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PanelsOne door skin, edges included

Ford truck door: old paint and rust off in an hour

One door stood up against a wall, one person, one gun. Back to clean steel and recoated.

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Ford truck door: Before and after — Before and after

Ford truck door: Start — Before and after

Time: ~1 hr
Media: ~1 bag
Media cost: ~$25

Estimates for a job this size.

The problem

Old paint and surface rust over a bead line and sharp edges. A sander cuts through the edges and flattens the line.

The setup

The door stood up on wood blocks against a wall. One person, one gun: Carbide 600 for the skin, ceramic for the edges and the handle pocket.

How it ran

Start at the top corner
Work down in strips, overlapping a little
Bead line and edges with the ceramic nozzle
Rinse it down

The finish

Treated and primed the same day, the inside face too: water sits in the bottom seam and rust starts there first.

Used on this job Carbide 600 Pro — Gravity-Fed Bag System $652.00

What you need

The door on blocks, off the ground
A pressure washer from 1,800 PSI up
Eyes, face and hands covered

Finish, in order

RinseRust inhibitor in the last rinse
DryBlow the water out of every seam
TreatAP1 on the bare steel
PrimeThe same day

Gear for a job like this

The media and finish products for this kind of job.

Questions

Is a kit worth it for one door?

For one door, maybe not. But the next one takes an hour too, and so does the fender after it.

Door on or off the truck?

Either. Off is easier on the edges; on, mask the glass and the handle first.

Which nozzle for the edges?

The ceramic. It’s tighter, so you hit the edge and not the panel behind it.

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