Need advice on painting the truck

[Kroner]

How would I go about trying to paint my truck? Right now it pretty even between no paint, rust, and white. Any advice on how to remove the paint/rust? Do I need to condition the metal before primer? Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys

[Farmboy]

some pictures of the truck might be helpful.

It depends on how bad the rust is, weather you just need to sand blast or grind the rust away, or if you need to get replacement parts to weld in. ie, cab corners, rockers, fender kits, etc.

[Kroner]

pics would have been helpful but im not good with computers and have no idea how to do it. All the rust is surface rust no pitting or holes. All of the metal is straight and good.

[Farmboy]

When we did my brother-in-laws truck a few years back... alot of time was spent with a high speed air sander along with a portable sandblaster that he picked up at an auction. he sent the bed to a professional sandblaster to get done though. It took a lot of time to do all the work. It took us about two years working on it in the evenings and weekends. although we did a whole lot more than just paint it.

[BobS]

I have a sandblaster here and a couple of quick tips to watch out for.
Never use a sandblaster in an area that will trap sand in a panel or channel where you can not remove all the sand. This will create an area that holds moisture and will actually increase the deterioration speed for that area. Also be very cautious about generating heat from friction which will warp flat panels. Wavy body panels just aren't that pretty.

[PJ 3]

I would get the truck soda blasted. The soda washes out of the tight areas and there is no metal fatigue created with this type of application. I wish we had someone around here that did this type of work !