Rocker Installation with No Welding

1 year ago
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Hello to all. Thank you so much for watching another video of mine. In this video, I am putting new rocker panels in my 2012 GMC Sierra extended cab. I had asked around to get quotes on how much someone would charge to put them in and I could not even come close to affording to do it. The panels were about $80 per panel. I had to buy a grinder and some cut-off wheels for it. I bought a pair of tin snips and spray paint and primer and under-coating, altogether I spent probably $400 maybe a little more. The estimate to put the rockers in and paint it was $2800. So you can see why I decided to do it by myself. I can not weld. I decided to just rivet the panels on and then use fiberglass bondo. The Bondo is very hard to get smooth. I went over it many times. I probably should have gotten the regular Bondo but I used what I had purchased. The work is certainly not perfect but for a truck that is almost 12 years old in Maine. It will do just fine. Once you start to rust you just can't completely stop it unless you replace absolutely everything. I can't afford to do that being on disability. The truck hopefully will last me a while longer. Rear Wheel arches will be next. Doing the rockers has given me a little experience that I can take with me to do the wheel arches next. Thank you again for watching. I hope this helps someone out. God Bless!

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