took out a lot of metal for such a little problem. I would of took an inch around that rust hole out not all of that. Dang man, your a gorilla.
Paintucation has some great videos I suggest watching them. Kevin Tetz makes them.
That repair would of took half the time if you would of only took a 1/4 of the metal out you did. Less paint too. Damn, i'm just thinking to myself you must have money to spend. Give me some :)
@CEngineer2010 Its not a little problem. Just because there is a little hole doesn't mean there isn't very thin metal around the hole. Most of the corner is shot, or will be, so it's best to remove all the affected metal and replace it with a thicker gauge steel.
Honestly, cheap would have been filling the hole with Bond-o and painting it, but the repair would last at best 2 years, if that, before it has to be repeated. As for paint, you need to hide the paint lines in a body line regardless
Good thing I live in Iowa and not Maine. My cab corners and rockers on my 1996 S10 have very "substantial" rust holes in them, as in they're gone. It's a Chevy truck, what are you gonna do? I once heard that if you listen closely to a Chevy truck, you can hear them rusting. Nice video.
That looks real good I need to replace the corners and rocker panels on my 02 silverado and this gives me a good idea of how to do at least the corner without needing to weld. Thanks for the very informative video
Body panel glue is getting old school yes OLD OLD school welders angry. To bad Mercedes etc won't allow welding on most parts just glue.The future has been here for 10 years now and I have seen the glue out perform welds in accidents.Welding for the most part is history.
Epoxy is glue! Why in the hell would you glue on/in a body panel? Cut out the rust and weld in a patch panel... I mean damn, a cheap flux core welder from harbor freight is only 100 bucks! Do it correctly the first time by welding it in. Epoxying in a panel is the same as fixing a rust hole with bondo! It won't last!
I know "Trucks" did it on Powerblock, but that was 2 hacks doing it! Stacey David would never do something like that! Nor should you!
@poopdogsays Um...welcome to the 1990s. How do you think body panels are attached today? They certainly don't weld them anymore...and this isn't elmer's glue. As for the same as bondo...no, it's the same as welding. As for Trucks doing it, good for them, they're just showing how it's done. Welding in a cab corner is very "old school". Some people like to do that...but most just want it repaired. How you do it is your choice, but this is how its done.
Thanks for the video I am about to do this to my 2000 Chevy S10 ext cab. I was also wondering if it would be possible to epoxy a wheel-well repair panel in the same manor that you did the cab corner? Or will I need to have this panel welded on? The rust is very bad and small parts began to fall off, but the panel I found will cover all of the effected area... I just want to make sure that the epoxy will be sufficient to hold this panel?
@dubvmtneer You certainly can do that, the epoxy is what most shops are using now to repair these panels...just need to figure out a way to hide it with body filler/paint. The old school method of course is to just clean it up and lay the tiger hair/bondo to it...that works too. Didn't take a video of it, but that's how my dad fixed his 2000 extended cab S-10 on the passenger side.
Good video! I was thinking of replacing same thing on my 94 chevy K1500, this video helps out. I do have a question though, might i have to replace (excuse terminology) inner cab corner or something like that. Cab corner is pretty much rusted through. I don't have a welder but was thinking of buying cheap couple hundred dollar wire feed one. I did take a year of auto body long time ago so have some idea about the body work. Just not much about trucks. Thanks for any help.
@stupidstt You could get away with epoxy. The cab, outside of the small part that bolts to the frame, is pretty much non-structural...it keeps the wind off you and keeps the rain out...there is an element that keeps you safe in a crash, but if cab corners are going, other parts are much weaker too. I'd just do the epoxy thing unless you are looking for a project, you certainly could do it, its done all the time.
@Turbo231 Thanks, I don't know if I want to make it a big project at this point, money and time. I put fender flares on and that hides a lot of the rust around wheel wells. Mine is an extended cab so the its rusted pretty much the whole way to the door. Doors are mostly fine for now, but it could be a big project if I jump in. For now, I just sanded down to the metal all along the truck bottom (about a foot up) and painted it with truck bed liner, it looks okay for now. Thanks again!
@andy4sythe Its doing very well. The paint has chipped where my seat belt hit it...will repaint it and the bumpers this summer. The patch itself is very solid and I'm very pleased.
nice job but why you dont make your paint by NAPA autoparts with your GM code color ? I pay 28 $ the spool and I obtain the exactly color. sorry for my english , I'm from Montreal.
Yes...well, it's 4 bucks for a can that says it will match, so I figured it would. Two different incorrect colors later, that's the plan. Just get some Napa factory pack, repaint my miscolored front bumper, cab corner, and paint the rear bumper from it's base black.
useful post. thanks. i have a 00 zr2 and have rust bubbles above both rear wheel arch molding - any thoughts/suggestions? also, did you purchase the patch panel?
I believe they make patch panels for the wheel well but that repair is usually easiest with body filler given the access to the panel. Did purchase this panel, most body parts dealers carry collision/rust repair panels and you can customize them for your own needs.
I ordered my replacement panels for a 97 im gonna do basically the same thing. If the inner cab corners are rusted pretty badly do i have to replace? how do i do so if i do?
Thank you for the video!!! I have a 2nd gen Ext'cab white S10 and my cab corners are done for.This video has deff helped me alot on what im doing with the replacing. it seems farely simple!
I have wondered why cab corners always rust out so soon, I wonder if they are not galvanized. It seems on just about any truck its the first part to let loose.
Hello Mr Turbo, its good to see you :) ooo, this is a interesting video, me likey. Besides getting the color wrong, I think you did a great job. You obviously know about body repair work. Thanks for sharing
you should have cleaned and spot weld it not glue it oh well.
BluegrassGerminator 1 week ago
@BluegrassGerminator The whole point is to show you don't need to weld non-structural parts.
Turbo231 1 week ago
I looked for the epoxy on napa's website they don't carry it. Where did u get it?
kelli9954 2 months ago
@kelli9954 Might not be on the website as it's not quite a part, it was in stock at the store.
Turbo231 2 months ago
Yes it is...still color mismatched and everything.
Turbo231 2 months ago
Is the corner still on since u did it in 08?
kelli9954 2 months ago
Hay man, just wanted to comment thank you on the good tutorial. I have a 77 ford crew cab that needs new cab corners in the worst way. Keep pumping out the good vid man. :)
halor101 4 months ago
great video, I like how you used the epoxy and I am thinking about doing the same on my truck but we can't tell anyone because I'm a welder
toddbarksdale 5 months ago
I have to do the same thing on both sides of my 91 Sierra
arax1111 6 months ago
Had another question, ordered my corners this weekend so waiting for them to come in. One where did you get the epoxy from and whats it called? Also noticed you saved about an inch of metal at the bottom of the corner, mine are pretty weak and rusty there would I be ok to cut it out too. Love your video was glad to see this could be done without welding since I do not own a welder.
BoogdieB 6 months ago
@BoogdieB It's all in the notes to the video.
Turbo231 6 months ago
I am guessing repairing a cab corner on a 1995 silverado extended cab would be very similar.
BoogdieB 7 months ago
@BoogdieB Yup...everything applies. Just use the right cab corner.
Turbo231 7 months ago
Just wanted to say holly cow, you took out a lot of metal for such a little problem. I would of took an inch around that rust hole out not all of that. Dang man, your a gorilla.
Paintucation has some great videos I suggest watching them. Kevin Tetz makes them.
That repair would of took half the time if you would of only took a 1/4 of the metal out you did. Less paint too. Damn, i'm just thinking to myself you must have money to spend. Give me some :)
CEngineer2010 7 months ago
@CEngineer2010 Its not a little problem. Just because there is a little hole doesn't mean there isn't very thin metal around the hole. Most of the corner is shot, or will be, so it's best to remove all the affected metal and replace it with a thicker gauge steel.
Honestly, cheap would have been filling the hole with Bond-o and painting it, but the repair would last at best 2 years, if that, before it has to be repeated. As for paint, you need to hide the paint lines in a body line regardless
Turbo231 7 months ago
Love ur videos. U just saved me money. Im not payin noone to do front shocks or my cab corners on my s10 now. Can u do a clucth video by any chance?
powerspdp172 8 months ago
@powerspdp172 Nope...she's an automatic.
Turbo231 8 months ago
great video. i gotta do the exact same thing on my 92 s10
licensedhobo 8 months ago
Good thing I live in Iowa and not Maine. My cab corners and rockers on my 1996 S10 have very "substantial" rust holes in them, as in they're gone. It's a Chevy truck, what are you gonna do? I once heard that if you listen closely to a Chevy truck, you can hear them rusting. Nice video.
pfleeger2010 8 months ago
But i thought Cock was alot harder Lol i couldnt resist sorry :) good job man
94civiclxgrey 9 months ago
That looks real good I need to replace the corners and rocker panels on my 02 silverado and this gives me a good idea of how to do at least the corner without needing to weld. Thanks for the very informative video
651EK 10 months ago
I plan on using epoxy, shoot i think goop would work too.
Suprahajimoto 10 months ago
Body panel glue is getting old school yes OLD OLD school welders angry. To bad Mercedes etc won't allow welding on most parts just glue.The future has been here for 10 years now and I have seen the glue out perform welds in accidents.Welding for the most part is history.
Aplusgeeks 11 months ago
thank you for posting this i am going to have to do this on my 91 c1500
zayres29 1 year ago
Epoxy is glue! Why in the hell would you glue on/in a body panel? Cut out the rust and weld in a patch panel... I mean damn, a cheap flux core welder from harbor freight is only 100 bucks! Do it correctly the first time by welding it in. Epoxying in a panel is the same as fixing a rust hole with bondo! It won't last!
I know "Trucks" did it on Powerblock, but that was 2 hacks doing it! Stacey David would never do something like that! Nor should you!
Cut it, flange it and weld it! Do it right!
poopdogsays 1 year ago
@poopdogsays Um...welcome to the 1990s. How do you think body panels are attached today? They certainly don't weld them anymore...and this isn't elmer's glue. As for the same as bondo...no, it's the same as welding. As for Trucks doing it, good for them, they're just showing how it's done. Welding in a cab corner is very "old school". Some people like to do that...but most just want it repaired. How you do it is your choice, but this is how its done.
Turbo231 1 year ago
@poopdogsays alot of body shops use epoxy to attach non structural panels and if the surface is preped right its stronger than welding
UBBERTANKER 11 months ago
@poopdogsays Lol, get with the times please.
zachlutes 8 months ago
Alright, well my question is for you... Where can i get cheap patch panels? got the same thing you have plus my rockers... any info would help much
TStewart20Fan 1 year ago
@TStewart20Fan You'd have to scope them out. LMC truck sells them nationally, but a lot of places sell poor fitting cheap ones.
Turbo231 1 year ago
Thanks for the video I am about to do this to my 2000 Chevy S10 ext cab. I was also wondering if it would be possible to epoxy a wheel-well repair panel in the same manor that you did the cab corner? Or will I need to have this panel welded on? The rust is very bad and small parts began to fall off, but the panel I found will cover all of the effected area... I just want to make sure that the epoxy will be sufficient to hold this panel?
dubvmtneer 1 year ago
@dubvmtneer You certainly can do that, the epoxy is what most shops are using now to repair these panels...just need to figure out a way to hide it with body filler/paint. The old school method of course is to just clean it up and lay the tiger hair/bondo to it...that works too. Didn't take a video of it, but that's how my dad fixed his 2000 extended cab S-10 on the passenger side.
Turbo231 1 year ago
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Duct tape over the hole would have been cheaper.
24preacherboy 1 year ago
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HAHAHA it looks worse now than it did! He might as well just painted it pink!
rickygerhardt 1 year ago
Good video! I was thinking of replacing same thing on my 94 chevy K1500, this video helps out. I do have a question though, might i have to replace (excuse terminology) inner cab corner or something like that. Cab corner is pretty much rusted through. I don't have a welder but was thinking of buying cheap couple hundred dollar wire feed one. I did take a year of auto body long time ago so have some idea about the body work. Just not much about trucks. Thanks for any help.
stupidstt 1 year ago
@stupidstt You could get away with epoxy. The cab, outside of the small part that bolts to the frame, is pretty much non-structural...it keeps the wind off you and keeps the rain out...there is an element that keeps you safe in a crash, but if cab corners are going, other parts are much weaker too. I'd just do the epoxy thing unless you are looking for a project, you certainly could do it, its done all the time.
Turbo231 1 year ago
@Turbo231 Thanks, I don't know if I want to make it a big project at this point, money and time. I put fender flares on and that hides a lot of the rust around wheel wells. Mine is an extended cab so the its rusted pretty much the whole way to the door. Doors are mostly fine for now, but it could be a big project if I jump in. For now, I just sanded down to the metal all along the truck bottom (about a foot up) and painted it with truck bed liner, it looks okay for now. Thanks again!
stupidstt 1 year ago
nice job
elpato89a 1 year ago
Thank You very much, this is the exact information that I have been looking for...except for one thing. Where did you purchase the body panel?
Locally or mail order? Could you recommend a source? Thanks again.
EStop1 1 year ago
@EStop1 I purchased the panel locally, but places like LMC Truck also sell patch panels like this. You can look them up.
Turbo231 1 year ago
@Turbo231 Thanks Ben, again...great video!
EStop1 1 year ago
Thanks man, good lesson.
marz207 1 year ago
how much for that proxy? I heard it was expensive, and what kind is it?
Adamz678 1 year ago
@Adamz678 Nah...was like 5 bucks. Its mostly prep work...making sure everything is clean and rough will go a long way.
Turbo231 1 year ago
ok. good to know. thanks for the information. thanks for teaching me.
andy4sythe 1 year ago
ok. thanks for that information. thanks for teaching me.
andy4sythe 1 year ago
how is the patch pannel holding up?? thanks
andy4sythe 1 year ago
@andy4sythe Its doing very well. The paint has chipped where my seat belt hit it...will repaint it and the bumpers this summer. The patch itself is very solid and I'm very pleased.
Turbo231 1 year ago
Excellent video. Makes me feel much more confident about doing a patch on my 2000 S10. Thanks!
luckystrike06 1 year ago
What epoxy product did you use? Where is it available? Thanks for the video .
shawnwjarvis 2 years ago
Per the video notes: The epoxy used was Napa/VersaChem Steel Weld Epoxy System #765-2410. Available at Napa.
Turbo231 2 years ago
nice job but why you dont make your paint by NAPA autoparts with your GM code color ? I pay 28 $ the spool and I obtain the exactly color. sorry for my english , I'm from Montreal.
kev12quebec 2 years ago
Yes...well, it's 4 bucks for a can that says it will match, so I figured it would. Two different incorrect colors later, that's the plan. Just get some Napa factory pack, repaint my miscolored front bumper, cab corner, and paint the rear bumper from it's base black.
Turbo231 2 years ago
thanks man i gotta do this to my ext cab this summer
forestview2011 2 years ago
Also... I have an 81 C10... I love the truck but it's the usual rust champ Chevy with rotten cab corners... Good video....
TheZappersdoopable 2 years ago
I like Chevrolets but they are rust buckets from hell... The smallblock is great though...
TheZappersdoopable 2 years ago
very helpful thanks,my buds are all usen the glue now adays! thanks
chevyweld 2 years ago
useful post. thanks. i have a 00 zr2 and have rust bubbles above both rear wheel arch molding - any thoughts/suggestions? also, did you purchase the patch panel?
zlukas23 2 years ago
I believe they make patch panels for the wheel well but that repair is usually easiest with body filler given the access to the panel. Did purchase this panel, most body parts dealers carry collision/rust repair panels and you can customize them for your own needs.
Turbo231 2 years ago
how long ago did you do this and how is it holding up with that epoxy?
djqani 2 years ago
About a year ago to the day and it's still very strong.
Turbo231 2 years ago
JB to the rescue!
VENTRUE05 2 years ago
Thanks! I'm about to do this repair on my extended cab corner.
slybocat 2 years ago
Awesome Video, what kind of epoxy did/do you use for this type of replacement?
dunnmetal 2 years ago
All the chemicals used are listed in the notes.
The epoxy used was Napa/VersaChem Steel Weld Epoxy System #765-2410.
Turbo231 2 years ago
nice buick hat
sayer308 2 years ago
painting takes alot less air than that cutoff wheel
johnsont963 2 years ago
looks blue
honda540 2 years ago
Yeah...it's too blue. Will be repainting it here in the next week or two.
Turbo231 2 years ago
What do you mean when you are talking about " Tiger hair"? Is that the Bondo that has fiberglass in it?
Buckshot3715 2 years ago
Yes, it is.
Turbo231 2 years ago
Tiger Hair is a form of fiberglass. It is about the same texture as Bondo, but has fiberglass strands mixed throughout for added strength.
Tiger Hair, or any type of Fiberglass is used when there is a hole, or if the thickness needed is more than a 1/4" or so.
JonSamuel2006 2 years ago
Thanks man
Buckshot3715 2 years ago
4:35 lol good job tho
Hurley3TB 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this!
mrjamoo 3 years ago
Good Fix Looks Great !
PickupTruck01 3 years ago
I ordered my replacement panels for a 97 im gonna do basically the same thing. If the inner cab corners are rusted pretty badly do i have to replace? how do i do so if i do?
grulkesam 3 years ago
Thank you for the video!!! I have a 2nd gen Ext'cab white S10 and my cab corners are done for.This video has deff helped me alot on what im doing with the replacing. it seems farely simple!
ldhartmj12 3 years ago
thanks for the info.
slimtim319 3 years ago
good job excpet for the coor lol ... ive done that before as well
thank you and i enjoy your vids
jujujus2 3 years ago
good job,I'l have to agree it does stick out lol
JASONS1PLACE 3 years ago
Win in the fix, Epic Phail on the paint.
And now my stalking has been made all the easier with a facial reference >:)
Mystickneon 3 years ago
I have wondered why cab corners always rust out so soon, I wonder if they are not galvanized. It seems on just about any truck its the first part to let loose.
JoeSchlubb 3 years ago
o so thats what you look like :D lol. yeppers rust sucks, i thought i had it bad in VA, looks like im wrong again.
wassahilden 3 years ago
Hello Mr Turbo, its good to see you :) ooo, this is a interesting video, me likey. Besides getting the color wrong, I think you did a great job. You obviously know about body repair work. Thanks for sharing
Peace :)
1G0TP1NK8C1DB00TS0N9 3 years ago 2
the rust belt.....NEW ENGLAND...i know how it feels. lol
Titliest07 3 years ago