1981 Chevy K10 Square Body Restoration: The Do-It-Yourself Guide
We document the restoration of a 1981 Chevy K10 Square Body short bed truck. The truck was in rough shape when we got it, with a lot of rust and body damage. We started by replacing the passenger side rear panel, then removed the rest of the rust and made patches. We did a lot of body work to get the truck looking straight, then primed and painted it white. Finally, we cut and buffed the paint to give it a show-quality finish.
This video is a great resource for anyone who is thinking about restoring a square body truck. We show you the entire process, from start to finish, so you can see what's involved. We also share some tips and tricks that we learned along the way. If you're a fan of square body trucks, or if you're just interested in seeing a restoration project from start to finish, then be sure to check out this video!
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That truck actually looked pretty good before you pointed out all the rust and dents. You guys did an amazing job 👏 👏👏 White paint is kind of hard to do but you killed it.
Thank you very much amino! It turned out great!
Incredible work fellas. Thanks for sharing. I need to 95 chevy with cancer over there for you remove the cancer. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible night. Much love and RESPECT
Thank you very much Tim! We can do it!
Brother Tim!
Now that’s a professional paint job!
It’s restored to its glory!
Did I mention first?? Really great video. I couldn’t comment more earlier; my wife said I was swerving around too much. This was a nice job!
Yee haw!
What's up guys
Hiddy ho Glen!!
@@IronHorseGarage listening I am working on the Dukw 🦆
The commentary on the video is A+ great job on the truck lot of tedious work went in on this before the paint would hide the structurin 👍
Thank you very much for watching! We appreciate it. It's definitely not an easy task.
Hey Horsemen. Good video. Keep up the quality work. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍
Thank you very much Andy!!
Nice fab work!
Thank you very much for watching!
Turned out awesome!!! Lots of work! Great job as usual u guys!
Thank you very much sir!!
Nice patch work fellas! Love those square bodies!
Thank you very much sir!
Holy buckets! that is awesome! now I need to start my own project!
Thank you very much for watching! There's no time like the present!
Awesome job!
Thank you very much sir!!
You should have pulled the glass. Use weld through primer on your replacement panel/patches . Nice work!
You should always pull the glass but it's not always feasible. Thank you for watching!
Nice!
Thank you very much sir!!
Look at that! William has two arms again!
Hahaha
Nice attention to the details guys. 👍
Thank you for watching! Iron Horse huh....
It’s looking good already!
Thank you sir!
I used to use heat and cold water to straighten drivelines
Very interesting indeed!
First to say MINE!!! 😅
Yeah...I guess
Someone RUINED my truck, but Iron Horse Garage will make it new again!
Oh you know it!
Great video! Awesome work. One question: Shouldn't that paint fully cure before wax?
Absolutely, the video is put together so it looks fast, but this whole process took months. The clear should sit for a couple weeks before wet sanding, buffing, and wax. Thank you very much for watching!
Nice bud
Thank you very much for watching!
"Iron Horse" was/is HMH-461's call sign. Any connection?
Nope, but that's awesome!
I have a question is it more money to do that or just buy a new door or new quarter panel?
A lot of the time it's cheaper to buy an entire panel if what you have is extensively damaged. If you can work the area in a short time, it would save some money. So you just need access the time vs money. Thank you for watching!
@@IronHorseGarage thank you for you responding back . Some channels don't write back or if they do they only do a few that's it. But thank you. I've seen a 1978 Chevy Silverado k20 4x4 that runs but it needs some love. I wasn't sure if I should get it because all the work but they price seems good . But not sure if the 4x4 works or not and from the pics it don't look like a lot of cancer or rust on it only in a few spots . Well that's what I can see in the pic . The guy wanted $2,700 but is willing to negotiate. That's why I was wondering if it's cheaper to fix the spots or just get a whole new panel or door or hood .
No problem at all. Just make sure to ask questions and inspect everything. Check the floorboards and cab corners, also the wheel wells. Good luck with the purchase!
@@IronHorseGarage thank you
bro this truck is soo good wjos the owner?
Thank you very much! The owner is a local guy here in Idaho.
Looks great I'm going to start the metal work next week on a crew cab square body 🤠
Thank you very much! That's awesome!