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[Irishman999]

Just checked ebay with no luck. There is a big swap meet on april 29 - may 1 that i might just look for 2 matching mud tires.

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Not sure how i am going to fix this.

Welcome to the forum! I like the k20.

The cracks you pictured look like cracked out bondo to me. If you let moisture get in or under your bondo it will eventually crack like that.

 

[Old77]

Welcome to the forum! I like the k20.

The cracks you pictured look like cracked out bondo to me. If you let moisture get in or under your bondo it will eventually crack like that.

Does it have to be pretty thick bondo to crack that bad??

 

[Irishman999]

I will share the scenario of how I would fix that if I owned the pickup. After replacing all the rockers I would be kinda burnt out on the body work. The one place you can slack a little bit on body work is the top of the cab, especially with it being so tall! I would pop off those pieces of bondo and work on sanding the remaining bondo out and redo skin it depending on how deep the dents are that got filled.

If your going for a show quality fix for something really low to the ground I would cut the entire roof skin off and weld in a new one.

please share the advice your dad gives since he's the professional because im interested. *disclaimer* I've only painted one pickup by myself and helped a buddy prep a few of his customers cars, never done it professionally.

 

[Irishman999]

Does it have to be pretty thick bondo to crack that bad??

The thinner parts of bondo just kinda start to bubble out, and eventually crack.

 

[89Suburban]

I hope a lot of water didn't get into those cracks and start a cancer inside the roof you can't see, that's what happened to my rear inner body walls after the inner wheel wells cracked open.

 

[crazy4offroad]

That looks like cracking/lifting bondo to me, like the top got caved in at some point in time and someone filled it with bondo, then it cracked and water got in there and started streaking rust. I have a place on my bed side that looks just like that. I would take one of those 3M filler stripper wheels in a drill and just go after it, strip out as much as you have to. Then instead of using plastic bondo, fill it with the green fiberglass bondo. A little more expensive but 10x as durable.

By the way, that K20 looks great, that's a good truck to start out with!

 

[89Suburban]

Nice sled!

 

[bucket]

Yep, that's old cracked filler in the roof. You need to get it off of there and see how rusted the metal is. If it's not bad, you can pull out the dents with a stud gun, then smooth it out with a quality filler.

 

[Chevyk20]

I will share the scenario of how I would fix that if I owned the pickup. After replacing all the rockers I would be kinda burnt out on the body work. The one place you can slack a little bit on body work is the top of the cab, especially with it being so tall! I would pop off those pieces of bondo and work on sanding the remaining bondo out and redo skin it depending on how deep the dents are that got filled.

If your going for a show quality fix for something really low to the ground I would cut the entire roof skin off and weld in a new one.

please share the advice your dad gives since he's the professional because im interested. *disclaimer* I've only painted one pickup by myself and helped a buddy prep a few of his customers cars, never done it professionally.

Well my dad said the same thing as you said, break the bondo out, sand it all down then fill it in again. He said they probably just didnt pound the dent out far enough and thats the reason for it all. And yes i hope she doesnt start getting cancer! We will find out in a few weeks though.

Nice sled!

Thanks! thats my 08 yamaha nytro. Got a good deal on it on ebay (or so we thought), turns out it was rolled and the whole sub frame was bent. I have had that sled completely stripped down many times, but its still fun to ride!

 

[Chevyk20]

oh! and by the way, nice arrows 89suburban

 

[89Suburban]

oh! and by the way, nice arrows 89suburban

Yup, sometimes ya got to draw it in crayon for these guyz.

 

[HotRodPC]

Welcome to GMSB ChevyK20. Glad to have you here. Nice start for a project you have there. I wish I had something like that to start off with at 17.
Just so you know, and giving you fair warning since technically you're still considered a minor, we are pretty laid back with the lingo around here, so you might likley see some wirty dords flying around occasionally. Probably nothing worse than you hear at shcool, but just so you been warned.

 

[Irishman999]

We cuss like mother fuckers on this forum, Hot rod is the worse about it.

 

[HotRodPC]

We cuss like mother fuckers on this forum, Hot rod is the worse about it.

Like hell. I throw the occasional wirty dord out there, but sure don't cuss like some of you do. I didn't want to make light of it, just wanted to pass on warning, he might see things, or his parents might see things not always appropriate. Of course by 17 I'm sure he can handle it. Just don't want him leaving screens up if he has younger bros and sisters that are nosey and read **** left up is all.

 

[Irishman999]

Like hell. I throw the occasional wirty dord out there, but sure don't cuss like some of you do. I didn't want to make light of it, just wanted to pass on warning, he might see things, or his parents might see things not always appropriate. Of course by 17 I'm sure he can handle it. Just don't want him leaving screens up if he has younger bros and sisters that are nosey and read **** left up is all.

You are right, I am ashamed.