# 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:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**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, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/21 "2019-06-13T00:13:43Z")
> [@oldtimer-11](#): > > You eat the donut, you can’t eat the hole. I hear if you eat the hole first, that takes up all the calories for the donut and sends them into a spatial vortex… I think that’s how I said it, anyway… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cake\_Jragen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba9def/32.png) [@Cake\_Jragen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cake_Jragen)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/22 "2019-06-13T16:34:11Z")
Rust, 'ey… The most common solution is Bondo (after removing rust.) The easiest solution is Fiberglass Patch Kit+Bondo (after removing rust.) If you’ve got an entire machine shop in your garage, sure fabricate some metal. If you don’t have a steady hand, about your best option is to replace your Quarter Panel(s). They’re like $150 each for my truck. All you need is a drill, a bit, and a welder. but you may find it’s easiest to remove the bed first and then you’d need some sockets and buddies or a crane. Yeesh, some of these people are annoying. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/23 "2019-06-13T16:47:25Z")
> [@oldtimer-11](#): > > You eat the donut, you can’t eat the hole. Lies! ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/1/51e15d15f9445db73e8c9b7cf0ac909faed26e41.jpeg) 😉 > [@Cake\_Jragen](#): > > The easiest solution is Fiberglass Patch Kit+Bondo (after removing rust.) The easiest solution for a pickup bed that won’t require you to go back in 3 years and do the job again is to find a rust-free pickup, wrecked somewhere other than the bed, in a junkyard and grab the bed. ---
**Author:** ![Cake\_Jragen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba9def/32.png) [@Cake\_Jragen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cake_Jragen)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/24 "2019-06-13T17:00:17Z")
Clearly you’ve never restored a vehicle. You’d spend more than an hour simply picking up a new bed…let alone finding one. Replacing the quarterpanels with an aftermarket rust resistant coating is going to be much easier…but then again, you can also repair the current panels, even cheaply, and spray on some rust resistance. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646/25 "2019-06-13T17:56:14Z")
> [@Cake\_Jragen](#): > > Clearly you’ve never restored a vehicle. Clearly you don’t read the second half of sentences. Your way is easiest if you’re cool with doing the job over and over again. My way is easiest if you want to do the job once and then get on with your life. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-silverado-1500-rust-hole/141646.md?page=1)