Dogleg rust repairs

 Cleaned away the rust from the rocker with a wire wheel, and it revealed some rust through. So this would be cut out and patched. 

 Inner panel is still good. 

While the rocker was opened up, I took the opportunity to inspect the inside of it. Found some sediment and debris in there.

It all cleaned out with a vacuum. No rust in here either.

 

So, to protect it from future rust, I decided to spray the inside with this Eastwood internal frame coating product.

 

It uses a long applicator tube with a multi-pattern spray nozzle at the tip. You can feed this in through the rocker drain holes, and at the opening cut in the back of course.
The spray has a very thin viscosity so that it will seep into the seams. Which means it also runs out though the drain holes, so the floor needs to be well covered.

 

Well coated! Maybe it will last for another 47 years?

 

Rocker patched and sprayed with more of the rust preventative. It takes nearly one can per side of the car.