Rusty Cab Gutters

You could paint the roof white or black instead of matching paint.

A white roof was often used to help reduce heat from the sun in the cab before air conditioning was common so would be correct for the era if that worries you.

Also if you make the whole roof a different color it looks like a deliberate colour scheme not a badly matched repair if you can't match the color exactly.

Well,
I seem to have got the paint it white point across.

As for the shaving part,
I do mean a proper job, with real metal.
Not bog or glass.
Do it right do it once.
Same effort.

just saying,

-b

there was a bloke on here that cut all the rust out and had some more gutters folded up and welded them in place, thats what i considered before i sold mine.

Take a good sample and see if someone can fold some up for you? Might be worth a shot.

-Monty

...pretty sure you can still buy lengths of Acco gutter from International's spare parts outlets...

...to me, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat, and this gutter material would suit all kinds of applications....if you so desired to go that way with all the attendant welding, cutting, etc, etc...

...hope that helps a bit Ronny, and i'm happy to be corrected if an easier fix may be had....cheers

Thanks again for all of the ideas.I had not thought about painting the roof white,which should look OK.I had someone shave the rear gutter off our other R model but it wasn't treated well enough and it doesn't look right.It looks like I might have to have a go at it myself and due to my lack of experience with a mig I will clean it all up and try the fibreglass.If I buy the correct mask overalls etc. is 2pack paint the best option?
Ronny

G'day Ronny, there is a good rust stopper called 'Penetrol' (a clear flowable liquid about the consistency of diesel) which I have used and been happy with. I have some bare metal panels in the workshop painted with this stuff for several months and no rust showing.
Enamel paint goes over it OK, two pack does not and I don't know about fibreglass, but may be worth finding out . Your local hardware should have it.
Good luck with your job. Geoff

My Leyland has previously had the plastic filler treatment in the gutter, there wasn't much steel left holding the turret on, as well as holes rusted through under the cab clearance lights. I have decided to weld some more steel back in, but will still need filler as my panel work skills are at amateur level.

At least it is close to 3m above the ground so no body will see it at close range. I will try to get a sunvisor to fit as well, that should hide a bit as well.

Ronny, whatever you do yours, it will be a big job.

Paul

That looks like a neat bit of work on the front gutter, well done.
A tip on using mig on bodywork - use 0.6 wire as you will then be be able to run much lower current. Also, I have a reel of bronze wire which will see extensive use on the next project so will give some feedback on ease of use and results when I have something to show.