There was not much clean up needed in this location because of the toe board welding. Instead, the work needed was correct a welding job a friend helped me with in 2009. There was rust from the windshield washer pump. At the time, I did not know how to weld so he stepped in to help out. As you can see below, he mounded up weld at the joint and asked me not to grind it off or it would damage the weld.
Since I'm now much better at welding, I decided to fix the eye sore. I ground down all the welds flat and then welded up any pinholes I found. The panel was not lined up perfectly when it was butt welded in. I put a little filler over it to hide that and then coated it with primer.
I stripped the side panel which is adjacent to this one and in front of the driver door (under the fender). I then put seam sealer on the gaps on that panel and in this toe board area. I'm waiting on more of the RT250 Duplicolor bed liner to arrive so I can coat both areas. When that is done, I'll post and 'after' picture of how it turned out.
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