# 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - Rust hole **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [June 5, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646 "2019-06-05T22:03:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThomasWMorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ThomasWMorris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ThomasWMorris)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/1 "2019-06-05T22:03:25Z")
big rust hole over the wheel well of my truck ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/2 "2019-06-06T11:41:45Z")
Yup, that happens. So, do you have a question? ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/3 "2019-06-06T17:57:02Z")
Next time, get a Ford if that is a big bummer for you. [Here’s why.](http://bestride.com/news/ford-f-150-ram-1500-and-chevy-silverado-gmc-sierra-what-makes-each-truck-stand-out) ---
**Author:** ![ThomasWMorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ThomasWMorris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ThomasWMorris)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/4 "2019-06-06T20:22:44Z")
i would never own a Ford they are worst things to rust ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/5 "2019-06-06T20:25:26Z")
Haha. No argument on the broader topic, but the Ford F-150 will definitely not develop a rust spot above the wheel. Being aluminum and all. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/6 "2019-06-07T03:38:20Z")
The solution is to remove all the rust (using wire brush, angle grinder, etc) down to clean, bare metal, then effect the repair. Depending on the size of the problem you may need to cut out the bad section and weld new metal in to replace it. Or you might be able to just use a fiberglass-method repair kit and some body filler. My dad’s econo method was to use the sheet metal from an old beer can, cut and form it to the desired shape, glue it on the paint side using 2-part epoxy, hold it down somehow while it sets, then bondo, smoothing, sanding, and rattle can spray paint. Work ok for him. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/7 "2019-06-07T15:31:15Z")
Aluminum “rust” is not common. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/8 "2019-06-07T16:47:30Z")
How do you sand down a hole to bare metal? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/9 "2019-06-07T17:32:45Z")
🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 (ten character minimum) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/10 "2019-06-07T17:39:41Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > use the sheet metal from an old beer can I haven’t seen a steel beer can in over fifty years. Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/11 "2019-06-08T01:16:06Z")
> [@oldtimer-11](#): > > How do you sand down a hole to bare metal? Same way I eat a donut. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/12 "2019-06-08T05:39:16Z")
You eat the donut, you can’t eat the hole. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/13 "2019-06-08T11:43:53Z")
In the old days,I use to repair these with old aluminium license plates that I cut to fit the size of the hole. I applied tar pitch around the plate and use machine screws to fasten it over the hole.Its a cheap redneck repair but it work. ![Captureredneck](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/0/20b40348ace1cab13f7322e2e84921182f481299.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/14 "2019-06-08T17:21:49Z")
I’m picturing George sanding a donut down to bare metal . . . ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/9/292a9aed7adce37db6f33d78a405bd0cd6a133f9.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/8/5/852befd4fe0c8b96fb3ba1fcd2e65c861208f43d.jpeg) I admit . . . sometimes when a person mentions something, my mind takes it a step further ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/15 "2019-06-08T18:28:32Z")
If the donut was as old as his vehicles, you could use it as a hockey puck 😉 ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/16 "2019-06-09T00:17:43Z")
That donut looks pretty tasty … hmm … maybe I’ll stop in at the donut shop today … 🙂 If you want to be successful w/your own business in the USA with nearly 100% chance of success, a shop that sell donuts, ice cream, and coffee is the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/17 "2019-06-09T19:47:38Z")
I doubt that the big rust hole that you see is the only problem that exists and Ford is no more prone to rust than anything else out there. ---
**Author:** ![ken2116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@ken2116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken2116)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/18 "2019-06-12T21:32:22Z")
Standard operating procedure in the Midwest for flat surfaces was galvanized roofing flashing fastened with sheet metal screws or pop rivets and sealed with roof patching cement - good for when your feet went through the floor. For curved surfaces, fiberglass mat and resin. For large holes in curved area one can support the glass mat with strips of hardware cloth or window screen, or make a temporary paper mache “mold” waxed or greased for release - with care one can be very accurate. Take care with polyester resin, read the precautions, etc., fumes are toxic and eye contact with the hardener is a one time event. Epoxy (West Systems is good), may be less hazardous, though more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/19 "2019-06-13T00:03:01Z")
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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/20 "2019-06-13T00:12:13Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > If you want to be successful w/your own business in the USA with nearly 100% chance of success, a shop that sell donuts, ice cream, and coffee is the ticket. We used to have a couple Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Doughnuts housed together herein AZ. Not sure if that was a common thing elsewhere or not. 🙂 [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646.md?page=2)