How To Fix A Rusted Old Rocker For Less Than $100!

This is how I repaired the rusted out rocker panels on our 1996 Toyota 4Runner, and we did it as cheap as possible. I had all the supplies in my shop to do it for free, but all supplies can be found for under $100 if you are following along at home!

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[tj_offroad]

As a respiratory therapist, for the love of god, please use a mask or respiratory when grinding, sanding etc. You are doing long term cumulative damage to your lungs that is gonna bring issues down the line. Stay safe man.

[JBizzle]

The flat rocker panels actually look really cool.

[seanfrank]

One thing I might suggest is when welding, just do a couple of tacks in one particular area then move on to a completely different area. That way you're not dumping too much heat into one spot.

[jsvallee]

i bought rocker panel for a 1990 to 95 toyota pickup to fit on my 2001 tacoma it did the job pretty good but next time i'll do it the same way you just did way easier and it look's great !

[jamieforrester]

for next time if you want a curved piece you can always just bend it around a chunk of drain pipe to add that curve. Also after the wire brushing the inside hit it with some rust converter and then the primer and it should help things last longer. Beyond that it turned out great

[asderocher]

Thanks for this video! Just got myself an obs k1500 and the rockers and cab corners are nonexistent, this gave me hope. Will be doing some sheet metal work soon 🙌

[nulcable]

Wow it came out great! Nice job! Sanding bondo, that dust is hard on the lungs. Glad you did that outside.

[hv]

Nice job once again man! I have single garage and i live on a gravel dusty road so I used to complain and whine about working outside during the rai ny Oregon fall & winter. But I stopped all that after seeing how much you can accomplish in your videos while having fun. Thanks man keep it up 🤙

[MCgrease]

I recently picked up a '97. Same color as yours. Same rusted out rocker panels. At the start of the video I thought, this looks way beyond my skill level, but you made it look pretty easy. I might have to try something similar.

But first I have lots of rust underneath the truck and on the frame that has to be addressed.

[marcdewey]

I have a 2001 Chevy tracker zr2 with rust on both rocker panels but not quite as bad as your fourrunner. I've just been checking out different videos to get some pointers on how to fix mine, l.

[CB-hrzs]

Man your the king of resourcefulness u make do with what you got and pretty much anything and then u create something out of scraps amazing work love the content keep it coming can’t wait till this 4Runner is fully complete

[spannersautoandcomputerser]

Did the same thing with a 1990 Isuzu Trooper due to same situtation and it looked good honestly. Did as many spot welds as I could, then layed coat of 3m Panel bond to seal it up.

[nemesis_]

Like the time lapse format with breaks

[eulalio]

Good video. You make it look doable for many of us beginners. Definitely saving this video for future reference.

[MarieArak]

Well, now i´m convinced that i can fix my own rocker panels myself, since it is pretty hard to find rocker panels for my car, and letting someone do it for me is gonna cost around 1k, but now i surely will give it a try, thank you!

[mikejensen-fogt]

rust repair is my lease favorite thing to do for work lol... looks great man!!! 👍👍👍

[cmac]

Hi, great job, I like the way you just go after what your working on, its fun to watch .

[randyjohnson]

looks good. You might try using a filter mask when welding and grinding. Other then that good work and all that with a flux core 110V machine.

[chrishippeli]

great video, can't wait to see the finished product out wheeling but really enjoying the build! Are you self taught on the welder? I've been wanting to start

[zackeryeckenrod]

Eastwood makes a product called internal frame coating you could drill holes in the backside and use that frame coating it works great iv used on jeeps an my 4runners and they have plug kits also thanx.